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Where does “scealp” come from?

scealp (Irish) comes from Old Irish scelp — splinter.

scealp (Irish): splinter; splinter; chip, flake; break piece out...

Definitions

  1. splinter; splinter; chip, flake; break piece out...

Ancestry of “scealp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishscelpsplinter
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