Where does “faill” come from?
faill (Manx) comes from Old Irish fochell, from Old Irish fo·cíallathar.
faill (Manx): fail, fall short, decline; hire, employ, engage;...
Definitions
- fail, fall short, decline; hire, employ, engage;...
Ancestry of “faill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | fochell | verbal noun of fo·cíallathar: attention, heed;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | fo·cíallathar | — |
Words derived from “faill”