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r
ȳ
man
V
to make roomy, extend, spread, enlarge, amplify
Source:
Ringe 2014
:224,
https://bosworthtoller.com/26068
originates from: PNWGmc
*rūmijaną
"to make room, to clear out" (rūmijaną
>
rūmijan
>
rūmjan
>
rȳmjan
>
rȳman)
(source:
Ringe 2014
:224)