brùidealachd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From brùideil (“barbarous, bestial, brutal, brutish, violent”) +‎ -achd. Compare Irish brúidiúlacht.

Noun

brùidealachd f

  1. brutality, beastliness
  2. coarseness, savageness, barbarism, violence
  • brùid (“brute, beast, brutal person”)

References

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