imlich

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• ilmich, ilimich

Etymology

From Old Irish imm + ligid (“about-lick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈimilɪç/

Verb

imlich (past dh'imlich, future imlichidh, verbal noun imlich or imleach, past participle imlichte)

1. lick, lap

Further reading

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “imlich”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN