Lemizh / English dictionary
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stnàg.
self-transporting (nom for the hobbling action, acc for walking in a hobbling fashion, for hobbling along): to hobble, limp, totter somewhere-dat etc.
Usage notes
This verb is somewhat less negative than the translations given above; it can just mean ‘walk in an awkward fashion’.
Etymology
< NLem, LMLem, MLem skeng‑a
< OLem skeng‑
< PLem *skeng‑, Narten present of
< PIE *skeng‑
Cognates
Ger hinken ‘limp’, Gk σκάζω ‘limp’