sgorâ

Ligurian

Alternative forms

  • sgheurâ

Verb

sgorâ (intransitive)

  1. obsolete form of xoâ: to fly
    • 1630, Gian Giacomo Cavalli, “Rime servili”, in Çittara zeneize[1], section XII (section 12), lines 5–8; republished as Giuseppe Maria Priani, editor, Genoa: Giovanni Franchelli, 1745:
      Portâ legne a ri boschi, ægua a ro mâ:
      Ro vento in ræ’ sperâ de poei reçeive;
      A meza stǽ desiderâ che neive;
      Vorei senç’are mettese a sgorâ
      Bringing wood into the woods, or water to the sea; hoping to be able to catch the wind in a net; wishing for it to snow in the middle of summer; wanting to start flying without wings