k̂eip-

    k̂eip-

    English meaning: to wag, wave, pull faces

    Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schweifen, wedeln, das Gesicht verziehen”?

    Material: O.Ind. śiprü f. “whisker, moustache, flowing plume, feather”, Av. (with metathesis) srifa- m. “ nostril “; Av. saēf “ whisk, small broom for dusting “; the meaning of Av. saēpa- is unclear; Lith. šiepiú os, šiẽ ptis and šaipaũ s, šaipý tis “ making faces, making facial expressions “, šyplà “ mocker, person who mocks, scoffer “, šypsaũ , -óti “ grin, smile broadly, bare the teeth, grimace “.

    References: WP. I 364, Frisk Le monde oriental 30, 78 ff.