trèig

See also: tréig

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish tréicid (abandons, forsakes, leaves, foregoes).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ʰɾeːc/

Verb

trèig (past thrèig, future trèigidh, verbal noun trèigsinn or trèigeadh, past participle trèigte)

  1. to abandon, forsake, desert
    Mo Dhia, mo Dhia, carson a thrèig thu mi?My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?