breac an t-sìl

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From breac (“speckled/piebald creature”) +‎ sìol (“seed”).

Noun

breac an t-sìl m (plural breacan sìl)

  1. the pied wagtail, Motacilla alba yarrellii
  2. wagtail (more generally)

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “breac an t-sìl”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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