smèid

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *smeiddi, *smeid (smile), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey- (to be glad), see also Latvian smaidīt, English smile.

Verb[edit]

smèid (past smèid, future smèididh, verbal noun smèideadh, past participle smèidte)

  1. beckon
  2. wave