Common Lexeme

icwit

Keywords: body parts

Pronunciation (IPA): 'id͡ʒ.wit 
Part of Speech: term noun 
Class: skurun 
Forms: icwit 
Glosses: wrist, capture (a human) 

Description:

The term 'icwit' means a human or ape wrist, and also is an idiom for taking captive or capturing which applies to humans - the image is of placind someone in handcuffs. As a verb, it is skurun vern with an ergative caturer and an absolutive captive.

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