kelam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to step, to walk through, to wade through (mud, snow, water, etc.)
♦ pulβuj jotke laβə̑ram kelam {verb I} to step knee-deep into mud
2. to trample down
♦ uržam kelam {verb I} to trample down rye
♦ šurnə̑m kelam {verb I} to trample down grain
3. to trample on, to step on, to track mud in, to track dirt in
♦ küβarə̑m kelam {verb I} to track dirt in onto the floor
4. to get one's feet caught up (animals)
♢ uškal βüraŋə̑m kelə̑n {sentence} the cow got its feet caught up in the tether
~ COPULATIVE CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
/ kelə̑n βonč́em {verb II} {set phrase} to wade across, to wade through, to ford
/ eŋerə̑m kelə̑n βonč́em {verb II} to wade through a river, to ford a river
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kelə̑n lektam {verb I} {perfective} (see above); {set phrase} to wade across, to wade through, to ford
♢ pə̑rə̑s laβə̑ra jolžo dene mušmo küβarə̑m kelə̑n lekte {sentence} the cat tracked dirt onto the washed floor with its dirty feet