to be awake
→
to guard
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | German | |
| lexeme | wachen | |
| meaning 1 | to stay awake, not to sleep | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to guard, to watch, to patrol | der Himmel wacht über Dich The Heavens guard you |
| reference | ||
| comment | cf. also Wächter 'guard' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Latin | |
| lexeme 1 | vigilo, -are | |
| lexeme 2 | vigilia | |
| meaning 1 | to be awake, vigilant | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | guard | |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Modern Written Arabic | |
| lexeme | sahira | |
| meaning 1 | 'to be sleepless' | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | 'to watch, guard, look after' | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Wehr 509 | |