seabhag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish sebac.

Noun

seabhag f (genitive singular seabhaig, plural seabhagan)

hawk, falcon
Is duilich seabhag a dhèanamh dhen chlamhan. - The carrion kite will make a bad hawk.

Derived terms

Derived terms

seabhag-ghorm (“peregrine falcon”)
seabhag-mhòr-na-seilge (“gyrfalcon”)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.