sgall

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English scald.

Alternative forms

• sgald

Verb

sgall (past sgall, future sgallaidh, verbal noun sgalladh, past participle sgallta)

1. scald
2. trouble, disturb

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Norse skalli.

Noun

sgall m (genitive singular sgaill, plural sgallan)

1. baldness
2. bald head
3. scall, scab

Derived terms

• sgallta (“bald, bare”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “sgall”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC