abrigar

abrigar

1. to cover up; wrap up (protect from cold)

Most likely from Late Latin aprīcāre (compare the form abriar and Occitan abrigar), from Latin aprīcārī, present active infinitive of aprīcor[1], from aprīcus. Compare Spanish abrigar, English apricate, and French abrier.

Alternatively, and less likely, from Late Latin *abrigāre (“to cover, shelter”), from a- + brigare, from Frankish *birīhan (“to cover, protect”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *wrīhaną (“to cover, clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werk'-, *werg'- (“to twist, weave, tie together”). Cognate with Old High German birīhan (“to cover”), Old English bewrēon (“to cover, enwrap, protect”).

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.bɾiˈɡa/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.bɾiˈɡaɾ/

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

abrigar (first-person singular present abrigo, past participle abrigat)

1. to wrap up, to cover
2. to keep warm
3. to shelter

• abric

• “abrigar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “abrigar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “abrigar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese abrigar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), of disputed origin: most likely from Late Latin aprīcāre, from Latin aprīcārī, present active infinitive of aprīcor (“warm in the sun”), from aprīcus (“sunny”).

Alternatively, and less likely, from Late Latin *abrigāre (“to cover, shelter”), from a- + brigare, from Frankish *birīhan (“to cover, protect”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *wrīhaną (“to cover, clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *werǵ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”).

• IPA^(key): [aβɾiˈɣaɾ]

abrigar (first-person singular present abrigo, first-person singular preterite abriguei, past participle abrigado)

1. (transitive) to cover

   Synonyms: cubrir, tapar

2. (transitive or takes a reflexive pronoun) to shelter

   Synonyms: agarimar, protexer

3. (transitive) to protect

   Synonyms: agarimar, amparar, protexer

4. (transitive or takes a reflexive pronoun) to wrap up (to put on abundant clothing)

   Synonym: arroupar

• Note: abrig- are changed to abrigu- before front vowels (e).

• abrigo

• “abrigar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “abrigar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “abrigar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “abrigar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “abrigar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Compare Spanish abrigar.

• IPA^(key): /abriˈɡar/

abrigar (Latin spelling)

1. (reflexive) to take shelter or cover

From Old Portuguese abrigar, of disputed origin: most likely from Late Latin aprīcāre, from Latin aprīcārī (“to warm in the sun”), from aprīcus (“sunny”).

Alternatively, and less likely, from Late Latin *abrīgāre (“to cover, shelter”), from a- + *brīgāre, from Frankish *birīhan (“to cover, protect”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *wrīhaną (“to cover, clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *werǵ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”).

• Hyphenation: a‧bri‧gar

abrigar (first-person singular present abrigo, first-person singular preterite abriguei, past participle abrigado)

1. (transitive) harbour (provide refuge for)

   Antonym: desabrigar

For quotations using this term, see Citations:abrigar.

• abrigo

• aprico

Most likely from Late Latin apricāre, from Latin aprīcārī, present active infinitive of aprīcor (“warm in the sun”), from aprīcus (“sunny”) [1][2] Compare Portuguese abrigar, Catalan abrigar, English apricate, French abrier.

Alternatively, and less likely, from Late Latin *abrigāre (“to cover, shelter”), from a- + brigare, from Frankish *birīhan (“to cover, protect”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *wrīhaną (“to cover, clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werk'-, *werg'- (“to twist, weave, tie together”). Cognate with Old High German birīhan (“to cover”), Old English bewrēon (“to cover, enwrap, protect”).

Late Latin *abrigare may have also been crossed with Frankish *bergan (“to take care of, protect, hide”), from Proto-Germanic *berganą (“to care for”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhergh- (“to take care”), due to similarity in form and meaning[3]. If so, this would relate the word also to Old High German bergan (“to shelter”) (German bergen), and Old English beorgan (“to save, preserve”). More at borrow.

• IPA^(key): /abɾiˈɡaɾ/ [a.β̞ɾiˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧bri‧gar

abrigar (first-person singular present abrigo, first-person singular preterite abrigué, past participle abrigado)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to wrap up (to put on abundant clothing)

   Estas mantas abrigan mucho.

   These blankets are very warm.

2. to cover
3. to shelter, to protect

   Synonym: resguardar

   La pared me abrigaba de la lluvia.

   The wall protected me from the rain.

4. (reflexive) to bundle up

• abrigado

• abrigaño
• abrigo

• “abrigar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014