rùsg

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish rúsc, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (compare Welsh rhisgl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rˠuːs̪k/

Noun

rùsg m (genitive singular rùisg, plural rùsgan)

1. external covering, rind, skin, husk
2. bark (of a tree)
3. fleece (of wool)
4. shell

Verb

rùsg (past rùsg, future rùsgaidh, verbal noun rùsgadh, past participle rùsgte)

1. beat, strike, pelt

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “rùsg”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rúsc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language