seabhag
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish sebac, from Old English heafoc, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz.
Noun
seabhag f (genitive singular seabhaig, plural seabhagan)
- hawk, falcon
- Is duilich seabhag a dhèanamh dhen chlamhan. - The carrion kite will make a bad hawk.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- seabhag-ghorm (“peregrine falcon”)
- seabhag-mhòr-na-seilge (“gyrfalcon”)