lùb

See also: lub, lúb, and łub

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lúb, from a Germanic language, probably Old Norse hlaup (“a run”), used in the sense of a "running knot", from hlaupa (“to leap, run”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to leap, run”). Compare Swedish löp-knut (“loop-knot”), Danish løb-knude (“a running knot”), Danish løb (“a course”).

Noun

lùb f (genitive singular lùib, plural lùban)

1. bend, curve, bow
2. meander
3. coil, loop, noose
4. (knitting) stitch

Synonyms

• (curve): bogha
• (loop): dul

Derived terms

• lùbach

Verb

lùb (past lùb, future lùbaidh, verbal noun lùbadh, past participle lùbte)

1. bend, curve
2. bow, stoop

Synonyms

• crom