սղոցեմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From սղոց (słocʿ).

Verb

սղոցեմ (słocʿem)

  1. (transitive) to saw, to cut with a saw
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).3.1–4:[1]
      Է երէ ինչ, որ կոչի աւթողոփոս․ գազան սաստիկ էրէ․ մինչ որսորդաց չէ հնար զնա ի բուռն արկանել։ Եղջիւրս ունի երկայնս եւ սղոցաձեւս, մինչեւ զծառս մեծամեծս եւ բարձունս սղոցել․ եւ յորժամ ծարաւեսցի, գնայ յԱրածանի գետ եւ ըմբէ ջուր։
      Ē erē inčʿ, or kočʿi awtʿołopʿos; gazan sastik ērē; minčʿ orsordacʿ čʿē hnar zna i buṙn arkanel. Ełǰiwrs uni erkayns ew słocʿajews, minčʿew zcaṙs mecamecs ew barjuns słocʿel; ew yoržam carawescʿi, gnay yAracani get ew əmbē ǰur.
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        There is an animal called autholops, an exceedingly fierce animal; until the hunters are unable to catch it. It has long horns in the shape of a saw, so that it is able to saw very large and high trees. And when it is thirsty, it goes to the river Aracani and drinks water.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Armenian: սղոցել (słocʿel)

Further reading

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) , սղոցեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879) , սղոցեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

References

  1. Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6), Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 91, 143
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