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Etymology
Inherited noun from. Thereof the base stem was formed in the sense of a causative “to have a bridegroom”; the active part being the father-in-law and a circumciser: though we cannot answer at this place the ancient  in detail, nor will anyone on the internet without great animosity, apparently from the occasion of taking a wife a man’s prepuce was considered less necessary, hence the making eligible was equated with circumcising. The other meanings given by the lexicographic tradition of “outwitting, circumventing” and “cutting around or truncating” probably don’t point to an original word in meanings of going around or cutting around but are rather vulgarities punning upon the practice of circumcision; see also our explanation of.

Verb

 * 1) to circumcise
 * 2)  to give a feast or banquet for on account of wedding or circumcision
 * 3)  to delude, to outwit, to circumvent (as  and )
 * 4)  to truncate, to cut parts off around, to diminish

Noun

 * 1) circumcision
 * 1) circumcision

Noun

 * 1)  a man being related through marriage (son-in-law or brother-in-law or father-in-law or bridegroom)