sgreab

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Middle Irish screm f (“surface, skin, film”).

Noun

sgreab f (genitive singular sgreaba, plural sgreaban)

  1. scab, blotch
  2. mange
  3. the itch
  4. scurf
  5. anthrax
  6. crust
  7. thin layer or film of dirt, etc.

Derived terms

  • sgreab-chinn f (“dandruff”)

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “sgreab”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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