arpeu

Galician

Arpeo

Alternative forms

• arpeo

Etymology

From Old French harpeau, from harper (“to grab”), from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ (“harp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aɾˈpew], [aɾˈpeʊ̯]

Noun

arpeu m (plural arpeus)

1. (nautical) grapnel

   Synonym: risón

2. (nautical) hook
3. (nautical) grappling hook
   • 1433, Ángel Rodríguez González & José Armas Castro (eds.), Minutario notarial de Pontevedra (1433-1435). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 53:

     con estes aparellos seguintes, conven a saber: tres ancoras et hũu arpeo de ferro con seus eixos et hũa gindaresa de fio de canavo

     with the following gear, that is: three anchors and one grappling hook of iron, with their windlasses, and a hawser made of hemp

   Synonym: grampín

Derived terms

• arpear

References

• “arpeo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “arpeu” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “arpeu” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “arpeo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.