greòd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From English crowd

Noun

greòd m (genitive singular greòid, plural greòid or greòdan)

1. (Skye, Argyll) crowd, group, large amount
   • 1880s?, Màiri Mhòr nan Òran, Soraidh leis an Nollaig Ùir:

     Dh'iasgach chaimheineach le snòd,
     'S iad nan greòdan ris a' bhruaich.

     To fish for little brown trout with tippet,
     And them in their crowds against the bank

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “greòd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “greòd”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[2], Stirling, →ISBN