Old Kerk Word summary
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adverb
irkven
[ɪɾkvɛn]
sometimes
[ɪɾkvɛn]
sometimes
Etymology
PKS *irə-kwə:
*irə "time, instant"; cf. Old Kerk: ayvir, Old Kerk: ułir
*-kwə, unknown meaning, perhaps indicating rarity, hence *irə-kwə "sometimes" > "uncommonly" > "never" Notes
Meaning switches between "sometimes" and "never" depending on the polarity of the verb (affirmative = "sometimes", negative = "never").
PKS *irə-kwə:
*irə "time, instant"; cf. Old Kerk: ayvir, Old Kerk: ułir
*-kwə, unknown meaning, perhaps indicating rarity, hence *irə-kwə "sometimes" > "uncommonly" > "never" Notes
Meaning switches between "sometimes" and "never" depending on the polarity of the verb (affirmative = "sometimes", negative = "never").
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