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Where does “agallamh” come from?

agallamh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish acallam, from Old Irish acaldam, from Old Irish ad·gládathar — addresses, speaks to, converses with; address,...

agallamh (Scottish Gaelic): conferring, arguing, speaking, speech;...

Definitions

  1. conferring, arguing, speaking, speech;...

Ancestry of “agallamh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishacallam—
2Old Irishacaldamverbal noun of ad·gládathar; Act of addressing,...
3Old Irishad·gládatharaddresses, speaks to, converses with; address,...
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