vixiar

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Galician

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese vigiar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), a semi-learned term derived from Latin vigilare. Doublet of velar. Cognate with Portuguese vigiar, Spanish vigilar.

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Verb

vixiar (first-person singular present vixío, first-person singular preterite vixiei, past participle vixiado)

  1. to watch, keep watch
  2. to guard
  3. to spy, skulk
  4. to oversee

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References

  • vigiar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • vigi” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • vixiar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • vixiar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • vixiar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.