úmagi

Old Norse

noun
Definitions
  • a helpless one, one incapable of self-maintenance (including children, aged people, men disabled by sickness, paupers…)

Etymology

Prefix from Old Norse magi (stomach) derived from Proto-Germanic *maganą (may, be able to, be able) derived from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (be able, capable, help, be able to, power, sorcerer), *megʰ- (be able, capable, help, be able to, power, sorcerer).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*megʰ-

Gloss

be able, capable, help, be able to, power, sorcerer

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

力

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