saβərnəlam
{verb I} {frequentative} [Generate paradigm] 1. {intransitive} to turn, to turn around, to turn round
♦ saβərnəl ont͡ɕəʃtam {verb I} to look around, to turn and look
♦ təʃ-tuʃ saβərnəlam {verb I} to turn back and forth
2. to zig-zag, to weave
♢ meraŋ, kudalʃəla, təʃke-tuʃko saβərnəleʃ {sentence} the hare is bounding this way and that
3. {figuratively} {intransitive} to move
♢ tudo erkən da nelən saβərnəleʃ {sentence} (s)he's moving slowly and with difficulty
4. {figuratively} to drop in, to call on, to look in, to peer in
♦ paʃa gət͡ɕ tolʃəla joltaʃ-βlak deke saβərnəlam {verb I} to drop in on friends on one's way home from work
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// saβərnəl(ən) koʃtam {verb I} {imperfective} (see above); to circle, to go round, to walk back and forth
♢ ʃurmaŋʃe ja βik kudalən, ja saβərnəl koʃtən {sentence} sometimes the lynx ran in a straight line, sometimes it ran back and forth
--"PARENT"--> saβərnem
