Lechishn.adj.
/ˈlɛxɪʃ/ = Lechitic n. and adj.
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Polabian1880
Lechish1888
Sorbian1908
Lech1911
Lechitic1934
1888 J. Wright tr. K. Brugmann Elem. Compar. Gram. Indo-Germanic Lang. I. 12 The Slavonic languages fall into a South-Eastern and a Western group... To the latter [belong] Czech.., Sorabian or Wendish..and Lechish (Polish and Polabian or Elbe-Slavonian).
1908 T. G. Tucker Introd. Nat. Hist. Lang. 224 The classification of the Slavonic tongues which appears to find most favour with students in that branch is as follows:—..(ii) West Group: e. Tzech. f. Sorbian. g. Lechish [Polish, Polabish (Elbe-Slavonic)].
1936–7 Slavonic & East European Rev. XV. 477 The relationship of the present and past Baltic dialects of Slavonic to the other Lechish languages.
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n.adj.1888- to seethe away
- to seethe out
- to seethe over
- to seethe, to have, so many wallops
- to seize a person by the button
- to seize by the button
- to seize by the throat
- to seize hold of
- to seize into one's hands, to one's behoof
- to seize of
- to seize on or upon
- to seize the open file
- to seize time by the forelock
- to seize time by the forelock formerly forehead
- to seize time by the forelock formerly foretop
- to seize time by the forelock formerly top
- to seize up
- to select out
- to sell
- to sell a bill of goods
- to sell a dummy
- to sell a gold brick
- to sell a packet
- to sell a person a gold brick
- to sell a person a packet