measg

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish mescaid (“mixes”, verb) (compare Irish measc), from Proto-Celtic *miskati, from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mesk/

Verb

measg (past mheasg, future measgaidh, verbal noun measgadh, past participle measgte)

  1. mix
  2. stir, move
  3. mingle

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
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