- spréidh
- cattle, Irish spré(idh), Middle Irish spré, spreid, Welsh praidd, flock, booty; from Latin praeda, booty. Hence Scottish spreith, booty.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
spréidh
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