arspag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Norse svartbakr

Pronunciation

Noun

arspag f (genitive singular arspaige, plural arspagan)

  1. great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)
    Synonyms: farspag, farspach

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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