խայթեմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From խայթ (xaytʻ).

Verb

խայթեմ • (xaytʻem)  (aorist indicative խայթեցի)

  1. to sting, to bite (of insects and snakes)
  2. (figuratively) to nettle, to pique
    խիղճն խայթէ զնաxiłčn xaytʻē znahe feels remorse, he scruples at

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Armenian: խայթել (xaytʻel)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խայթեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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