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  • 111kel-4 and kāl- —     kel 4 and kāl     English meaning: a kind of dark/light spot     Deutsche Übersetzung: in den Worten for helle and dunkle Flecken, graue and schwärzliche Farbentöne     Note: compare also k̂er 3 and kers 1.     Material: I. O.Ind. kalaŋka m.… …

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  • 112merk-1, merĝ-, merǝk-, merǝĝ - —     merk 1, merĝ , merǝk , merǝĝ     English meaning: to rot     Deutsche Übersetzung: “morschen, faulen, einweichen”     Note: originally = (mer ), merk “aufreiben” (see 737), though already grundsprachlich through die relationship auf die… …

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  • 113meu-1, meu̯ǝ- : mū̆ - —     meu 1, meu̯ǝ : mū̆     English meaning: wet; dirt; to wash, etc..     Deutsche Übersetzung: “feucht, moderig, netzen, unreine Flũssigkeit (also Harn), beschmutzen”, also “waschen, reinigen”     Material: A. O.Ind. mū tra n. “urine”, Av.… …

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  • 114tā-, tǝ-; tāi-, tǝi-, tī̆ -; (tāu-), tǝu-, tū̆- —     tā , tǝ ; tāi , tǝi , tī̆ ; [tāu ], tǝu , tū̆     English meaning: to melt, dissipate, decay     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schmelzen, sich auflösen (fließen), hinschwinden (Moder, verwesendes)”     Material: A. Osset. thayun “tauen, melt”… …

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  • 115mo|rass — «muh RAS», noun. 1. a piece of soft, low, wet ground; swamp; marsh: »The towing path was a morass of sticky brown mud (Arnold Bennett). SYNONYM(S): bog. 2. Figurative. a difficult, confused, or entangled state of affairs; puzzling mess: »The odd… …

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  • 116Appui — Ap pui , n. [F., fr. L. ad + podium foothold, Gr. ?, dim. of ?, ?, foot.] 1. A support or supporter; a stay; a prop. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If a vine be to climb trees that are of any great height, there would be stays and appuies set to it.… …

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  • 117Black moss — Moss Moss (m[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me[ o]s, D. mos, G. moos, OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw. mossa, Russ. mokh , L. muscus. Cf. {Muscoid}.] 1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with distinct stem and… …

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  • 118bog — og (b[o^]g), n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to sink;… …

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  • 119Bog bean — bog og (b[o^]g), n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to… …

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  • 120Bog blitter — bog og (b[o^]g), n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to… …

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