շիճ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Probably of the same uncertain origin as the root շիճ- (šič-) of շճեմ (ščem).

Noun

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շիճ (šič)

  1. (post-Classical, medieval) grain spoilt by rain

Usage notes

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Some dictionaries gloss շիճ (šič) as "bread mold".[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Gabamačean, Simon (1910) “շիճ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hayerēn Lezui (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Constantinople: R. Sakayan press
  2. ^ Kʻaǰuni, Manuēl (1893) “շիճ”, in Baṙgirkʻ aruesticʻ ew gitutʻeancʻ ew gełecʻik dprutʻeancʻ. Hamaṙōt baṙgirkʻ gitutʻeancʻ ew aruesticʻ ew gełecʻik dprutʻeancʻ hayerēn-gałłieren, volume III (overall work in Old Armenian and French), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 185b

Further reading

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