- tòirleum
- a mighty leap; cf. Early Irish tairlingim, jump out of, jump off, alight, turlaim (inf.): *to-air-ling-, for which See leum. Hence tòirlinn, alight (M`A.).
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.