v1.0
Published 01/10/24
Register
The following table is a summary register of headwords discussed in this work, along with their probable etymons.
< indicates the Scottish Gaelic word is a loan-word, involving morphemic importation, with more or less phonemic
substitution
← indicates the Scottish Gaelic word is a loan-shift, involving complete morphemic substitution
⇐ indicates the Scottish Gaelic word is a loan-blend, involving part morphemic importation, part morphemic
substitution
/ introduces an alternative etymon
ln: introduces the loan-name from which the item (which is not considered a loan-word) was borrowed
There are 239 headwords. A few headwords have more than one etymon, and the figure in Column A represents the total number of headwords according to their etymons. The figures in Columns B–G represent the number of headwords identified as loans (whether loan-words, loan-shifts or loan-blends) from the languages indicated; alternative etymons introduced by ‘/ ’ do not affect the totals. Percentage totals are rounded. The figure in Column H represents the number of headwords whose etymons are unknown or so uncertain as to be impossible to categorise. The figure in Column I represents the number of headwords considered to be loan-names or ghost words.
Headwords in Column A are linked to their respective entries.
The provenance of Scottish Gaelic words claimed to be from Old Norse
| pub. ↕ |
A SG 243 (100%) ↕ |
B EG 67 (28%) ↕ |
C ON 60 (25%) ↕ |
D Scots 73 (30%) ↕ |
E Eng. 19 (8%) ↕ |
F Fr./Dut. 1/1 (1%) ↕ |
G Lat. 8 (3%) ↕ |
H ? 6 (2%) ↕ |
I ∅ 8 (3%) ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | abhsadh | (EG allsaḋ) | ⇐ ON halsa | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | abhsporag | < ON *hals-gróp | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | acaire | (EG accaire) | < ON akkeri | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | acarsaid | (EG accarsóit) | < ON akkerissæti | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | achlais | (EG ochsal) | < Lat. axilla | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | adhastar | EG aḋastar | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | àibheis | (EG aḃis) | < Lat. abyssus | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | ailm | < MDut. helm | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | aiseal | Ir. aiseal | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | aiteal | EG etal | |||||||
| forthcoming | alc | < ON alka | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | amall | < Scots aml, ammel | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | amar | ln: ON *Hamar— | Ø | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | amhas | EG aṁus | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | amulaid | ? | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | aoidh | < CSc. *aið | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | àrainn | EG aḋ- + rann-/rind- | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | àrmann | (EG armann) | < ON ármann acc. | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | arspag | ⇐ ON svart-bak acc. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | asaileag | ⇐ ON *haf-svala | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | aular | EG aṁlaḃar | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bac | < ON bakka obl. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bacbòrd | < Scots backburd | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bacstoc | < ON bakkstokka pl. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | 1 bàgh | < ON vág acc. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | 2 bàgh | ? | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | baghan | ⇐ ON maga obl. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | 1 bailc | < Scots balk | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | 2 bailc | EG balc, bailc | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bàirlinn | EG barr + linn | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | ballan | ⇐ ON bolla obl. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | ballart | < Scots ballast | / Eng. ballast | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | ball-laoghan | SG ball-laoghan | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | 1 bara | < Scots barra | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | 2 bara | SG 1bara | / ON bora | / Scots bor | ? | ||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bàrr | EG barr | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bastal | < MEng. bustle | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bàta | < OEng. bāt | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | being | < Scots bink | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | beirgh | < ON bergi dat. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | beòir | < ON bjór acc. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bhal (-bhal) | ln: ON *-fjall | Ø | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | biafal | < ON bjalfa acc. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | biceir | < Scots bicker | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bìdeadh | ⇐ Scots bite | / Eng. bite | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | binndeal | < Eng. bendel | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | biorsamaid | ⇐ Scots bismar | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | biota | < ON bytta | |||||||
| forthcoming | birlinn | < ON byrðing acc. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bladair | ⇐ Scots bledder | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | blanndaidh | < Scots blandi- | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bleideag | ⇐ Scots blitek | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bleidir | < Eng. blatterer or bleater | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bliong | < Scots *bling | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | blog | < OScots blok, block, bloke | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | boc | OG boc(c) | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bòcan | ⇐ Scots bawkie | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bòd | < Scots bode, bod | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bodha | < ON boða obl. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bodhaig | < MScots bouik, bowik | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bogha | < ON boga obl. