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Where does “molaidir” come from?

molaidir (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic molātor — to praise, to laud.

molaidir (Old Irish): to praise

Definitions

  1. to praise

Ancestry of “molaidir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmolātorto praise, to laud

Words derived from “molaidir”

  • ardmholadh
  • mol
  • moladh
  • frithmholadh
  • mì-mhol
  • mol
  • moil
  • ard-voyl
  • moyl
  • molaid
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