deficiency
→
to want
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Icelandic | |
| lexeme | vanta | |
| meaning 1 | (impersonal) to lack | Mig vantar einhvern að kenna mér. I need someone to teach me. |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to want | |
| reference | ISLEX | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Semantic evolution | |
| language 1 | Middle English | |
| language 2 | English | |
| lexeme 1 | wanten | |
| lexeme 2 | want | |
| meaning 1 | to lack | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to wish for or desire (something) | |
| reference | OED | |
| comment | ||