Lemizh / English dictionary
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gwàh.
to trick, swindle someone-dat
Etymology
< NLem gweh‑a
< LMLem, MLem gwehh‑a
< OLem gweshsh‑
< PWald *gvéšš‑a ‘birdlime’
< PIE *u̯éi̯k̑s‑eh₂ ‘mistletoe’
The PWald word was loaned as a means of ‘tricking’ the birds.
doublet of wàhs.
Cognates
Ger Weichsel ‘sour cherry’, Lat viscum ‘mistletoe’