S. maeg adj. “sharp, piercing” (Category: Sharp)

S. maeg, adj. “piercing, sharp, *penetrating” (Category: Sharp)

References ✧ SA/maeg; WJ/337

Glosses

• “sharp” ✧ WJ/337
• “sharp, piercing” ✧ SA/maeg

Element In

• ᴺS. !maegra- “to sharpen”
• S. maecheneb “sharp-eye[d]” ✧ WJ/337 (†maegheneb)
• S. Maeglin “Sharp Glance” ✧ SA/maeg

Cognates

• Q. maica¹ “sharp, piercing” ✧ SA/maeg (maika)

Derivations

• < ✶maikā¹ “sharp, penetrating, going deep in” ✧ WJ/337
  • < √MIK “pierce” ✧ WJ/337

Phonetic Developments

✶maikā > maeg

[maikā] > [maika] > [maik] > [maig] > [maeg]

✧ WJ/337