to chew → bit (part of horse harness) 9 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
NEW Realization 1 (ID: 20075)
type Derivation
language Croatian
lexeme 1 žvakati
lexeme 2 žvale
meaning 1 to chew
direction →
meaning 2 bit (part of horse harness)
reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 5354)
type Derivation
language English
lexeme 1 bite
lexeme 2 bit
meaning 1 to bite
meaning 2 bar bit
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 5088)
type Derivation
language German
lexeme 1 beissen
lexeme 2 Gebiß
meaning 1 to bite
meaning 2 bar bit
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 4249)
type Derivation
language Italian
lexeme 1 mordere
lexeme 2 morso
meaning 1 to bite
meaning 2 bar bit
reference
comment The same root in the Fr. mordre 'to bite', mors 'bar bit'
ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 3484)
type Derivation
language Latin
lexeme 1 frendo, -ere
lexeme 2 freni
meaning 1 to grind, to gnash (teeth)
direction —
meaning 2 bar bit
reference
comment Glare 733
ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 4332)
type Derivation
language Lower Sorbian
lexeme 1 gryzaś
lexeme 2 gryzda
meaning 1 to gnaw, to nibble
direction —
meaning 2 bar bit
reference
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ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 4700)
type Derivation
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme 1 haʒa-
lexeme 2 haʒaar
meaning 1 to bite
meaning 2 bridle
reference
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NEW Realization 8 (ID: 20074)
type Derivation
language Serbian
lexeme 1 жватати (жвакати)/ žvatati (žvakati)
lexeme 2 жвале (žvale)
meaning 1 to chew жвакати устима.
chew by mouth
direction →
meaning 2 bit (part of horse harness) држати на жвалама
keep in bit (=keep in check)
reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 367
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ACCEPTED Realization 9 (ID: 3428)
type Cognates
language 1 Serbo-Croatian
language 2 Slovak
lexeme 1 zubati
lexeme 2 zubadlo
meaning 1 to chew
meaning 2 bar bit
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