Lemizh / English dictionary
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làgz.
to belittle someone-dat, to make dear;
(mathematics) agentive ins: to calculate the reciprocal of some value-dat to give some result-acc (see unit 7, Fractions)
Usage notes
This is a term of endearment and somewhat patronising.
Etymology
< NLem algz‑a
< LMLem, MLem algjw‑yr
< OLem algghw‑
< PLem *algghw‑, u-stem adjective of
< PIE *legʰ‑ ‘slight, small, light’
Cognates
Lat levis ‘light, quick, trifling’, possibly Eng light (not heavy)