light, bright, clear
↔
white
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Semantic evolution | |
| language 1 | Old Irish | |
| language 2 | Scottish Gaelic | |
| lexeme 1 | gel | |
| lexeme 2 | geal | |
| meaning 1 | light, bright, clear | gort gel bright grass (in Summer) |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | white | geal na sula the white of the eye |
| reference | eDIL MACLENNAN: 177 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Serbian | |
| lexeme | бео (beo) | |
| meaning 1 | light, bright, clear | бела искра, бела муња bright spark, bright lightning |
| direction | ← | |
| meaning 2 | white | бела марама, бели цвет white scarf, white flower |
| reference | Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 77 | |
| comment | ||
in Scottish Gaelic - OI gel 'bright, clear, - SC geal 'white'