Description:

The term 'ewis' comes from Old Common and originally meant to invite. In modern High Common it also has the more imperious sense of 'summon'. The voluntary sense can be clarified with the modifier 'zra' and the involuntary sense can be clarified by the modifier 'paratys', but generally the distinction is left to context, which can also serve as a face-saving mechanism.

Verb:

As a verb, 'ewis' is a transitive skurun verb meaning to invite or summon with an ergative inviter and an absolutive person invited.

Noun:

As a noun, 'ewis' means 'invitation'. The derived forms ewisca and ewiska mean host and guest, respectively.

Modifier:

As a modifier, 'ewisys' means 'invited' or 'welcome'.