bùrach

See also: burach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːrəx/

Noun

bùrach

1. the act of digging
2. a turning-over or searching of the earth
3. mess, guddle, confusion, disorder, shambles
4. (obsolete) an exploit, military feat of valour
5. (obsolete) a file of soldiers
6. (obsolete) a swelling or tumour

Descendants

• → Scots: boorach, bourach
• → English: clusterbùrach