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

• symbyliad (“jolt, impetus”)

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