àrdaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ardaigid (“raises”), equivalent to àrd (“high”) +‎ -ich.

Verb

àrdaich (past dh'àrdaich, future àrdaichidh, verbal noun àrdachadh, past participle àrdaichte)

1. exalt, extol, elevate, raise aloft, heighten, promote
2. increase

Related terms

• àirde
• àrdanach

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “àrdaich”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ardaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language