G. (g)leg adj. “keen, sharp, piercing” (Category: to Sense, Perceive; Sense)

⚠️G. (g)leg, adj. “keen, sharp, piercing” (Category: to Sense, Perceive; Sense)

ᴺS. ^laeg “keen, sharp, acute”

References ✧ GL/39, 53, 61; LT1A/Tári-Laisi; QL/50

Glosses

• “keen, piercing” ✧ LT1A/Tári-Laisi (leg)
• “keen, sharp, piercing” ✧ GL/53 (leg)
• “sharp” ✧ GL/39 (gleg)

Variations

• gleg ✧ GL/39; GL/53
• lêg ✧ GL/39; GL/53; LT1A/Tári-Laisi
• leg ✧ GL/53; LT1A/Tári-Laisi; QL/50; GL/61 (#-leg)

Related

• gleg “sharp” more usual form of lêg ✧ GL/39
• leg “keen, sharp, piercing” = gleg ✧ GL/53

Element In

• G. Dramborleg “Thudder-sharp” ✧ LT2A/Dramborleg
• G. Legolast “Keen-sight” ✧ LT1A/Tári-Laisi
• G. nuthleg “keen-nosed” ✧ GL/61

Cognates

• ᴱQ. laika¹ “keen, sharp” ✧ GL/53; LT2A/Dramorleg; QL/50

Derivations

• < ᴱ√LAIKA “*keen, sharp” ✧ QL/50
• < ᴱ✶leika ✧ GL/53
  • < ᴱ√LAIKA “*keen, sharp”

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ✶leika > leg

[leika] > [lēka] > [lēk] > [lēg] !!! [leg]

✧ GL/53