keržaltam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to grasp, to seize, to hold on to, to take hold of
♦ ukšə̑ško keržaltam {verb I} to hold on to a twig
♦ šüjə̑škö keržaltam {verb I} to hug somebody
2. to throw oneself at, to pounce on, to attack, to assault
♦ šižtarə̑de keržaltam {verb I} to attack unexpectedly
♦ iktaž-kön ümbake keržaltam {verb I} to attack somebody
3. to hang, to hang down, to droop
♢ βüdpuč́ gə̑č́ ij keržaltə̑n {sentence} icicles hung on the gutter
♦ keržalt kolem {verb II} {set phrase} to hang oneself to death, to commit suicide by hanging; {set phrase} to be hanged to death
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// keržalt koštam {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ izi joč́a aβaž dek keržalt košteš {sentence} the little child clutches at its mother
// keržalt šogem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ kürka č́ə̑lašt dek keržalt šoga {sentence} the turkey attacks everyone