bòrlum

bòrlum
I
a strip of arable land (Hebridees); a frequent place namel from Middle English bordland, mensal land, especially the royal castle lands in the Highlands.
II
a sudden flux or vomiting, a flux; for bòrc-lum; See bòrc.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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