ӕвзыст

Ossetian

Alternative forms

• ӕвзист (ævzist) — Digor

Etymology

From ӕвзидын (ævzidyn, “to brandish, shake; to threaten”).

Noun

ӕвзыст • (ævzyst) (Iron)

1. a wave, gesture
2. a threatening or insulting gesture

References

• Abajev, V. I. (1958), “ævzīdun : ævzyst | ævzedun: ævzist”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 212
• Bigulajev, B. B.; Gagkajev, K. Je.; Kulajev, N. X.; Tuajeva, O. N. (1970), “ӕвзыст”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir