tobhta

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Norse toft, from Proto-Germanic *tumftō.

Noun

tobhta f (genitive singular tobhta, plural tobhtaichean)

  1. ruin
    chunnaic sinn tobhta - we saw a ruin

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Norse þofta, from Proto-Germanic *þuftōn.

Noun

tobhta m or f (genitive singular tobhta, plural tobhtaichean)

  1. thwart (seat on a boat)