sgeap

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Scots skep (“beehive”), from Old English sceppe, itself from Old Norse skeppa (“basket”).

Noun

sgeap f (dative singular sgip, genitive singular sgeip or sgeapa, plural sgeapan or sgeapaichean)

  1. beehive
  2. straw basket or vessel

Further reading

  • “sgeap” in Faclair na Gàidhlig
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