buail
Gaelic (Scots)
/ˈbuɪl/
verb
Definitions
- strike, hit, bang, beat, smite, knock, pelt, rap, thrust, thump
- thrash, thresh corn
- coin
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish búalaid.
Origin
Old Irish
búalaid
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- búalaid Old Irish
- clò Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- clò-bhuail Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- clò-bhualadair Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- frith-bhuail Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic