to divide into several parts
—
to distinguish
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 1791 | to separate | → | to decide | Open |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Old Norse | |
| lexeme | skilja | |
| meaning 1 | to part, separate, divide | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to distinguish, discern, understand | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Cleasby and Vigfusson 546 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme | сечь | |
| meaning 1 | to separate | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to understand (coll.) | Сечешь? Он хорошо сечет в математике. (разг.). Он ничего не просек. |
| reference | Mokienko, Nikitina 2000 | |
| comment | ||