rùsg

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /rˠuːs̪k/

    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

    Verb

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

    1. beat, strike, pelt

    Further reading

    • Edward Dwelly (1911), “rùsg”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 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
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