barrantachd

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• barantachd

Etymology

From Middle Irish barántacht f (“protection”), from baránta (“warrant, authority, guarantee; guarantor, surety”).

Noun

barrantachd f (genitive singular barrantachd, plural barrantachdan)

1. verbal noun of barrantaich
2. guarantee, warrant
3. commission
4. authenticity

Synonyms

• (guarantee): urras

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “barrantachd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “barántacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language