spaideil

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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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