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | boiteag | ⇐ MScots *bot(t) | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bòl | < Lat. bŏvĕllum | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bòrd | (EG bord(d)) | < OEng. bord | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | Borgh | ln: ON *Borg nom./acc. | Ø | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bot | < ON botn | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | brabhd | < Scots brad, brawd | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | brag | < ON brak | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | branndair | ⇐ Scots brander, brainder | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | 1 brat | OG bratt | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | 2 *brat | < ON bratt- | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | brìg | < Scots brek | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | briogais | < Scots breeks pl. | / Northern Eng. breeks | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | brisgean | ⇐ Scots brisk | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | brod | EG brot | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bròg | < OEng. brōc | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | brot | ? | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | brùc | SG brùchd, EG brúcht | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | 1 bruga | < Scots brug(g) | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | 2 bruga, s.v. brùc | ||||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | buanna | EG búanna | |||||||
| forthcoming | builionn | (EG bulḃing) | < AN bullion | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | buna-bhuachaill | SG muir-bhuachaill | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bunndaist | < Scots poundage | / Eng. poundage | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bunnsaidh | EG bun(n)saiġḋe | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | busg | < Scots busk | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | 1 buta, s.v. biota | ||||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | 2 buta | < Scots butty | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | bùth | < ON búð | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | buthaigear | ⇐ Scots *boker | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | cabhall | < Late Lat. cavella | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | cachaileith | EG coṁchlíath | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | cairb | (OG corb(b)) | < Lat. corbis | ||||||
| forthcoming | càl | < Pre-Lit. Scots *cāl | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | calaban | SG calpan pl. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | callaid | (EG callóid) | < Lat. collātĭo | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | †callair | (Ir. callaire) | Ø | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | callan | (Ir. callán) | ⇐ Eng. call | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | calmanta | EG calma | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | calpa | EG colpthae | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | cambar | < ON kambr, /⇐ kamb acc. |
/⇐ Scots kamb | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | camp | < ON kamp acc. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | campar | EG campar | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | caparaid | ⇐ Scots cabal, cabble | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | carbh | < ON karfa acc. (boat) | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | càrbhair (carbhair) | (⇐ Scots carvel) | ⇐ Eng. carvel | ||||||
| forthcoming | carbhanach | SG carbh/(garbhanach) | < ON karfa acc. (fish) | ||||||
| forthcoming | casadh | EG casaḋ | |||||||
| forthcoming | ceap | OG cepp | |||||||
| forthcoming | ceapaire | SG ceap | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | ceig | < Scots cake | |||||||
| forthcoming | ceis | (SG cèis) | < Scots case | / Eng. case | |||||
| forthcoming | cìlean | SG cìlinn, cìlig | < Scots k(e)illin(g) | / Eng. keeling | |||||
| forthcoming | ciosan | (EG ces, SG ceis) | ⇐ Scots kessi | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | cnap | < ON knapp acc. | |||||||
| forthcoming | cnòdan | SG *cnòd | (Scots crooner, †crointer, Ulster-Scots grunt) | (Eng. grunt(er)) | |||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | colbh | EG colḃa | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | cràigheadh | SG †crò + gèadh | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | dail | < ON dali dat. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | dais | EG dais(s) | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | dèilig | / Scots deling, del(l)ing | < Eng. dealing | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | dìg (×3) | (EG díc) | < ON díki | < Scots dyke | < OEng. dīc | ||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | dileadh | SG dil (sil) | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | diosg | (EG desc) | < Lat. discus | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | dìrid | SG dìrid | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | doca | < ON dǫkk | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | dorgh | < ON dorg | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | drabh | < Scots draff | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | dragh (×2) | < ON draga | < Scots draw | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | dreòlan (×2 drollaire) | EG deróil | ⇐ Scots drail, dral(l) | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | driog | < Scots dreg | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | drip | < Scots trip | / Eng. trip | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | druaip | < MEng. drōpe, droupe | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | duairc | EG dúairc | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | duatharachd (duathar) | SG dubharachd (dubhar) | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | duil fhear | ⇐ Scots dool, dule | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | dùn | SG dùn | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | durga | < Scots durg, dorg | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | dus | < Scots doose, douse | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | dùsal | ⇐ Scots doze, dozen | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | ealbhar | ⇐ Scots elf | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | eilean | EG ailén | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | fachach | SG fach + -ach | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | fang | < Scots fang, fank | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | faoilinn | (SG aoir) | < CSc. ø̨yrr or ø̨yri acc./dat. | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | farbhas | EG forḃas | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | fàrradh | ⇐ ON fóðra vb, fóðr | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | fastaidh | EG fastaiġiḋ | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | fèile | EG éle | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | Fèinn | EG f ían | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | feist | < ON festi acc. / dat. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | feòirling | < OEng. fēorþling | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | fid | < ON fit | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | flathadh (gen.) | EG flaith | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | fleodrainn | ⇐ Scots flatter, flatterin | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | flod (air flod) | ⇐ MScots on flot(e) | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | fòla | < Scots waw, *wall | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | foraileach | EG furáil + ach | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | forc | (EG forc) | < Lat. furca | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | fors | < ON fors | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | fosglan | ⇐ Scots *foskal, faskal | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | frachd | < Scots fracht | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | fuidh | < Eng. fie | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | fuine | EG fuine | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | fulmair | < Scots fulmar, *foumar | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | gab | (SG gab (gob)) | < Scots gab | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | gad | EG gat | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | gadhar | EG gaġar | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | gailbheach | EG gailḃech | |||||||
| forthcoming | gàrradh | < ON garð acc. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | gawlin | SG gobhlan | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | geadas | < Scots geds pl. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | geàrraidh | < ON gerði | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | gearrbhall | ← ON geirfugl | |||||||
| forthcoming | geinn | EG genn, geinn | |||||||
| forthcoming | glòmach | SG glòmainn, glòmadh | ⇐ Scots gloamin | ||||||
| forthcoming | gobhal | EG gaḃul | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | gòcaireachd | ⇐ Scots gowk | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | gocaman | cf. SG gog | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | goillir | SG *goibhlear | |||||||
| forthcoming | greòd | < ON grjót | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | hamhn | < ON hǫfn | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | iall | EG íall | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | làmhaidh | < ON lang-vé | |||||||
| forthcoming | langa | < ON langa | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | luaireag | EG lúath + -óc | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | lumhair | (Ir. lúmhaire) | Ø | ||||||
| forthcoming | lunnd | (SG lùm) | < Scots loom | (Eng. lant) | |||||
| forthcoming | mealbhach | (SG mealbh) | ⇐ MEng. *belw | ||||||
| forthcoming | mealbhan | (SG mealbh) | ⇐ MEng. *belw | ||||||
| forthcoming | meallach | SG meall + -ach | |||||||
| forthcoming | meilearach | SG mil-fheurach | |||||||
| forthcoming | millteach | SG meill + -(t)each | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | oglaidh | EG ocal, ocla | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | piorradh | ⇐ Scots birr, pirr | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | pit | (OG pit) | < OEng. pyt(t) | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | pleadhan | < Scots *pleuchan- | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | 1 plod | < Scots flot, flote | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | 2 plod | < MEng. plod(de) | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | poile | < Scots pull | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | pònair | ⇐ ON baunir pl. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | port (-port) | ln: ON *-fjǫrð acc. | Ø | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | pràdhainn | < MScots brayn(e), brane | / MEng. brayn | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | pronnasg | < MScots brinstane, brynstan(e) | / MEng. brinstane | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | punnan | Ø | |||||||
| forthcoming | reang | < Scots reng | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | ròcas | < Scots rauks pl. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | ruideag | ⇐ ON ryt | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | sainnseal | < Scots handsel | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | seall | EG sell | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | sgàireag | ⇐ ON skári | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | sgarbh | < ON skarf acc. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | sglumach | (SG sgliùrach) | (⇐ EScots *skrile) | Ø | |||||
| forthcoming | sgor | / ON skor | / Scots score | ? | |||||
| forthcoming | sgòr | < Scots scaur | |||||||
| forthcoming | sgòrradh | ⇐ ON skorða | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | sgrabair | ⇐ Scots scrabe, scraib | |||||||
| forthcoming | sìoman | ⇐ ON síma nt./obl. m. | |||||||
| forthcoming | spàirn | (EG spairn) | < Eng. sparring | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | starrag | / EG *s-tor/sparr/SG *stàrr | / ON starr or starri | / Scots sture, stare | ? | ||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | steàrnal | SG stàirn + -al | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | sùlaire | ⇐ ON súla | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | tabh, an | < ON haf | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | tàbh | < ON háf acc. | |||||||
| forthcoming | tanga | < ON tanga obl. | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | tapadh | (OG tap) | ⇐ MEng. hap(p)(e) | ||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | tiùrr | < MScots s(c)hor(e), s(c)hoir | |||||||
| 01/10/24 v1.0 | trìlleachan | EG trílech | |||||||
| forthcoming | 1 trosg | < ON þorsk acc. | |||||||
| forthcoming | 2 trosg | EG trost | |||||||
| forthcoming | ucas | < ON *uksa acc. | |||||||
| forthcoming | udabac | < Scots *outback | |||||||
| forthcoming | ùdail | < Scots oold | |||||||
| forthcoming | udrathad | ⇐ Scots outroad, ootroad | |||||||
| forthcoming | uga | < Scots ug, ugg | |||||||
| forthcoming | ulbh voc. | SG *bhulbh (bhalbh) | |||||||
| forthcoming | urrachdag | ⇐ Scots oorack (oorach) | |||||||
| forthcoming | urrdh | < ON urð | |||||||
| forthcoming | ùspairn | SG spàirn (uislinn) |