lemesis

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lémešis. From the same stem as the verb lemt (“to decide, to resolve”) (q.v.) in its old meaning, “to break.” Cognates include Lithuanian lẽmežis (“plowshare; part of the plow where the plowshare fits”), Russian ле́мех (lémex, “plowshare”), Czech lemes, Polish lemiesz.[1]

lemesis m (2nd declension)

1. plowshare (cutting edge of a plow, usually a blade)

   divlemešu arkls ― two-furrow (lit. two-share) plow

   spīļarkla lemeši ― claw plowshares

   lemeša asmens ― plowshare blade

   lemeša smaile ― plowshare spike

• divlemešu
• pieclemešu