sgall
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English scald.
Alternative forms
- sgald
Verb
sgall (past sgall, future sgallaidh, verbal noun sgalladh, past participle sgallta)
- scald
- trouble, disturb
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old Norse skalli.
Noun
sgall m (genitive singular sgaill, plural sgallan)
- baldness
- bald head
- scall, scab
Derived terms
- sgallta (“bald, bare”)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “sgall”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)