Lemizh / English dictionary
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hràw.
to make (a surface) smooth; to act smoothly, acc/dat: to work/go smoothly
Usage notes
In seafaring, the adjective is used with various weighting numerals to describe different grades of smoothness or roughness of the sea.
Etymology
< NLem, LMLem, MLem harw‑a ‘work/go smoothly’
< OLem sharw‑
< PLem *sarw‑ ‘flow’, root present of
< PIE *sreu̯‑
Cognates
Gk ῥέω ‘flow’, Ved srávati ‘flow’