hjía

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Radestrian

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian hjíra, from Old Radestrian hjijor, inherited from Proto-Radic *hjiɣor (“horserider, knight”), from **hjēr + *-ɣor (augmentative), from Proto-Hirdic *khiḡé̱gis, from Proto-Laenkean *kʰigéges.

Pronunciation

Noun

hjía anim or inan (countable, genitive singular hjiesk, nominative plural hjiere, compound form hjie-, relational adjective hjieș)

  1. (archaic) horserider
  2. knight
  3. (inanimate) knight, horse (chess)

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