scoith

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish scothaid, from scoth (point, edge (of weapon)), from Proto-Celtic *skutā, from Proto-Indo-European *skewt- (to cut).

Pronunciation

Verb

scoith (present analytic scoitheann, future analytic scoithfidh, verbal noun scoitheadh, past participle scoite)

  1. to strip off (to remove by stripping)
  2. to wean
  3. to cut off

Conjugation

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 56

Further reading

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