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Oglàc.
to make moles (animals)
Usage notes
Originally referring to the European mole, Talpa europaea, the word is now used for species from other world regions as well.
Etymology
poststem from singular of
< NLem Odl‑a
< LMLem Òdl‑ar, nominalisation of
< MLem OUdl‑a ‘dig’
< Ghe öitˡ‑a /œ͜ɪdˡa/
The singular poststem is based on the assumption that moles are solitary animals.
This word replaced MLem dzingswivyr ‘mole; mole hill’, lit. ‘earth thrower’ (a cognate of the first component of djingmesrà. and of swàv.).