- pol|y|lith
- pol|y|lith «POL ih lihth», noun.a structure, such as a monument or column, built up of many or several stones.╂[< poly- + Greek líthos stone]
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pol|y|lith|ic — «POL ee LIHTH ihk», adjective. consisting of many stones; built up of several blocks, as a shaft or column … Useful english dictionary
lith — I. , sb. == body. Body and Soul, 39 AS. lið II. , sb. == people, possessions. HD. 2515. AS. leode. Germ. leute III. , sb. == comfort. HD. 1338; [lythe]. Ib. 147. AS. liðs v. a. == to comfort, give ease. Alys. 433 IV. , v. n. == listen. Ps. xxx. 3 … Oldest English Words
(pel-9), pol-, plē-, plō̆ - — (pel 9), pol , plē , plō̆ English meaning: to burn, be warm Deutsche Übersetzung: “brennen, warm sein” Note: also with u̯o extended; perhaps = (s)p(h)el “gleam, shimmer” Material: O.Ice. flōr (*flō wa ) “lukewarm, warm”; Dutch … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
sreu- — sreu English meaning: to flow Deutsche Übersetzung: “fließen” Material: O.Ind. srávati “ flows “ (= Gk. ῥέω), srava m. “das Fließen” (= Gk. ῥόος, O.C.S. ostrovъ), giri sravü “Bergstrom” (= Gk. ῥοή, Lith. sravà), srutá flowing,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
sal- — sal English meaning: salt; salty water Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘salz, Seesalz” Grammatical information: nom. sal , sal d , sal i, sal u; gen. sal n és Note: Root sal : salt; salty water derived from Root sū ro , sou ro : salty,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
ghedh-, ghodh- — ghedh , ghodh English meaning: to join, make a bond Deutsche Übersetzung: “vereinigen, eng connected sein, zusammenpassen”; older “umklammern, fest and zusammenhalten” Material: O.Ind. gádhya ḥ “ stick firmly “; ü gadhita ḥ “… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
wolf — wolflike, adj. /woolf/, n., pl. wolves /woolvz/, v. n. 1. any of several large carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, of the dog family Canidae, esp. C. lupus, usually hunting in packs, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere but now… … Universalium
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
ĝhel-1 (and ghel-?), also as i-, u- or n-stem; ĝhelǝ- : ĝhlē-, ĝhlō- : ĝhlǝ- (*ĝhwel-) — ĝhel 1 (and ghel ?), also as i , u or n stem; ĝhelǝ : ĝhlē , ĝhlō : ĝhlǝ (*ĝhwel ) English meaning: to shine; green, gold, blue, *sun Deutsche Übersetzung: “glänzen, schimmern”; as Farbadjektiv: “gelb, grũn, grau or blau”… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
gel-1 — gel 1 English meaning: “to curl; round, *gland, growth, ball, fathom, arm” Deutsche Übersetzung: “ballen, sich ballen; Gerundetes, Kugeliges” etc Material: evidence for the unadjusted root form are seldom and partly very doubtful … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
