Lexicon:Middle/kāshmās
| kāshmās | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Middle CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkaːʃ.maːs/ |
| Part of speech | Interjection; Verb |
| Etymology | from Proto kashmaos |
| Later form | caeshmae |
kāshmās — to call another out; the formal challenge to settle a matter of honor by combat.
Notes
By this period the word was in earnest, the joke in it was gone, and the calling of it had acquired witnesses and a form.