ӕвзыст

Ossetian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ӕвзидын (ævzidyn, “to brandish, shake; to threaten”).

Noun

ӕвзыст • (ævzyst) (Iron)

  1. a wave, gesture
  2. a threatening or insulting gesture

References

  • Abajev, V. I. (1958), “ævzīdun : ævzyst | ævzedun: ævzist”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 212
  • Bigulajev, B. B.; Gagkajev, K. Je.; Kulajev, N. X.; Tuajeva, O. N. (1970), “ӕвзыст”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
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