brèagh

brèagh
fine, Irish breágh, Middle Irish breagha (O'Cl.), *breigavo-s, root breig, brîg, as in brìgh, q.v.? Irish breagh or breaghda = Bregian, Tir Breg. (Irish J. No. 119).

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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