Lemizh / English dictionary
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xàc.
to ride a horse etc.-dat (focusing on the horse being directed) or -acc (focusing on the horse moving)
xìc., xÌc. mount (animal/device used to ride on)
Usage notes
As this word implies steering, it is unsuitable for translating phrases such as ‘ride a train’; use jàx. with an instrumental object instead. Also compare ràt. which means steering without necessarily mounting up.
Etymology
< NLem xic‑a
< LMLem xìc‑a
< MLem xiic‑a ‘drive’
< OLem xīzh‑
< PLem *xīzh‑, i-reduplicated athematic present of
< PIE *h₂eg̑‑
Cognates
Eng act (via Lat agō ‘drive’)