Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *wor-é-ye-ti, a causative o-grade formation of *wer- (to watch, be wary); the sense development may be explained as "to make (animals) alert and wary" > "to cause said animals to flee" > "to urge or drive out". Compare Latvian veru (to run).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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varýti (third-person present tense vãro, third-person past tense vãrė)[2][3]

  1. (transitive) to drive
    1. to expel or urge by force, to turn out
      ką̃ į̃ gãtvę varýti[2] - turn someone out onto the street
    2. to cause animals to flee
    3. to compel
    4. to hit
      vìnį įvarýti į̃ síeną[2] - drive a nail into the wall
  2. (transitive) to thaw
  3. (transitive) to make ripen (corns etc.)
  4. (transitive) to distill

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “varýti”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 722
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 “varyti” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  3. ^ “varyti” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN