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Where does “cleayn” come from?

cleayn (Manx) comes from Middle Irish cláenaid, from Old Irish clóen.

cleayn (Manx): divert, deviate, bank, list, veer, incline;...

Definitions

  1. divert, deviate, bank, list, veer, incline;...

Ancestry of “cleayn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcláenaid—
2Old Irishclóen—

Words derived from “cleayn”

  • co-chleaynys
  • neuchleaynys
  • neuchleaynagh
  • co-chleayn
  • co-chleaynagh
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