лучить

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Russian

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lučìti (to find? to throw? to reach? (reflexive) to happen?), from an Indo-European root *lewk- (bright); compare Proto-Slavic *lũčь (ray, torch). The meaning "to hunt at night with a torch" may have a separate etymology as a denominative verb derived from *lũčь.

Verb

лучи́ть (lučítʹimpf

  1. (dialectal) to allow
  2. (regional) to hunt (fish, etc.) at night with a lit torch
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lǭčìti (to separate). For the meaning "to snare, to entice" in some prefixed verbs, compare cognate Proto-Slavic *lęťi (to bend, to set traps) < *lękti.

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лучи́ть (lučítʹimpf

  1. (dialectal) to unite
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