barrantachd
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish barántacht f (“protection”), from baránta (“warrant, authority, guarantee; guarantor, surety”).
Noun
barrantachd f (genitive singular barrantachd, plural barrantachdan)
- verbal noun of barrantaich
- guarantee, warrant
- commission
- authenticity
Synonyms
- (guarantee): urras
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “barrantachd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “barántacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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