Etymology Explorer › Manx

Where does “seyr” come from?

seyr (Manx) comes from Old Irish sóer, from Proto-Celtic *[[su-]][[wiros]].

seyr (Manx): free; inexpensive; immune

Definitions

  1. free; inexpensive; immune

Ancestry of “seyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsóerfree; freeman; noble
2Proto-Celtic*[[su-]][[wiros]]—
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