hebog
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Old Welsh hebauc, from Old English heafoc (“hawk”). Cognate with Irish seabhac, Manx shawk and Scottish Gaelic seabhag. Doublet of caeth (“captured”) and pregeth (“sermon”)
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɛbɔɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈheːbɔɡ/, /ˈhɛbɔɡ/
- Rhymes: -ɛbɔɡ
Noun edit
hebog m (plural hebogiaid or hebogau or hebogion, not mutable)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hebog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies