àrd-rìgh

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From àrd- (high-) +‎ rìgh (king).

Noun

àrd-rìgh m (genitive singular àrd-rìgh, plural àrd-rìghrean)

  1. emperor, high king, monarch

See also

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “àrd-rìgh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN