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Where does “gruaim” come from?

gruaim (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish grúaim — sadness, gloom, ill-humour, surliness.

gruaim (Scottish Gaelic): churlishness, dudgeon, frown, gloom, grimace,...

Definitions

  1. churlishness, dudgeon, frown, gloom, grimace,...

Ancestry of “gruaim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgrúaimsadness, gloom, ill-humour, surliness

Words derived from “gruaim”

  • gruamach
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