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Where does “cadley” come from?

cadley (Manx) comes from Old Irish cotlud, from Old Irish con·tuili — sleeps, falls asleep.

cadley (Manx): sleep; sleepiness

Definitions

  1. sleep; sleepiness

Ancestry of “cadley”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcotludverbal noun of con·tuili; sleeping, sleep
2Old Irishcon·tuilisleeps, falls asleep

Words derived from “cadley”

  • neuchadlaght
  • neuchadley
  • neuchadlagh
  • neuchadlys
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