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)

1. hawk, falcon

   Synonym: gwalch

Derived terms

• hebog chwerthinog
• heboca

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