simsan
Welsh
Etymology
From earlier simsam. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
simsan (feminine singular simsan, plural simsan, equative simsaned, comparative simsanach, superlative simsanaf, not mutable)
- shaky, unsteady, rickety
- Synonyms: ansad, sigledig, ansefydlog
Derived terms
- simsanrwydd (“unsteadiness; ataxia”)
- simsanu (“to sway, to totter”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “simsan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies