gille-brìghde

See also: gille-Brìghde

Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

gille-brìghde m (genitive singular gille-bhrìghde, plural gillean-brìghde)

  1. a personal name meaning 'servant of [Saint] Brigid'
  2. oystercatcher, due to the bird's association in folklore with Saint Brigid

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