mealg

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Possibly derived from sealg, by way of reinterpretation of the first consonant through mutation.

Noun

mealg f (dative singular meilg, genitive singular meilge)

1. milt, soft roe

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “mealg”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “mealg”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[2], Stirling, →ISBN