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Where does “yl-chloie” come from?

yl-chloie (Manx) comes from Manx cloie, from Old Irish cluiche — game, play, sport; jest, sport; feats.

yl-chloie (Manx): tournament

Definitions

  1. tournament

Ancestry of “yl-chloie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxcloiegame, match, event
2Old Irishcluichegame, play, sport; jest, sport; feats
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