to strap oneself in

  • 61gel-1 —     gel 1     English meaning: “to curl; round, *gland, growth, ball, fathom, arm”     Deutsche Übersetzung: “ballen, sich ballen; Gerundetes, Kugeliges” etc     Material: evidence for the unadjusted root form are seldom and partly very doubtful …

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  • 62ghabh- —     ghabh     English meaning: to grab, take     Deutsche Übersetzung: “fassen, nehmen”     Note: Root ghabh : “to grab, take” derived from the extended labials: geleb(h) , glēb(h) (: glǝb(h) ) and gleb(h) (:gl̥b(h) ) of Root gel 1 : “to curl;… …

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  • 63strip — 1. v. & n. v. (stripped, stripping) 1 tr. (often foll. by of) remove the clothes or covering from (a person or thing). 2 intr. (often foll. by off) undress oneself. 3 tr. (often foll. by of) deprive (a person) of property or titles. 4 tr. leave… …

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