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 | |