- eàrlaid
- expectation, trust: *ari-lanti-, root lam of lamh.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
Èarlaid — was the right sometimes sold by an outgoing to an incoming tenant to enter into possession of the arable land early in Spring the incomer doing the ploughing, sowing and planting, and subsequently claiming the resulting crop. It is in vogue only… … Wikipedia