bòid

See also: boid

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • mòid

Etymology

From Old Irish bóit, móit, from Latin vōtum (“a promise, dedication, vow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /b̊ɔːd̊ʲ/, /pɔːtʲ/

Noun

bòid f (genitive singular bòide, plural bòidean)

  1. vow, solemn promise
  2. oath, swearing

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
bòidbhòid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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
  • “móit, móid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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