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

Mutation of bòid
radical lenition
bòid bhòid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “bòid”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “móit, móid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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