Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
borb /bɔrɔb/ 
bua. coi. buirbe
1 fierce 2 brutish, harsh, rude 3 cruel 4 barbaric, savage, uncivil(ised) |
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borb /bɔrɔb/
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. buirb
1 brute 2 barbarian, savage |
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borb /bɔrɔb/
gn. ag. -adh
1 inflame! 2 swell! 3 become enraged, become furious! |
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DiarDaoin Borb
Holy/Maundy Thursday |
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sluagh a tà borb
a people which is uncouth, an uncouth people (poetic) |
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am burraidh borb a tha annad!
you ignorant ruffian! |
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ar leis gun robh iad borb
it seemed to him that they were rude |
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cho borb ri madadh-allaidh
as savage as a bear with a sore head (fig.) |
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borb-ràdh /bɔrɔb raː/
fir. gin. -a, iol. -an
barbarism, vulgarism (of speech, etc.) |
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borb-bhriathar /bɔrɔb vrʲiəhər/
fir. gin. -air, iol. -thran
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borb-bhriathrach /bɔrɔb vrʲiərəx/
bua. coi. -aiche
1 pertaining to or abounding in barbarisms 2 pertaining to or abounding in rude/fierce speech |
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dol a-mach borb
uncouth behaviour |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
borb
buirbe, a. Fierce, furious, violent. 2 Passionate, raging. 3 Outrageous. 4 Strong. 5 Savage. ...an còrr |
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borb
-uirb, sm Tyrant, oppressor. |
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borb
* va Enflame, swell.‡‡2 Get enraged. Bhorb a chas, his foot enflamed; bh...an còrr |
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àrdan
-ain, sm Pride, haughtiness. 2 Anger, wrath. 3 Height, eminence, hillock. 4 n pl of àr...an còrr |
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beudach
-aiche, a Hurtful, iniquitous. 2 Blemished. 3 Mournful, dismal. 4** Guilty. 5** Fatal. 6** Gl...an còrr |
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triath
gen triaith, tréith & -a, pl tréith & -an, sm Lord, king, chief, noble,...an còrr |
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borbadh
-aidh, sm Raging, swelling. 2 Fierceness. 3 Haughtiness. 4 Enflaming. 5* Enraging, getting fu...an còrr |
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boirb-bhriathrach
see borb-bhriathrach. |
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borb-bhriathar
** sm Barbarism. |
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borb-bhriathrach
-aiche, a. Speaking fiercely or rudely. 2 Vainglorious. 3* Furious. |
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borb-choigreach
‡‡ -ich, sm Foreigner. |
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borb-ràdh
** sm Barbarism. |
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borb-smachdail
a. Arbitrary, imperious. |
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buirbe
gen sing f and comp of borb. |
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