19.2620, Qs: Lithuanian kn óju

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Subject: 19.2620, Qs: Lithuanian knóju

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Date: 25-Aug-2008
From: Leo Connolly < connolly at memphis.edu >
Subject: Lithuanian knóju

 

	
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Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:31:23
From: Leo Connolly [connolly at memphis.edu]
Subject: Lithuanian knóju
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The Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben p. 365 cites a Lithuanian verb
knóju with the gloss 'abschälen' i.e. 'peel off'.  It is said to be cognate
with OHG (h)nouen 'scrape smooth, fit together precisely' and Greek knên
'scratch, scrape'.  On-line Lithuanian dictionaries list only an infinitive
knoti with a rather divergent meaning, and there seems to be not a single
Lithuanian dictionary in the whole city of Memphis.  Does anyone know the
word (or words, in case the infinitive and the 1sg. are actually different
verbs), and what meaning(s) do you associate with them?

I'll post a summary to the list if there are any interesting responses. 
Thanks in advance.

Leo Connolly
connolly at memphis.edu 

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics






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