rùisg

See also: ruisg

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish *rúiscid (“to strip the bark from”), from Old Irish rúsc (“bark”). Compare Irish rúisc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rˠuːʃc/

Verb

rùisg (past rùisg, future rùisgidh, verbal noun rùsgadh, past participle rùisgte)

1. bare, strip, denude
2. reveal, disclose, discover, expose
3. peel, skin, pare, chafe
4. shear, fleece
5. blanch

Derived terms

• casruisgte