cruaidh

Gaelic (Scots)

adj
Definitions
  • hard
  • callous
  • harsh

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish crúaid (harsh, strict, stern, hard, hardy) inherited from Proto-Celtic *kroudis inherited from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (blood of a wound, fresh blood, raw meat, blood outside the body).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*krewh₂-

Gloss

blood of a wound, fresh blood, raw meat, blood outside the body

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