Latvian

Verb

ubagot tr. or intr., 2nd conj., pres. ubagoju, ubago, ubago, past ubagoju

1. to beg (to earn one's living by begging for alms)

   ubagot naudu‎ ― to beg for money

   iet ubagot‎ ― to go beg

   mājās viņš nāca, kad kules bija pilnas... no jauna devās atkal ubagot, kad viss bija noēsts‎ ― he came home when his (begging) bags were full... (then) again he went back to beg, when everything had been eaten

2. (figuratively) to beg (to ask desperately for something, as a beggar would)

   Elitas slimība prasīja un vēl prasīs daudz naudas... tagad viņai, Maijai, atkal būs jāubago avanss‎ ― Elita's disease demanded and will demand a lot of money... now she, Maija, had to beg (for) an advance

   ubagot mīlestību, draudzību‎ ― to beg for love, for friendship

   ubagot pēc nepelnītas atzinības es neiešu!‎ ― I won't go begging for unearned recognition!

   par daudz, par daudz mēs dzīvē ubagojam / pēc laimes un pēc lētās slavas‎ ― too much, too much (= too often) in life we beg / for happiness and cheap glory

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References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “ubags”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7