sgall

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English scald.

Alternative forms

Verb

sgall (past sgall, future sgallaidh, verbal noun sgalladh, past participle sgallta)

  1. scald
  2. trouble, disturb

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Norse skalli.

Noun

sgall m (genitive singular sgaill, plural sgallan)

  1. baldness
  2. bald head
  3. scall, scab
Derived terms

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “sgall”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
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