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xudjàs.
to testify something-acc to someone-dat
xudjès. a witness (e.g. at court)
Usage notes
Originally used only for witnesses testifying at court (as in NTroy), this word now can also express testifying in other, more informal contexts.
A witness in the sense of someone being present at a ceremony such as a wedding or the signing of a document is called frodjì..
Etymology
< NTroy χοζισ /ˈxudzis/ ‘guest, witness (at court)’
< OTroy χοστι‑ς /ˈxosdis/ ‘stranger, foreigner’
< SHell *khósti‑s
< PIE *gʰósth₂i‑s
doublet of Ràst.
Cognates
Eng host, guest (via Lat hospes ‘host, guest’)