rùsg

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish rúsc, from Proto-Celtic *ruskos (compare Welsh rhisgl).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rùsg m (genitive singular rùisg, plural rùsgan)

  1. external covering, rind, skin, husk
  2. bark (of a tree)
  3. fleece (of wool)
  4. shell

Verb[edit]

rùsg (past rùsg, future rùsgaidh, verbal noun rùsgadh, past participle rùsgte)

  1. beat, strike, pelt

Further reading[edit]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “rùsg”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rúsc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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