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wàxp.
to act stubbornly
Etymology
< NLem wUxp‑a
< LMLem wUxp‑yr
< MLem wU‑xp‑yr, clarifying compound of
MLem wU‑yr
< OLem wü‑
< PLem *bwū‑ ‘insistent, (head)strong?’
< PIE *bʰúg̑‑s ‘buck, he-goat’
—and—
MLem xp‑yr ‘5/6’
< Ghe xp‑ə̄ /χpɯː/
Cognates
Eng buck, Ir boc ‘buck’