slow (adj.)
—
late
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme | sen | |
| Meaning 1 | slow, sluggish | sene og vanskelige processer 'slow and difficult processes' |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | late | komme sent hjem 'to come home late' |
| Reference | DDO | |
| Comment | The sense 'slow' is mostly expressed by the construction sen til + Inf. / sen i + noun 'not quick to do sth.' | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cognates | |
| Language 1 | Old Norse | |
| Language 2 | English | |
| Lexeme 1 | latr | |
| Lexeme 2 | late | |
| Meaning 1 | slow, lazy | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | late | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Cleasby and Vifgusson 374, OED | |