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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |