Where does “oigh” come from?

oigh (Scots) comes from Old Irish óg — pure, chaste, virginal; whole, entire, integral;...

oigh (Scots): A word said to catch someone's attention before...

Definitions

  1. A word said to catch someone's attention before...

Ancestry of “oigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishógpure, chaste, virginal; whole, entire, integral;...
Every word from Old Irish óg
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