erch

Welsh (Colloquial)

/ɛrχ/

adj
Definitions
  • (obsolete) mottled, speckled
  • (obsolete) frightful, terrible, awful

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Irish erch (salmon, perch) derived from Old Irish erc.

Origin

Old Irish

erc

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