լկնիմ

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Old Armenian

Etymology

Ačaṙyan leaves the origin open. According to J̌ahukyan, probably from Proto-Indo-European *lēgn-, from the root *(s)lēg- (to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd). Among the cognates compare especially Ancient Greek λάγνος (lágnos, lecherous, lustful), Swedish slåk (morally frivolous woman, slut), Middle Dutch lak (lustful). See լոկ (lok) for more.

Verb

լկնիմ (lknim)  (aorist indicative լկնեցայ)

  1. to be impudent, shameless, insolent
  2. to lose all sense of shame, to lay aside decency, to become shameless, to lead a debauched life
  3. to dare
  4. to assail, to affront, to attack

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Descendants

  • Armenian: լքնել (lkʻnel)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “լկնիմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “լկնիլ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1991) “Stugabanutʻyunner [Etymologies]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal]‎ (in Armenian), number 2, Yerevan: Academy Press, page 40
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “լկնիլ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 299a