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Where does “foghlaim” come from?

foghlaim (Irish) comes from Old Irish foglaimm, from Old Irish fo·gleinn — gather, collect; learn, study.

foghlaim (Irish): learn; teach; verbal noun of foghlaim

Definitions

  1. learn; teach; verbal noun of foghlaim

Ancestry of “foghlaim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfoglaimmverbal noun of fo·gleinn
2Old Irishfo·gleinngather, collect; learn, study

Words derived from “foghlaim”

  • foghlaimeoir
  • cluasfhoghlaim
Every word from Old Irish fo·gleinn →