gulēt

Pronunciation: [ˈɡulɛ̂ːt]

“gulēt” is a Latvian word. Its 8 meanings in English:

verb

to sleep, to be asleep
to lie down (to be in horizontal position)
to lie in bed because of sickness; to be bedridden
to lie, to rest (to be buried in a grave)
to lie (on the ground)
to lie, to be in a lying position
to lie (idle), to not be in use
to spread over, to occupy (a place)

Etymology

From the same stem as the verb gult (“to lie down”), of which it was originally the iterative (and possibly causative) form, from Proto-Indo-European *gwel- (“dwelling-place, hole”), see also Lithuanian guolis (“resting place”). Originally it was an i-stem, as can be seen in dialectal forms like gulim, gulit instad of guļam, guļat. Cognates include Lithuanian gulė́ti, Sudovian gułd (< *gult).

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