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The main meanings of this binyan are: | The main meanings of this binyan are: | ||
*reciprocal or back-and-forth action | *reciprocal or back-and-forth action | ||
*reaction/back, re- | *reaction/back, re-: perhaps the most common modern meaning | ||
**''þy'awer'' 'to reflect', from ''aur'' 'light' | **''þy'awer'' 'to reflect', from ''aur'' 'light' | ||
**''þyparkes'' 'to react', from ''parkis'' 'action' | **''þyparkes'' 'to react', from ''parkis'' 'action' | ||
**''þysalem'' 'to repay', from √s-l-m 'peace, whole' | **''þysalem'' 'to repay', from √s-l-m 'peace, whole' | ||
**''þyȝanė'' 'to satisfy', from √ȝ-n-y 'distress, need'; probably influenced by an obsolete meaning of 'to answer' of the same root | |||
*unpredictable change in meaning | *unpredictable change in meaning | ||