rùsg

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish rúsc, from Proto-Celtic *rūsklo- (compare Welsh rhisgl).

Noun

rùsg m (genitive singular rùisg, plural rùsgan)

  1. external covering]], rind, skin, husk
  2. bark (of a tree)
  3. fleece (of wool)
  4. shell

Etymology 2

Verb

rùsg (past rùsg, future rùsgaidh, verbal noun rùsgadh, past participle rùsgte)

  1. beat, strike, pelt

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