Lemizh / English dictionary

wmà.

to cover (put over) something-dat with something-acc;
acc, perfect: to cover (be over) something-dat

wmÌ. a cover (lid, covering cloth, etc.); also a lady’s poncho

Etymology

< NLem wmU‑a ‘winter coat; cover’
< LMLem wermÒ‑yr ‘winter coat’
< MLem wermOO‑yr ‘coat’
< OLem wer‑mö‑, compound of
  OLem wer‑ ‘carry, bear’
< PLem *bwer‑, Narten present of
< PIE *bʰer‑
 —and—
  OLem mö‑ ‘fleece (?)’
< PLem *mō‑
< PIE *mói̯s

doublet of wmàf.

Cognates

Eng bear ‘carry’; Lit maĩšas ‘sack’