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etymological dictionary
borbhan, a purling sound; *borvo‑, a stem identical with bervo‑, seethe, Fr. Bourbon, Lat. ferveo, etc. Hence borbhanach, base, deep.
bòrc, sprout, swell; see bàrc.
bòrc-lunn, swell-wave (Hend.):
bòrd, a table, Ir., M. Ir., bord, W. bwrdd; from Ag. S., Norse bord.
bòrlanachd, mòrlanachd, compulsory labour for the proprietor; from Eng. bordland, as under bòrlum. Hence M‘Morland. The cairiste, done for proprietor (M‘K. and Carm.).
bòrlum, a strip of arable land (Hebrides); a frequent place name; from M. Eng. bordland, mensal land, especially the royal castle lands in the Highlands.
bòrlum, a sudden flux or vomiting, a flux; for bòrc-lum; see bòrc.
†borr, knob, pride, greatness, great, Ir., E. Ir. borr, *borso‑, bhorso‑; Lat. fastus (for farstus), pride; O. H. G. parrunga, superbia; allied to bàrr, q.v. Hence borrach, a haughty man, a protruding bank, a mountain grass.
bòsd, a boast, Ir. bósd (O’R.), W., Cor. bost; all from Eng. boast, itself of unknown origin.
bòsdan, a little box, Br. bouist; the G. is from early Sc. boyst, M. Eng. boiste, from O. Fr. boiste, Med.Lat. buxida (bossida), which is the Gr. πύξιδα. Hence also Eng. box, G. bosca.
bosgaire, applause (Sh.); bas+gaire, q.v. "palm-noise".
bot, a mound, river bank; cf. bught, botach, a reedy bog.
bòt, a boot; from M.E. bote, Eng. boot. Also bòtuinn, from Sc. booting, Fr. bottine, half-boot.
botaidh, a wooden vessel (size, half anker); formed from M. E. butte, Eng. butt, Fr. botte.
both, perturbation, a plash; see bodhbh.
both, bothan, a hut, bothie, Ir., M. Ir. bothán, both, W. bod, residence, Cor. bod, bos, *buto‑; Lit. bùtas, house; Eng. booth, Norse búð, Ger. bude; root bhu, be. Hence Eng. bothie.
bothar, a lane, street (A.M‘D.), Ir. bothar (Con.), bóthar, E. Ir. bóthar, *bâtro‑, *bâ-tro‑, root bā, go; Gr. ἔ‑βην, went, βαίνω, go; Skr. gâ, go; Eng. path.
botrumaid, a slattern, (M‘F.); see butrais.
botul, bottle, Ir. buideul, W. potel; from Eng. bottle.
botunn (Lewis), deep water pool (in moors); Norse, botn.
botus, a belly-worm; from M. E. bottes, pl. of bot, bott, of like meaning; Sc. batts. Origin unknown (Murray).
brà, bràth, a quern, Ir. bró, g. brón, E. Ir. bró, g. broon, mill-stone, *brevon‑, *bravon‑; Skr. grâvan‑; Lit. gìrnos; Eng. quern.
brabhd-chasach, bow-legged.
