mai-2 (moi-?)
English meaning to smudge, dirty
German meaning `beflecken, beschmutzen'?
Grammatical comments
General comments
Derivatives
Material Gr. μιαίνω (Aor. ἐμίᾱν) `beflecke, besudle', μίασμα n. `Befleckung', μιαρός (*miu̯əros?) `besudelt', μιαι-φόνος `mit Mord befleckt';
ags. māl n. `Fleek, Makel', ahd. meil n., meila f. ds.; lit. Pl. miẽlės, lett. mìeles `Hefe'; vielleicht auch lit. máiva `Sumpfwiese'?
References WP. II 243.
See also
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