bùrach
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See also: burach
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verbal noun of bùraich (“to dig, delve”), related to Irish búrach (“trench, pit, excavation; fury, rage”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bhergh- (“to hide”), distantly cognate with English English bury and burrow.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bùrach
- the act of digging
- a turning-over or searching of the earth
- mess, guddle, confusion, disorder, shambles
- (obsolete) an exploit, military feat of valour
- (obsolete) a file of soldiers
- (obsolete) a swelling or tumour
Descendants
[edit]- → Scots: boorach, bourach
- → English: clusterbùrach