lemÌc. Lemizh grammar and dictionary

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gwàsk.

to be careful, cautious, attentive to error or harm, to act carefully, to take care

Usage notes

This word does not express ‘careful’ in the sense of ‘thorough, painstaking’.

Etymology

NLem gwisk‑a
LMLem, MLem gwisk‑ar
OLem gwisk‑ ‘(be) careful’
PLem *gwisk‑, sk̑-present of
PIE *kʷei̯s‑ ‘perceive, pay attention’

Cognates

Eng cure (via Lat cūra ‘care’), Ir (Munster) chí ‘see’