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Where does “aicearra” come from?

aicearra (Irish) comes from Old Irish aithgirra, from Old Irish aithgerr — very short, very brief.

aicearra (Irish): shortcut; abridgement

Definitions

  1. shortcut; abridgement

Ancestry of “aicearra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaithgirrashortness, brevity; short cut
2Old Irishaithgerrvery short, very brief
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