𐰃𐰏𐰓

Old Turkic

Etymology 1

Inherited from Common Turkic *igid- (“to nourish”).

Verb

𐰃𐰏𐰓 (igid-)

1. (transitive) to nourish, feed
   • 8th century CE, Bilge Khagan Inscription, E35

     𐰃𐰏𐰓𐰘𐰤:𐱅𐰃𐰘𐰤:𐰽𐰴𐰣𐰯

     igideyin:téyin:saqïnïp

     I thought: 'I shall nourish (the people)'...

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) “igid-”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 393
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “igiḏ-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 103

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *igid (“lie”).

Noun

𐰃𐰏𐰓 (igid)

1. lie
   • 8th century CE, Bilge Khagan Inscription, N7-8

     𐰔𐰆:𐰉𐰆:𐰽𐰉𐰢𐰑𐰀:𐰃𐰏𐰓:𐰉𐰺:𐰍𐰆

     azu:sabïmda:igid:bar:ɣu

     ...or is there a lie in my word?

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) “igid”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 393
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “igiḏ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 102