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spaideil

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Old Norse spázera (“to stroll”), from Middle High German spazieren, from Italian spaziare, from Latin spatiāri, present active infinitive of Latin spatior (“to go for a walk”), similarly to spaidsear (“strolling; sauntering”). The shift in meaning would be figurative, as with the English strut.

Alternatively, from Old Norse spjátra (“to act foppish”), similarly to spadair (“fop; braggart”).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

spaideil

  1. well-dressed
  2. dressy, fancy

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “spaideil”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page 337
  2. ^ “spaideil” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.
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