to defend to act according to 7 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Amharic
Lexeme ṭäbbäḳä
Meaning 1 'to guard, protect, defend, to look after, watch, tend, take care of'
Direction
Meaning 2 'to observe (silence, fasts, rules and regulations)' həgg ṭäbbäḳä;
'to observe the law';
Reference
Comment K 2146; cf. ṭäbbaḳi 'guardian, custodian, keeper' (K 2147)
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme ἐρύομαι
Meaning 1 to protect, guard
Direction
Meaning 2 to act according to οἵ τε θέμιστας πρὸς Διὸς εἰρύαται ( Il.1.239)
abide by laws of Zeus
Reference LSJ
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme φυλάσσω, φυλάττω
Meaning 1 to guard, defend
Direction
Meaning 2 to observe (a command etc.)
Reference LSJ
Comment Also διαφυλάσσω, διαφυλάττω 'to watch closely, guard carefully' and 'to observe (laws etc.)' LSJ
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language French
Lexeme garder
Meaning 1 to defend
Direction
Meaning 2 to act according to garder le jeûne
to keep fasts
Reference NFRS
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Italian
Lexeme guardare
Meaning 1 to defend guardare le frontiere
to defend borders
Direction
Meaning 2 to act according to guardare fede
to remain faithful
Reference Zor'ko et al. 2002
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Portuguese
Lexeme guardar
Meaning 1 to defend
Direction
Meaning 2 to act according to guardar as leis
to comply with laws
Reference Feerštejn, Starec 2005
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Spanish
Lexeme guardar
Meaning 1 to defend
Direction
Meaning 2 to act according to guardar cama
to observe bed rest
Reference DRAE
Comment