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Where does “taibhse” come from?

taibhse (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Norn tåisti, from Old Norse þeisti, from Proto-Germanic þaistô — black guillemot.

taibhse (Scottish Gaelic): apparition, spirit, spectre, phantom, ghost;...

Definitions

  1. apparition, spirit, spectre, phantom, ghost;...

Ancestry of “taibhse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norntåistiblack guillemot, tystie
2Old Norseþeistiblack guillemot, tystie
3Proto-Germanicþaistôblack guillemot

Words derived from “taibhse”

  • taibhseil
  • taibhsearachd
  • taibhsear
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