Lemizh / English dictionary
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argà.
to make rivers (also the constellations Eridanus and Fornax; see appendix, Constellations)
argò. a heroic, even hopeless plan; lit. ‘the intention to create rivers’
Etymology
< NLem arg‑a
< LMLem, MLem arg‑ar
< OLem arg‑ ‘flow, drip’
< PLem *arg‑, root present of
< PIE *reg̑‑
Expected would be ModLem **ràg., but poststem formation was inhibited by the fact that rivers are mythologically female, as in other PIE languages.
Cognates
Ice raki ‘moisture, dampness’