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Where does “boirbe” come from?

boirbe (Irish) comes from Old Irish burbae, from Old Irish borb — foolish, silly, senseless; stupid, ignorant,...

boirbe (Irish): inflection of borb: ## genitive singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of borb: ## genitive singular...

Ancestry of “boirbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishburbaestupidity, ignorance; boorishness, harshness,...
2Old Irishborbfoolish, silly, senseless; stupid, ignorant,...
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