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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

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

Words derived from “drùisear”

  • drùisearachd
Every word from Old Irish drúth →