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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Probably from Old Norse herað (literally “district”), or perhaps Old Norse hærri (literally “higher”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Na Hearadh f pl
- Harris (an island in Na h-Eileanan Siar council area, Scotland)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
Further reading
- Colin Mark (2003) The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 731