Lemizh / English dictionary
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xàz.
to breathe (out) at someone/something-dat;
dat: to breathe (in)
xùz. lung
xàz rÌy. take a breath
xàz rydmÌy. take a deep breath (both used literally)
Usage notes
As breathing in is usually the more important part of breathing, this verb has the breather typically in the (agentive) dative. — Compare the remark on self-receiving plot usage of ‘eat, read, sleep, dream’.
Etymology
< NLem xez‑a
< LMLem xèz‑a
< MLem xeez‑a
< OLem xēz‑
< PLem *xāz‑, Narten present of
< PIE *h₂ei̯d‑ ‘swell’
Cognates
Gk οἰδέω ‘swell’, Arm ayt ‘cheek’