- tòrachd
- tòir, tòrachdpursuit, Irish, Early Irish tóir, Irish tóruigheachd, tóireacht: *to-fo-racht, root reg of éirich. Rhys agrees. Cf. Old Irish toracht, successus, processus (= to-racht), tíarmóracht, pursuit (*to-iarm-fo-racht). From Irish tóruighe, pursuer, comes English Tory.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.