sgorâ

Ligurian

Alternative forms

• sgheurâ

Verb

sgorâ

1. (intransitive) Obsolete form of xoâ (“to fly”).
   • 1630, Gian Giacomo Cavalli, “Rime servili”, in Çittara zeneize‎^[1], section XII (section 12), lines 5–8; republished as Giuseppe Maria Priani, editor, Genoa: Giovanni Franchelli, 1745:

     Portâ legne a ri boschi, ægua a ro mâ:
     Ro vento in ræ’ sperâ de poei reçeive;
     A meza stǽ desiderâ che neive;
     Vorei senç’are mettese a sgorâ

     Bringing wood into the woods, or water to the sea; hoping to be able to catch the wind in a net; wishing for it to snow in the middle of summer; wanting to start flying without wings