sbecian

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • ysbecian, sbecio, ysbecio

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “not in GPC, sbêc is a backformation”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsbɛkjan/, [ˈspɛkjan]

Verb

sbecian (first-person singular present sbeciaf, not mutable)

  1. to peek, to peep
    Synonyms: ciledrych, cipdremio, pipo, sbïo
  2. to spot, to recognise
    Synonyms: sbotio, adnabod

Derived terms

  • sbêc (“peep, glimpse”)

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “sbecian”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sbecian”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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