cràidh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish cráidid, from Old Irish cráidid, a denominative from crád (“torment, anguish, misery”), whence the verbal noun cràdh. Cognate with Irish cráigh.

Verb

cràidh (past chràidh, future cràidhidh, verbal noun cràdh, past participle cràidhte)

1. torment, torture
2. pain, ache