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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish lobaid (“decays, rots, putrefies; wastes away”).
Verb
lobh (present analytic lobhann, future analytic lobhfaidh, verbal noun lobhadh, past participle lofa)
- (transitive, intransitive) rot, decay
Conjugation
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lobh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lobaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish lobaid (“decays, rots, putrefies; wastes away”).
Verb
lobh (past lobh, future lobhaidh, verbal noun lobhadh, past participle lobhte)
- rot, putrefy, decompose
- become or make putrid
- stink
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “lobh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lobaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language