kasta

Icelandic

/ˈkʰasta/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss
  • (baseball) to pitch
  • (basketball) to shoot
  • (equestrian) to foal; to give birth, to bear offspring

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kasta (throw, cast, overturn) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kastōną (cast, throw).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*kastōną

Gloss

cast, throw

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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