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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Probably ultimately of imitative origin, possibly borrowed through a Germanic language (compare Icelandic baula (“to low”)).[1]
Noun
bòilich f (genitive singular bòiliche, plural bòilichean)
- bluster, blustering, boasting
Usage notes
- Can be used as a verbal noun:
- Bha e daonnan a' bòilich. ― He was always boasting.
Synonyms
References
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “bòilich”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN