bùrach

See also: burach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Verbal noun of bùraich (“to dig, delve”), related to Irish búrach (“trench, pit, excavation; fury, rage”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bhergh- (“to hide”), distantly cognate with English English bury and burrow.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpuːrəx/

Noun

bùrach

the act of digging
a turning-over or searching of the earth
mess, guddle, confusion, disorder, shambles
(obsolete) an exploit, military feat of valour
(obsolete) a file of soldiers
(obsolete) a swelling or tumour

Descendants

→ Scots: boorach, bourach
→ English: clusterbùrach

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