Lemizh / English dictionary
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nàd.
to lead someone-dat (as a boss, chief)
nèd. boss, chief
nednì. unemployed (⇐ nà nèdy. ‘no boss [exists]’)
Usage notes
This term is used for lower ranks in a hierarchy than igcàd., and/or more informally.
Etymology
< NLem end‑a
< LMLem ènd‑ar, nominalisation of
< MLem eend‑a ‘speak gravely’
< OLem hēnd‑ ‘say’
< PLem *hēnd‑, e-reduplicated athematic present of
< PIE *h₁edʰ‑
Cognates
Ved ā́ha ‘says’