enmeigar
Galician
editEtymology
editAttested since the 19th century. From en- + meiga (“witch”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editenmeigar (first-person singular present enmeigo, first-person singular preterite enmeiguei, past participle enmeigado)
- (transitive) to bewitch; to evil-eye
- Synonyms: ameigar, embruxar, enfeitizar
- 1838, Florencio Pol, Espello de Diputados:
- Espello de Diputados,
donde se deben mirar
eses lurpias enmeigados,
que quixeren diputar,- Mirror of representatives
where they should watch themselves
those bewitched witches
who would want to represent
- Mirror of representatives
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of enmeigar (g-gu alternation)
Reintegrated conjugation of enmeigar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “enmeigar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “enmeigar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
- “enmeigar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.