spriest

Etymology
This word results from the merging of two stems: (a) <  <  (cf. 🇨🇬 cognate ); and (b), from , from , from ,  (whence also 🇨🇬 and , q.v.). The meaning of the (b) forms, perhaps with some influence from the (a) forms, has become dominant, evolving from probably “to pull, to stretch, to drag”, via uses such as  “to stretch a span”, i.e., “to measure (a span, a gap) by stretching one's fingers”, to “measure” > “evaluate” > “judge”. The (a) form meaning has basically disappeared in standard Latvian, but it can still be found in several dialects, where can still mean “press, squeeze”, and in the standard language in some derived terms (e.g.,, , ). Cognates of the (b) forms include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to judge to make or formulate an opinion, a judgment
 * 2)  to try, to judge to decide a case in court, to make, to emit a judgment in court
 * 1)  to try, to judge to decide a case in court, to make, to emit a judgment in court
 * 1)  to try, to judge to decide a case in court, to make, to emit a judgment in court
 * 1)  to try, to judge to decide a case in court, to make, to emit a judgment in court
 * 1)  to try, to judge to decide a case in court, to make, to emit a judgment in court
 * 1)  to try, to judge to decide a case in court, to make, to emit a judgment in court
 * 1)  to try, to judge to decide a case in court, to make, to emit a judgment in court
 * 1)  to try, to judge to decide a case in court, to make, to emit a judgment in court

Derived terms

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