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kfrà.
to care for something/someone-acc/dat, to deem something/someone-acc/dat important;
ambiguous (acc/dat): to be important to someone-nom
Usage notes
See kfràc. ‘make important’.
Etymology
gender change of
< NLem kfror‑a ‘important’
< LMLem, MLem kfrar‑yr
< OLem kfrar‑
< PLem *kfrar‑, r-stem adjective of
< PIE *gʷreh₂‑ ‘heavy’
doublet of kfràc.
Cognates
Gk βαρύς ‘heavy’, Ved gurú ‘guru; weighty’