to bite
—
to hew
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Old Norse | |
| Lexeme | bíta | |
| Meaning 1 | to bite | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to slash (weapon, sabre) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Cleasby, Vigfusson 64 | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cognates | |
| Language 1 | Russian | |
| Language 2 | Bulgarian | |
| Lexeme 1 | kusat' | |
| Lexeme 2 | kăsam | |
| Meaning 1 | to bite | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to tear, to rip | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ЭССЯ 12: 65-66 | |
ср. в славянских языках синтагматическое сближение глагольных корней *rǫb- (рубить) и *kǫs- (кусать) в выражениях вроде разрубить на куски (Журавлев 2005, 385)