engoumar

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Galician

Etymology

Probably from en- (in) +‎ a descendant of Proto-Germanic *gaumijaną (to heed, keep).[1] Compare Old Norse geyma (keep, watch), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaumjan, watch).

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Verb

engoumar (first-person singular present engoumo, first-person singular preterite engoumei, past participle engoumado)

  1. (transitive) to shrink, to cause to bow or cringe
  2. (pronominal) to shrink, to cringe

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References

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