iochd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish icht (“kindness, clemency, trust, confidence”).

Noun

iochd m

mercy, pity, compassion, grace

Derived terms

iochdmhor (“clement, compassionate, humane, merciful, kind”, adjective)

References

C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 icht”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

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