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Where does “foilmhe” come from?

foilmhe (Irish) comes from Old Irish foilme, from Old Irish folam — empty.

foilmhe (Irish): emptiness, blankness, vacuity, inanition;...

Definitions

  1. emptiness, blankness, vacuity, inanition;...

Ancestry of “foilmhe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfoilmeemptiness, want
2Old Irishfolamempty
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