rùsg

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

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

Noun

rùsg m (genitive singular rùisg, plural rùsgan)

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

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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

1. beat, strike, pelt

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “rùsg”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rúsc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language