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Where does “osclaid” come from?

osclaid (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish oslaicid — opens; lets loose, releases.

Ancestry of “osclaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishoslaicidopens; lets loose, releases

Words derived from “osclaid”

  • oscailte
  • oscailteacht
  • oscailteach
  • oscail
  • athoscail
  • fosglair
  • fosgail
  • aa-oshil
  • foshil
Every word from Old Irish oslaicid →