Old Armenian

Verb

յենում • ‎(yenum)  (aorist indicative յեցայ)

1. (intransitive) to lean upon, on or against

   յենուլ յորմն‎ ― yenul yormn ― to lean against the wall

   յենուլ ի ծառ‎ ― yenul i caṙ ― to lean or set one's back against a tree

   յենուլ արմկամբ‎ ― yenul armkamb ― to lean on one's elbow; to rest one's elbows on

   յենուլ ի ցուպ‎ ― yenul i cʿup ― to lean upon a stick

   կալ դատարկ յեցեալ յինչ‎ ― kal datark yecʿeal yinčʿ ― to loll

   յենուլ ի ցուպ եղեգնեայ‎ ― yenul i cʿup ełegneay ― to trust to a broken reed, to hope in, to rely or depend upon one who has no power, no interest

2. (intransitive, figuratively) to confide in, to rely on, to trust, to put one's trust or confidence in, to be based or grounded on

   յենուլ յոք‎ ― yenul yokʿ ― to rely, to depend upon a man's power, credit or protection

   յենուլ ի ծերութիւն‎ ― yenul i cerutʿiwn ― to advance or grow in years, to age, to become or get old

   յենուլ ի հպարտութիւն ամբարտաւանութեան‎ ― yenul i hpartutʿiwn ambartawanutʿean ― to grow proud, to be puffed up

   յենուլ ի վաղակաւորն‎ ― yenul i vałakaworn ― to unsheathe, to draw a sword

   ամեն ինչ ի նա յեցեալ կայ‎ ― amen inčʿ i na yecʿeal kay ― all depends upon him, all hope is in him

   յեցի՛ր յիս‎ ― yecʿír yis ― lean upon me

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Descendants

• Armenian: հենվել ‎(henvel), հենել ‎(henel)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “յենում”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “յենում”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935