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Where does “fosgail” come from?

fosgail (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish osclaid, from Old Irish oslaicid — opens; lets loose, releases.

fosgail (Scottish Gaelic): open

Definitions

  1. open

Ancestry of “fosgail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishosclaid—
2Old Irishoslaicidopens; lets loose, releases

Words derived from “fosgail”

  • fosglair
Every word from Old Irish oslaicid →