afalar

afalar (first-person singular indicative present afalo, past participle afaláu)

1. to steer, guide (animals)
2. to encourage

• “afalar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “afalar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

• falar

Unclear. Either from falar (“to speak”), which in general is an intransitive verb; or from Old French affaler (“to pull down”), from Old Dutch afhalen (“to pick up”),^[1] from Proto-Germanic *halōną (“to fetch”).

• IPA^(key): /afaˈlaɾ/

afalar (first-person singular present afalo, first-person singular preterite afalei, past participle afalado)

1. (transitive) to goad; to steer, guide (the cattle or other animals)

   Synonyms: aguillar, tanguer

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “afalar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “afalar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “afalar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “afalar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN