ceapag

ceapag
a verse, an impromptu verse, carelessly sung verse, Early Irish cepóc, a chorus song: a rare word in Irish, and said to be Scottish Gaelic for Irish aidbsi, great chorus. From ceap, catch? cf. English catch, a chorus verse. Zimmer suggests that it stands Ce Póc, "kiss here", (?) sung by the girls as a refrain at gatherings!

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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