Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain. Often connected with Proto-Germanic *wundō (wound) and derived from Proto-Indo-European, but the anlaut is irregular. An Iranian origin is suspected: compare վանեմ (vanem).

Verb

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վանդեմ (vandem)

  1. (transitive) to drive away, destroy
    • second half of 5th century or 6th century, Girkʻ Pitoyicʻ [Book of Chries] :[1]
      [] եւ զայլս այլովք հանդերձ կուր առաջի ամենեցուն արկանելով՝ վանդէին գրէթէ մինչեւ իսպառ իսկ։
      [] ew zayls aylovkʻ handerj kur aṙaǰi amenecʻun arkanelov, vandēin grētʻē minčʻew ispaṙ isk.
  2. (mediopassive, intransitive) to catch a disease

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References

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  1. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (1993) Girkʻ pitoyicʻ [Book of Chreia]‎[1], Yerevan: Academy Press, critical text with introduction and commentary, page 215

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