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Where does “garbhag” come from?

garbhag (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scots garvie — sprat.

garbhag (Scottish Gaelic): sprat; small herring; garvie

Definitions

  1. sprat; small herring; garvie

Ancestry of “garbhag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsgarviesprat
Every word from Scots garvie →