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Where does “gèibhinn” come from?

gèibhinn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish gébend — bond, fetter; captivity.

gèibhinn (Scottish Gaelic): fetter

Definitions

  1. fetter

Ancestry of “gèibhinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgébendbond, fetter; captivity
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