u̯ā̆i-, u̯ī-

English meaning                      weak, miserable

German meaning                     `schwach, elend'

Grammatical comments         

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Material                                   Ai. vā́yati, vāyatē `wird matt, erschöpft', abhi-vāta- `krank' (vāta- `trocken, dürr'), vāyá- `müde';

                cymr. gwael `ärmlich, niedrig' (*u̯ai-lo-); acymr. guoilaut, cymr. gwaelod usw. `Bodensatz';

                ags. wīl `Bedrängnis, Not', aisl. vīl ds.;

                lit. vójęs Partiz. `leidend', lett. vâjš, f. vâja `mager, schwach, krank, elend', vâjums `Schwäche, Krankheit'.

References                              WP. I 213 f., WH. II 789 f., Loth RC. 39, 417.

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