๐Œ๐Œ“๐Œ€๐Œ…๐Œž๐Œ”

Oscan

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Italic *gสทraus (โ€œheavyโ€), enlarged from its u-stem into an o-stem. Cognate with Latin gravis.[1] See also Latin brลซtus.

Adjective

๐Œ๐Œ“๐Œ€๐Œ…๐Œž๐Œ” โ€ข (bravรบs) (accusative plural masculine)

  1. heavy?
    • 2nd century BCE, HIRP-2, in Abella, line 2:[2]
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      [..............]enรญm . segรบnรบ . perissty[..........................]m. bravรบs
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References
  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) โ€œgravisโ€, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, โ†’ISBN, page 272
  2. TITUS, Osco-Umbrian Corpus, part no. 61
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