to lead to govern, control, rule 13 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme märra
meaning 1 to lead (the way) (K 168f.)
meaning 2 to shovel down food ḳəne mra
to conduct singing (K 168f.)
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme ἄγω
meaning 1 to lead, to conduct ἄγειν ἵππον τῆς ἡνίας
to lead a horse by the bridle
direction
meaning 2 to command, to rule, to lead τὰς Φοινίσσας ναῦς ἄξων, τὴν πολιτείαν ἄγειν
leading the Phoenician navy; to run state affairs
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NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Chukchee
lexeme инэнтылевыткук
meaning 1 to lead
direction
meaning 2 to govern, control, rule
reference Moll, Inènlikèj 1957: 43
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Danish
lexeme lede
meaning 1 to lead
direction
meaning 2 to govern, control, rule lede landet
to rule the country
reference DDO
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme lead
meaning 1 to lead, to conduct lead a blind man
to lead a blind man (НБАРС II 332)
meaning 2 to lead, to rule lead a mutiny
lead a mutiny
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NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme to lead
meaning 1 to lead

He led us out into the grounds

direction
meaning 2 to govern, control, rule

He will lead the party in the next election?

reference OED
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NEW Realization 7
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme führen
meaning 1 to lead

den Blinden über die Strasse führen


to lead a blind person over the street

direction
meaning 2 to control, rule

ein Unternehmen führen


to lead a business

reference Duden
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ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme vezet
meaning 1 to lead vakot vezetni
to lead a blind man
direction
meaning 2 to govern, control, rule vállalatot vezetni
to run an enterprise
reference Гальди 1974: 787-788
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NEW Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Koryak
lexeme инэллэк
meaning 1 to lead
direction
meaning 2 to govern, control, rule
reference Žukova 1990: 34
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ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme duco, -ere
meaning 1 to lead, to conduct
direction
meaning 2 to head
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comment (Glare 576-577)
ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme lede
meaning 1 to lead lede hunden i bånd
to lead the dog on a leash
direction
meaning 2 to govern, control, rule lede en bedrift
to run an enterprise
reference BO
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NEW Realization 12
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 вести
lexeme 2 вождь
meaning 1 to lead
direction
meaning 2 leader
reference <personally collected data>
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Cf. also предводитель

ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme leda
meaning 1 to lead leda en blind
to lead a blind person
direction
meaning 2 to guide, control projektet leddes av professor NN
the project was guided by professor NN
reference SAO
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