afalar

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Asturian

Verb

afalar

  1. to steer, guide (animals)
  2. to encourage

Conjugation

Galician

afalando as vacas ("steering the cows")

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unclear. Either from falar (to speak), which in general is an intransitive verb; or from Old French affaler (to pull down), from Old Dutch afhalen (to pick up),[1] from Proto-Germanic *halōną (to fetch).

Pronunciation

Verb

afalar (first-person singular present afalo, first-person singular preterite afalei, past participle afalado)

  1. (transitive) to goad; to steer, guide (the cattle or other animals)
    Synonyms: aguillar, tanguer

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “halar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos