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Where does “cealgaire” come from?

cealgaire (Irish) comes from Middle Irish celgaire — deceiver, trickster.

cealgaire (Irish): guileful person; beguiler, deceiver

Definitions

  1. guileful person; beguiler, deceiver

Ancestry of “cealgaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcelgairedeceiver, trickster

Words derived from “cealgaire”

  • banchealgaire
Every word from Middle Irish celgaire →