trèig

See also: tréig

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• tréig (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish tréicid (“abandons, forsakes, leaves, foregoes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ʰɾeːc/

Verb

trèig (past thrèig, future trèigidh, verbal noun trèigsinn or trèigeadh, past participle trèigte)

1. to abandon, forsake, desert

   Mo Dhia, mo Dhia, carson a thrèig thu mi? ― My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?