keriä

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Contents 1 Finnish 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] Finnish

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[edit] Etymology

• Originally the frequentative aspect of the verb kerätä.

[edit] Verb

keriä (stem keri-^*)

1. To reel (to wind on a reel)
2. To wind (to turn coils around something)
3. To coil
4. To unwind (to reel off); often with the adverb auki.
5. To shear (to remove the fleece from a sheep)

[edit] Synonyms

to reel

• kelata

to coil

• käämiä
• vyyhtiä