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Where does “clisgear” come from?

clisgear (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ear, from Old Irish án, from Old Irish air — for.

clisgear (Scottish Gaelic): interjection

Definitions

  1. interjection

Ancestry of “clisgear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceareast
2Old Irishánverbal noun of aigid
3Old Irishairfor
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