Breac à linne, slat à coille ‘s fiadh à fìreach - mèirle às nach do ghabh Gàidheal a-riamh nàire.
A trout from the river pool, a staff from the wood, and a deer from the moor - "thefts" of which no Gael was ever ashamed.
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Scottish Gaelic word
mèirle
theft
nounfeminine
mèirle means “theft” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.
Mutation forms
| Mutation | Form |
|---|---|
| Base form | mèirle |
| Sèimheachadh | mhèirle |
mèirle in context
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