symbylu

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • symbylio, swmbwlo, swmbwlio

Etymology

From swmbwl (“goad”) +‎ -u.

Verb

symbylu (first-person singular present symbylaf, not mutable)

  1. to goad, to prick, to spur on
    Synonyms: procio, pigo, ysbarduno
  2. (figurative) to spur on, to stimulate, to motivate
    Synonyms: ysbarduno, ysgogi, cymell, cyffroi

Derived terms

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “symbylu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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