Lemizh / English dictionary
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pevrà.
to make larks
Usage notes
The lark has been used as a metaphor for early wakers since Early New Lemizh, especially for those with a purposeful or persuasive air about them. See also mÌsw. ‘owl’.
Etymology
< NLem pevr‑a
< LMLem pèqur‑yr
< MLem peequr‑yr
< OLem pēthur‑
< PLem *pēthor‑
< PIE *péi̯h₂‑tor‑s ‘singer’, event agent of
PIE *pei̯h₂‑ ‘sing’
Poststem formation was inhibited by the word pàv..
doublet of pà.
Cognates
OCS pojǫ ‘sing’