lobh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lobaid (decays, rots, putrefies; wastes away).

Verb

lobh (present analytic lobhann, future analytic lobhfaidh, verbal noun lobhadh, past participle lofa)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) rot, decay

Conjugation

References

  • "lobh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • lobaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lobaid (decays, rots, putrefies; wastes away).

Verb

lobh (past lobh, future lobhaidh, verbal noun lobhadh, past participle lobhte)

  1. rot, putrefy, decompose
  2. become or make putrid
  3. stink

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
  • lobaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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