comb (of a bird) → mountain ridge 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme crest
meaning 1 crest, tuft, cap (birds)
direction —
meaning 2 peak, crest (mountain, wave, fortress wall etc.) The giant tower, from whose high crest men saw the hills of Somerset.
Гигантская башня, с которой было видно холмы Сомерсета.
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comment The example works for the shift CREST - TOP.
NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Estonian
lexeme hari
meaning 1 comb (of a bird)
direction —
meaning 2 mountain ridge, edge
reference EKSS
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme гребень (greben')
meaning 1 comb (of a bird)
direction →
meaning 2 crest
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