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Where does “righin” come from?

righin (Irish) comes from Old Irish rigin.

righin (Irish): tough; tenacious; obdurate; slow, deliberate;...

Definitions

  1. tough; tenacious; obdurate; slow, deliberate;...

Ancestry of “righin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishrigin—
Every word from Old Irish rigin →