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Where does “blaosc” come from?

blaosc (Irish) comes from Old Irish bláesc — eggshell, nutshell.

blaosc (Irish): shell; puff, inflate; decrepitate

Definitions

  1. shell; puff, inflate; decrepitate

Ancestry of “blaosc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbláesceggshell, nutshell
Every word from Old Irish bláesc →