smèid

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *smeiddi, *smeid (“smile”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey- (“to be glad”), see also Latvian smaidīt, English smile.

Verb

smèid (past smèid, future smèididh, verbal noun smèideadh, past participle smèidte)

  1. beckon
  2. wave
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