hebog

Welsh

Etymology

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

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛbɔɡ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈheːbɔɡ/, /ˈhɛbɔɡ/
Rhymes: -ɛbɔɡ

Noun

hebog m (plural hebogiaid or hebogau or hebogion, not mutable)

hawk, falcon
Synonym: gwalch

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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