bòilich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Probably ultimately of imitative origin, possibly borrowed through a Germanic language (compare Icelandic baula (“to low”)).[1]

Noun

bòilich f (genitive singular bòiliche, plural bòilichean)

  1. bluster, blustering, boasting

Usage notes
  • Can be used as a verbal noun:
    Bha e daonnan a' bòilich. ― He was always boasting.

Synonyms

References
  1. MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “bòilich”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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