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ligh

ligh

Irish

Verb

ligh (present analytic líonn, future analytic lífidh, verbal noun , past participle lite)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) lick
  2. (transitive) fawn on

Conjugation

References

  • "ligh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • 1 ligid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ligid, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-. Cognates include English lick, Russian лиза́ть (lizátʹ).

Verb

ligh (past ligh, future lighidh, verbal noun , past participle lighte)

  1. (archaic) lick

Conjugation

Tense \ Voice Active Passive
Present a' --
Past ligh ligheadh
Future lighidh lighear
Conditional ligheadh lighteadh

Synonyms

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
  • 1 ligid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.