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Where does “riaght” come from?
riaght (Manx) comes from Middle Irish rígdacht, from Middle Irish -acht.
riaght
(Manx): kingdom
Definitions
kingdom
Ancestry of “riaght”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle Irish
rígdacht
kingliness, kingly qualities; kingdom
2
Middle Irish
-acht
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Words derived from “riaght”
reeriaght
sheer-riaght
ard-reeriaght
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