seghes

Cornish

Etymology

From sygh (“dry”) +‎ -es, borrowed from Latin siccus (“dry”).

Noun

seghes m (uncountable)

  1. thirst
    • c. 1704, William Allen, unattributed rhyme:
      Na reugh eva re
      Mez eva ra guz zehaz:
      Ha hedna, muy po le,
      Vedn gwitha, corf en ehaz
      Na rewgh eva re,
      Mes eva ra 'gas seghes;
      Ha henna, moy po le,
      Vynn gwitha, korf en yeghes.
      Do not drink too much,
      But drink for your thirst;
      And that, more or less,
      Will keep your body in health.
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