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zrkl vb. Qt to strut; dare
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QtquadTto strut about3 senses▶
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to strut about
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P Prov30:31↗ ܘܐܒܟܐ ܕܡܙܕܪܟܠ ܒܝܢ̈ܬ ܬܪ̈ܢܓܠܬܐ‏ ; TgProv30:31↗ text not cited : †
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to boast
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3
to dare
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TA 153 ܐܸܙܕܲܪܟܲܠ ܠܟܠ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ‏ : dare all the good things ; JulSok 165(79):26↗ ܬܥ̈ܠܐ ܫܝ̈ܛܐ ܡܙܕܪܟܠܝܢ ܠܡܪܒܥ ܥܠ ܡܪ̈ܒܘܥܝܬܗܘ݁ܢ‏ : vile foxes dare to lie down in their lairs
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Etymology uncertain, but compare zrgl #2 vb. "to stagger". Perhaps the citation from Jul refers not so much to daring as to the habit of canines to strut round and round before lying down -- at least all the dogs we know do so.

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