Where does “drùisear” come from?

drùisear (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic drùis, from Middle Irish drúis, from Old Irish drús, from Old Irish drúth — wanton, unchaste.

drùisear (Scottish Gaelic): whoremonger, fornicator, lecher

Definitions

  1. whoremonger, fornicator, lecher

Ancestry of “drùisear”, step by step

drùisear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic drùis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdrùislechery, licentiousness, lust; ooze, perspiration
2Middle Irishdrúislust, concupiscence
3Old Irishdrúshot-blooded or amorous disposition; hot-lust,...
4Old Irishdrúthwanton, unchaste

via Scottish Gaelic ear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceareast
2Old Irishánverbal noun of aigid
3Old Irishairfor

Words derived from “drùisear”

Every word from Old Irish drúth →Every word from Old Irish drús →Every word from Middle Irish drúis →