Etymology

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Today it means: A single-masted ship propelled by oars, usually indicating a Scottish title associated with islands. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic long-fhada
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromlong-fhada“galley”
  2. English todaylymphad

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic long-fhada (“galley”, literally “long ship”).

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