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Where does “seillean” come from?

seillean (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish teillenn — swarm of bees.

seillean (Scottish Gaelic): bee, heath or field-bee; teasing request or...

Definitions

  1. bee, heath or field-bee; teasing request or...

Ancestry of “seillean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishteillennswarm of bees

Words derived from “seillean”

  • seillean-dìomhair
  • seillean-dubh
  • seillean-mil
  • seillean-lunndach
  • seillean-mòr
  • seillean-achaidh
  • seillean-ruadh
  • seillean-dìomhain
  • seillean càrdair cumanta
Every word from Middle Irish teillenn →