speal

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English

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Noun

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speal

  1. Only used in speal-bone (shoulder bone)

Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish spelaid, said by DIL to be from Middle English pelen (peel), though the s- remains unexplained.[1] The noun is derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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speal (present analytic spealann, future analytic spealfaidh, verbal noun spealadh, past participle spealta)

  1. to scythe, mow

Conjugation

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Noun

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speal f (genitive singular speile, nominative plural speala)

  1. scythe

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “spelaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 349, page 120

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish spelaid, said by DIL to be from Middle English pelen (peel), though the s- remains unexplained.[1] The noun is derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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speal (past speal, future spealaidh, verbal noun spealadh, past participle spealte)

  1. mow, cut down, scythe
  2. use cutting words

Noun

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speal f (genitive singular speala, plural spealan)

  1. scythe, scythe-blade

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “spelaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language