to mill, grind to purr 3 realizations GROUP: Germanic
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Icelandic
lexeme mala
meaning 1 to mill, grind

Hættu að mala kornið!


Stop grinding the corn!

direction
meaning 2 to purr

Oo, hlustiði á köttinn mala.


Oh, listen to the cat purr.

reference ISLEX English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme male
meaning 1 to mill, grind
direction
meaning 2 to purr
reference BO
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NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Old Norse
lexeme mala
meaning 1 to grind
direction
meaning 2 to purr (of a cat)
reference
comment Cleasby and Vigfusson 409-410