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Where does “feòil” come from?

feòil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Irish feóil, from Irish feoil, from Old Irish feóil, from Proto-Celtic wepolis.

feòil (Scottish Gaelic): flesh; meat

Definitions

  1. flesh; meat

Ancestry of “feòil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishfeóilObsolete spelling of feoil
2Irishfeoilflesh, meat
3Old Irishfeóilflesh; meat
4Proto-Celticwepolis—

Words derived from “feòil”

  • feòlmhorachd
  • feòlmhor
  • mairtfheòil
  • feòil-itheach
  • buileann feòla
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