Lemizh / English dictionary
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smràsk.
to make cabinets, cupboards
smrUlskwÌtx. bookcase (⇐ ⇔ smrÌsk wÌtxUl. ‘cupboard for books’)
etc.
smrÌsk gmril-cùwby. freezer (short: gmrilcùwb.)
smrÌsk gmrilcrùy. refrigerator (short: gmrilcrù.)
Etymology
< NLem smyrsk‑a
< LMLem, MLem smarsk‑a ‘lend’
< OLem smarsk‑
< PLem *smarsk‑, sk̑-present of
< PIE *smer‑ ‘allot; receive a share’
The NLem meaning is based on the idea that you ‘lend’ a cupboard items that it will later return to you.
Cognates
Eng merit (via Lat mereō ‘deserve, earn’)