k̂u̯en-

English meaning                      to celebrate; saint

German meaning                     `feiern; heilig(en)'

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Derivatives                              k̂u̯en-to- `heilig'

Material                                   Av. spənta- `heilig' (= lit. šveñtas, aksl. svętъ`heilig'), Komp. Superl. av. span-yah, spə̄ništa- `heiliger, heiligst', es-St. av. spā̆nah- n. `Heiligkeit';

                wahrscheinlich got. hunsl n. `Opfer', ags. hūsl n. `Sakrament' (k̂u̯n̥-s-lo-);

                lit. šveñtas `heilig', apr. swenta- in ON, aksl. svętъ, russ. svjatój ds.; ferner zu lett.svinêt `feiern, heiligen'.

References                              WP. I 471, Trautmann 311, W. Schulze Kl. Schr. 366.

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