draoidh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish druï, druí (“druid; magician, wizard, diviner”) (compare Irish draoi), from Proto-Celtic *dru-wid- (“tree-knower”) (compare Welsh dryw), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”) + *weyd- (“to know”).

Noun

draoidh m (genitive singular draoidh, plural draoidhean)

(dated or historical) druid
sorcerer, wizard, magician, conjurer
philosopher
morose person
wizard (computing program)
a priest, magician, or soothsayer in the ancient Celtic religion.

Synonyms

(sorcerer): buidseach

Derived terms

draoidheachd f (“sorcery, druidism, magic”)
eun-druidh m (“augur”)

References

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “druí”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

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