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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъskati (equivalent to *lъk- +‎ *-skati), akin to English light. By the time of first Slavic writing, the root has been reanalyzed into *lьsk- (cf. Old Church Slavonic льщати (lĭštati)), which BER explains as an influence from synonymous *blьskati (to flash).

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лъ́скам (lǎ́skam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective лъ́сна)

  1. (ditransitive) to polish, to burnish, to furbish
    лъскам някому обувкитеlǎskam njakomu obuvkiteto polish someone's shoes
  2. (intransitive, rare) to shine, to gloss, to emit glimmer
    В далечината лъсна светкавица.
    V dalečinata lǎsna svetkavica.
    A lightning flashed out in the distance.
  3. (reflexive with се, figurative) to tidy up, to polish one's look/appearance

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