кріпити

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ukrainian крѣпити (kripiti),[1] from Proto-Slavic *krěpiti.

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Verb

кріпи́ти (kripýtyimpf

  1. (transitive) to fasten, to fix in place, to secure in place
  2. (transitive, nautical) to hitch, to lash, to make fast (to attach, tie or fasten)
  3. (transitive, figuratively, colloquial) to fortify, to strength (to give power, strength, or vigour to)
  4. (transitive) to fortify (:wine)
  5. (intransitive, of cold, frost, etc.) to stiffen

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References

  1. ^ Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “*крѣпити”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 521

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