Old Armenian

Noun

կռիւ • ‎(kṙiw)

1. place to put one's foot

   կռիւ ոտից‎ ― kṙiw oticʿ ― place to put one's foot

2. quarrel, struggle, combat, battle; contest, dispute

   ի կռիւ կալ, ի կռիւ ելանել, վառիլ ի կռիւ, ի կռիւ կաքաւել, ի կռիւ մատչել ընդ‎ ― i kṙiw kal, i kṙiw elanel, vaṙil i kṙiw, i kṙiw kakʿawel, i kṙiw matčʿel ənd ― to oppose, to resist, to contend, to contest, to combat; to come to blows

   ի կռիւ արշաւել‎ ― i kṙiw aršawel ― to take the field, to open the campaign

   ի կռիւ կոչել‎ ― i kṙiw kočʿel ― to throw down one's glove, to defy, to challenge

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: կռիվ ‎(kṙiv)
• Georgian: კრვა ‎(ḳrva) (possibly)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “կռիւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “կռիւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “կռիւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935