scamh

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Irish

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Etymology

From Middle Irish scomaid.

Pronunciation

Verb

scamh (present analytic scamhann, future analytic scamhfaidh, verbal noun scamhadh, past participle scafa) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. (transitive) peel, scale, strip, lay bare
  2. (intransitive) to be exposed
  3. (transitive) pare surface of, shave, plane down
  4. (intransitive) (of clothes) rub, fray; (of knitting) ravel

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