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sgreab

sgreab

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

sgreab f ‎(genitive singular sgreaba, plural sgreaban)

  1. scab, blotch
  2. mange
  3. the itch
  4. scurf
  5. anthrax
  6. crust
  7. thin layer or film of dirt, etc.

Derived terms

  • sgreab-chinn f ‎(“dandruff”)

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

Etymology

Compare Middle Irish screm f ‎(“surface, skin, film”).

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