spaidsear

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

spaidsear m (genitive singular spaidseir, plural spaidsearan)

  1. stroller, rambler

References[edit]

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