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Where does “buail” come from?

buail (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish búalaid.

buail (Scottish Gaelic): strike, hit, bang, beat, smite, knock, pelt, rap,...

Definitions

  1. strike, hit, bang, beat, smite, knock, pelt, rap,...

Ancestry of “buail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbúalaid—

Words derived from “buail”

  • clò-bhualadair
  • clò-bhuail
  • frith-bhuail
Every word from Old Irish búalaid →