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Where does “soilshey” come from?

soilshey (Manx) comes from Old Irish soillse — brightness, light.

soilshey (Manx): light, illuminant, shine

Definitions

  1. light, illuminant, shine

Ancestry of “soilshey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsoillsebrightness, light

Words derived from “soilshey”

  • cohoilshagh
  • soilshee
  • spohthoilshey
  • aahoilshey
  • neuhoilsheydagh
  • soilsheydagh
  • cohoilshee
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