мшить

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Russian

Etymology

Reducible stem of мох (mox, moss) + -ить (-itʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

мшить (mšitʹimpf (perfective помши́ть)

  1. (dated) to make fleecy, to shaggy
  2. (dated, regional) to cover with moss, to stuff or caulk with moss
    В старину́ в Росси́и деревя́нные дома́ и амба́ры мши́ли, то есть конопа́тили мхом, что́бы зимо́й в них бы́ло тепло́.
    V starinú v Rossíi derevjánnyje domá i ambáry mšíli, to jestʹ konopátili mxom, štóby zimój v nix býlo tepló.
    In the old days in Russia houses and barns were mossed, that is, caulked with moss, to make them warm in winter.

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