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hegal - Etymological Basque Dictionary-French-Spanish-English(XIth c.) Wing. Perhaps cognate with heda- "to extend".
(s. XI) Ala. Acaso emparentado con heda- "extender".
(XIe s.) Aile. Peut-être apparenté à heda- "étendre".
Ostrich (Zool.). From hegal "wing" and alper "lazy".
Avestruz (Zool.). De hegal "ala" y alper "perezosa".
Autruche (Bot.). De hegal "aile" et alper "paresseuse".
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