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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

  1. fail, fall short, decline; hire, employ, engage;...

Ancestry of “faill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfochellverbal noun of fo·cíallathar: attention, heed;...
2Old Irishfo·cíallathar—

Words derived from “faill”

  • aafaillee
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