Summary Details
| Query: |
Lithuanian knóju
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| Author: | Leo Connolly | |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email | |
| Linguistic LingField(s): |
Historical Linguistics
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| Summary: |
It turns out that the meaning 'abschälen' i.e. 'peel off' given in the
Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben for Lith. knóju (inf. knóti) is correct. I had questioned the meaning because several on-line sources gave the meaning of knóti as 'bark' without further explanation. It turns out that knóju is a fairly rare word which specifically refers to removing the bark from a felled tree. And yes, lumbermen do ''bark'' a tree after they cut it. Aren’t dictionaries wonderful? Thanks to Sturla Berg-Olsen, Klaus Geyer, Peter Arkadiev, Cori Anderson, Mark Mandel for responding, and especially to Martin Kümmel, who actually wrote the entry in the LIV. It’s always good to hear from an expert. Leo Connolly |
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| LL Issue: | 19.2633 | |
| Date Posted: | 28-Aug-2008 | |
| Original Query: | Read original query | |
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