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clickThe basic sources of this work are Weekley's "An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English," Klein's "A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language," "Oxford English Dictionary" (second edition), "Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology," Holthausen's "Etymologisches Wörterbuch der Englischen Sprache," and Kipfer and Chapman's " ( Read more... )

Фасмер М. Этимологический словарь русского языка. М., 1964-1973.
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I am a fugitive

I am afraid to be caught

I am a fugitive,

I am afraid to be bought.

I’m a fugitive,

I’m afraid to be born.

I am a fugitive,

I am afraid to be forlorn.

aškka - when a river is blocked(?) and the water freezes
áinnádat - when snow has covered the (ski/animal)tracks but they are still slightly visible
bearta - when the weather is mild after snowing, and the snow becomes compact
bieggagaikkohat - a patch of where the wind has blown most or all the snow away
bihci - frost on the pasture
boara - during ( Read more... )

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