crios-Chuchulainn

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

crios (“belt”) + Cuchulainn. Named for its medical use in mythology by Cú Chulainn, who bathed in meadowsweet to soothe the effects of apoplexy which would disfigure him.

Noun

crios-Chuchulainn m

  1. meadowsweet
    Synonyms: airgead-luachra, lus nan gillean òga
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