to fall asleep to die 8 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Geez
lexeme noma
meaning 1 to sleep ʔi-nənum ʔallā nənḳāh
Let us not sleep, but let us be awake!
direction
meaning 2 to die ʔəlla nomu krəstiyān ṣādəḳān
the righteous Cristians that died
reference CDG: 409 LLA: 670
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme entschlafen
meaning 1 fall asleep
direction
meaning 2 pass away
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme sovne
meaning 1 to fall asleep
direction
meaning 2 to die, pass away sovne inn
to die
reference BO
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Old Church Slavonic
lexeme ѹcънѫти
meaning 1 to fall asleep въздрѣьа сѧ и ѹсънѫ малы
direction
meaning 2 to die, to pass away богъ пльтиѭ и ѹсьпе
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comment Ст.-слав.сл. 749. Cf. Also the Rus. Усопший (Late, dead).
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme a adormi
meaning 1 to fall aspleep
direction
meaning 2 to die (fig.)
reference DEX98
comment DRRS 1, 39, DEX98
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 počivat'
lexeme 2 počit'
meaning 1 to sleep, to repose
direction
meaning 2 to pass away
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme somna in
meaning 1 fall asleep
direction
meaning 2 pass away
reference SAO
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NEW Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme hab
meaning 1 dream (in a sleep) gaflet hab
deep sleep
direction
meaning 2 death (metaphorical) habi adem
eternal dream (=death)
reference Baskakov 1977: 371
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