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gwàsk.
to be careful, cautious, attentive to error or harm, to act carefully, to take care
Usage notes
This word does not express ‘careful’ in the sense of ‘thorough, painstaking’.
Etymology
< NLem gwisk‑a
< LMLem, MLem gwisk‑ar
< OLem gwisk‑ ‘(be) careful’
< PLem *gwisk‑, sk̑-present of
< PIE *kʷei̯s‑ ‘perceive, pay attention’
Cognates
Eng cure (via Lat cūra ‘care’), Ir (Munster) chí ‘see’