11 Nov
2021
11 Nov
'21
3:53 p.m.
On 11/11/2021 3:03 PM, Lieven L. Litaer wrote:
{bej} is defined as "watch, observe".
Is it? I don't see anywhere that /observe/ has been used to gloss *bej.*
The proverb from TKW {bISutlhnISchugh jaghlI' mInDu' tIbej.} If you must negotiate, watch your enemy's eyes. is a hint to "observe" your opponent's eyes, but surely not stare at them intently. The word /observe/ is never used in TKW to refer to vision.
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