gueifa

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Galician

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Etymology

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Unknown. Perhaps from a descendant of Proto-Germanic *waibijaną (to wrap up, to clothe, to wave), whence Icelandic veifa (to wave), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (biwaibjan, to surround).

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Noun

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gueifa f (plural gueifas)

  1. mouldboard; in Galician traditional ploughs, a pair of pieces next to the blade which turn over the earth
    Synonyms: abeaca, orelleira
    • 1926, anonymous, Nós. Boletín mensual da Cultura Galega, nº 27, page 12:
      Alguén pretende que a novela galega teña un marcado celme rural, un arrecendo ás terras remexidas polo legón, ou polas gueifas do arado, á braveza de toxo, á estrume. ¿E por qué non ha poder sere delicada como unha fror de pazo señoril?
      Some people pretend that the Galician novel should have a marked rural imprint, a smell to the earth overturned by the hoe or by the mouldboard of the plough, to the wilderness of the gorse, to fertiliser. But, why shouln't it be delicate as a flower from a noble manor?

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