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Where does “lèine” come from?

lèine (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish léine — linen; tunic, smock.

lèine (Scottish Gaelic): shirt, chemise

Definitions

  1. shirt, chemise

Ancestry of “lèine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishléinelinen; tunic, smock

Words derived from “lèine”

  • lèineag
  • fo-lèine
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