iochd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish icht (“kindness, clemency, trust, confidence”).

Noun

iochd m

  1. mercy, pity, compassion, grace

Derived terms

  • iochdmhor (“clement, compassionate, humane, merciful, kind”, adjective)

References

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