From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Etymology 1
Probably from [en] [obsolete], [nl]; cognate with [da], [de], [de], [sv],
[sv].[1]
The noun is derived from the verb; compare [en] [obsolete], [nl].[2]
**** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind .
2. [en] Of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom : to shift, often forcefully and suddenly, from one side of a sailing vessel to the other.
3. * [page=271]
4. [en] Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.
5. [en] _Often as_ GYBE AT : to balk , hesitate , or vacillate when faced with a course of action , plan , or proposal .
***** Usage notes
Sense 3 (“to change tack”) is generally used of boats and other small sailing
craft; the corresponding manoeuvre in a sailing ship is [en].
***** Translations
[to shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom: to shift from one side of a sailing
vessel to the other]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[to change tack with the wind behind]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- German: [de]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] The act of gybing .
1. A sudden shift of a sail 's angle , or a sudden change in the direction that a vessel is sailing in.
2. A manoeuvre in which the stern of a sailing vessel crosses the wind , typically resulting in the forceful and sudden sweep of the boom from one side of the vessel to the other.
3. * [en]
2. [en] A sudden change in approach or direction; vacillation .
***** Alternative forms
- [en]
- [en] [now chiefly US]
***** Translations
[sudden shift of a sail's angle]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Hebrew: [he]
[trans-bottom]
[sailing manoeuvre]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[sudden change in approach or direction]
- Finnish: [fi]
[trans-bottom]
*** Etymology 2
_See_ [en].
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] .
**** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] .
*** References
References:
[1]. [part of speech=v]
[2]. [part of speech= _n. [2]_]
*** Anagrams
- [en]