to strike, hit → to fight (war) 10 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Breton
lexeme 1 kanna
lexeme 2 en em ganna
meaning 1 to hit
direction →
meaning 2 to fight
reference
comment en em ganna - refl. from kanna
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Derivation
language Danish
lexeme 1 slå
lexeme 2 slås
meaning 1 to beat, hit
direction →
meaning 2 to be at war
reference DDO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language Italian
lexeme 1 battere
lexeme 2 combattere
meaning 1 to hit
direction →
meaning 2 to fight
reference
comment Also the Fr. combattre, Sp. combatir, Rum. a combate. Also the Rum. a bate 'to beat', a se bate 'to fight'
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme pugno, -are
meaning 1 to pummel
direction →
meaning 2 to fight
reference
comment cf. pugnus 'fist'
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Derivation
language Lithuanian
lexeme 1 kauti
lexeme 2 kova
meaning 1 to hit
direction →
meaning 2 battle
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Derivation
language Old East Slavic
lexeme 1 бити
lexeme 2 битися
meaning 1 to strike, hit
direction →
meaning 2 to fight
reference Sreznevskij: 89-90
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Semantic evolution
language 1 Old High German
language 2 German
lexeme 1 slahan
lexeme 2 Schlacht
meaning 1 to strike
direction →
meaning 2 battle
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Derivation
language Old Norse
lexeme 1 berja
lexeme 2 berjask
meaning 1 to hit
direction →
meaning 2 to fight
reference
comment refl.
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 разить
lexeme 2 сражаться
meaning 1 to strike
direction →
meaning 2 to fight
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Derivation
language Swedish
lexeme 1 slå
lexeme 2 slåss
meaning 1 strike hon slog honom i an­siktet
she hit him in the face
direction →
meaning 2 to fight syskonen slogs ofta när de var små
the siblings often fought when they were little
reference SAO
comment The verb slåss is reflexive.

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