Where does “scóitséir” come from?
scóitséir (Irish) comes from English scorcher, from English scorch, from Middle English scorchen, from Old Norse skorpna — to writhe, wither; to shrivel up.
scóitséir (Irish): ‘scorcher’, dashing fellow; fop, dandy
Definitions
- ‘scorcher’, dashing fellow; fop, dandy
Ancestry of “scóitséir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scorcher | One who, or that which, scorches; A very hot day;... |
| 2 | English | scorch | A slight or surface burn; A discolouration caused... |
| 3 | Middle English | scorchen | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | skorpna | to writhe, wither; to shrivel up |