greòd

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From English crowd

Noun

greòd m (genitive singular greòid, plural greòid or greòdan) (Skye, Argyll)

crowd, group, large amount
- 1880s?, Màiri Mhòr nan Òran, Soraidh leis an Nollaig Ùir:
  Dh'iasgach chaimheineach le snòd,
  'S iad nan greòdan ris a' bhruaich.
  To fish for little brown trout with tippet,
  And them in their crowds against the bank

Further reading

Edward Dwelly (1911) “greòd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “greòd”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN

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