Q. massë² n. “portion, share, capacity, †handful”

Q. massë², n. “portion, share, capacity, †handful”

References ✧ PE19/74, 101; PE21/70

Glosses

• “handful, measure” ✧ PE19/74 (masse)
• “handful, portion, share, capacity” ✧ PE19/74
• “share, a just portion (in distribution), the personal measure or capacity of a man, a talent” ✧ PE19/101 (masse)
• “skill of hand, handiness, dexterity” ✧ PE19/74 (mare)

Variations

• masse ✧ PE19/74; PE19/101 (masse); PE19/74 (masse); PE21/70 (masse)
• mare ✧ PE19/74

Changes

• mare “skill of hand, handiness, dexterity” >> masse “handful, measure” ✧ PE19/74
• masse “handful, measure” >> masse “handful, portion, share, capacity” ✧ PE19/74
• masse >> makse “handiness” ✧ PE21/70

Derivations

• < †✶maha “hand, the manager” ✧ PE19/74 (mā̆ha)
  • < √MAG “good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state” ✧ VT47/18
  • < √MAH “handle, manage, control, wield; serve, be of use” ✧ VT47/18 (maʒ); VT47/18 (maʒ)
• < ^✶mahsē “handful” ✧ PE19/101 (maʒ-sē); PE21/71 (maʒsē)
  • < massē < mahsē < maʒ-sē ✧ PE19/101
  • < √MAH “handle, manage, control, wield; serve, be of use” ✧ PE19/100 (MAƷ); PE21/70 (MAƷ)

ᴹQ. masse² n. “handful, share, just portion (in distribution), measure or capacity (of a person)”

Reference ✧ PE19/48 ✧ masse “handful, share, just portion (in distribution), measure or capacity (of a person)”

Derivations

• < ᴹ√MAƷ “hand” ✧ PE19/48