Scottish Gaelic

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Bòil-sheillean 's sgeapean
Bee boles and skeps
Kellie Castle Garden, Fife, Scotland
 
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Etymology

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bòl (bole) +‎ sheillean (bee, lenited form of seillean)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bòl-sheillean m (genitive singular bòl-sheillean, plural bòil-sheillean)

  1. bee bole

See also

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See also

References

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  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Edward Dwelly (1911) “bòl-sheillean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN; accessed on 8 May 2015.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Bauer, Mìchael. bee in "Am Faclair Beag". Accessed 8 May 2015.