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Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compare Irish eiscir, from Old Irish escir (“ridge”).
Noun
esgair m (plural esgeiriau or esgeiriedd)
- leg, shank
- Synonyms: coes, gar, hegl
- ridge, spur (of a mountain)
- Synonym: cefnen
- esker
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “esgair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies