farspag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Norse svartbakr

Pronunciation

Noun

farspag f (genitive singular farspaige, plural farspagan)

  1. great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)
    Synonyms: arspag, farspach

References

  1. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh