lemÌc. Lemizh grammar and dictionary

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proxà.

to make badgers (Meles meles and, by extension, other species of this genus)

Usage notes

In Lemizh mythology, female badgers often serve as messengers and negotiators. Accordingly, a qualitative bracket with proxÌ. can express a messengers or negotiator, and là proxÌem. means ‘to convey a message’ ot ‘to negotiate on behalf of someone else’.

Etymology

gender change of
NLem proxekx‑a
Besk pråxäkx
PCelt *brokk‑os, of unknown origin

doublet of proxàkh.

Cognates

Ir broc ‘badger’