briedis

Etymology
From, , from , together with a variant , both from the stem (whence also , q.v.). The meaning apparently changed as follows: “swollen, big” > “having a big, well-developed body” > “strong, imposing (animal).” At first this word apparently referred to elks, and only later to deer; the meaning “elk” is still found in folklore. Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (< ), 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (< ), 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, Thracian toponym Brendike, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) deer, stag especially

Etymology
From, seemingly from a. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (< ); outside of Baltic, cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (from Messapic), 🇨🇬. Various formally and semantically unconvincing proposals have been given to derive these words from a Proto-Indo-European verbal formation.

Noun

 * 1) elk, moose ,