Etymology Explorer › Manx

Where does “deyr” come from?

deyr (Manx) comes from Old Irish dóer — servile; unfree; serf.

deyr (Manx): expensive; valuable; costly

Definitions

  1. expensive; valuable; costly

Ancestry of “deyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdóerservile; unfree; serf

Words derived from “deyr”

  • neugheyr
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