lemÌc. Lemizh grammar and dictionary

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wmàb.

to weave something-dat into something-acc

wmÌb. woven fabric
wmùb. weaving tool, also the constellation corresponding to part of Carina (see appendix, Constellations)

Usage notes

This word is used as a metaphor for the fabric of the universe (as in English), and in physics jargon for the microwave background.

Etymology

NLem, LMLem, MLem wemb‑a
OLem wemb‑
PLem *wemb‑, Narten present of
PIE *u̯ebʰ‑ ‘weave, wrap around’

doublet of màpx. and wàb.

Cognates

Eng weave, Gk ὑφαίνω ‘weave’