bìth

See also: bith, bíth, bið, biþ, and bith-

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bí (“pitch”), from Proto-Celtic *bitu, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷétu (compare English cud).

Noun

bìth f (genitive singular bìthe, no plural)

  1. glue, gum
  2. birdlime
  3. resin
  4. tar, bitumen
  5. pith
  6. caulking

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References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “bìth”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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