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Where does “buail” come from?

buail (Irish) comes from Irish -aí, from Old Irish -ide, from Old Irish -de — Used to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

buail (Irish): strike, hit, beat; defeat, beat; strike out, make...

Definitions

  1. strike, hit, beat; defeat, beat; strike out, make...

Ancestry of “buail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-aíEnding of the plural of certain nouns; Agent...
2Old Irish-ide—
3Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

Words derived from “buail”

  • frithbhuail
  • clóbhuail
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