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Where does “foirfe” come from?

foirfe (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish foirbthe, from Old Irish for·fen — finishes, completes, brings to an end.

foirfe (Scottish Gaelic): perfect, good, faultless; old, ancient; come to...

Definitions

  1. perfect, good, faultless; old, ancient; come to...

Ancestry of “foirfe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfoirbthepast participle of for·fen; perfect
2Old Irishfor·fenfinishes, completes, brings to an end
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