to pull, to draw
→
to govern, control, rule
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
NEW Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Ancient Greek | |
Lexeme | τᾰνύω | |
Meaning 1 | to pull | τανυσσάμενος τόξον having drawn his bow |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | to rule | |
Reference | ||
Comment | via τᾰνύω ἱμᾶσι 'tighten up the reins', i.e. 'to pull the horses' |