enteimar

Attested since the 18th century. From en- +‎ teima (“obsession, idée fixe”) +‎ -ar

• IPA^(key): [entejˈmaɾ]

enteimar (first-person singular present enteimo, first-person singular preterite enteimei, past participle enteimado)

1. (intransitive, or transitive with en) to insist, persist

   Synonyms: insistir, porfiar, teimar

2. (intransitive) to fixate on an idea; to become obsessed or develop an idée fixe
   • 1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:

     An que me trataches bén
     s'á vesita non pagàs
     dou ò demo pè ala poño
     nin me alembro de vòs màis.
     Q'èu, anque ben vós quero
     coma si forades rapàz
     tamen vos esquenzerei,
     como dea en enteimar.

     Although thou treated me well
     If the visit thou don't pay
     No way I'm putting a foot there
     Or remembering thou anymore
     Because, although I love thee well
     As if you were a bachelor,
     I'll forget thee
     In case I fixate [on this idea]

   Synonyms: cismar, teimar

• “enteimar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “enteimar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “enteimar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.