Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The Irish language from 725 to about 950.
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- proper noun The
Irish language as attested from the sixth to the tenth centuries A.D.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Irish Gaelic up to about 1100
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Examples
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In Middle Irish and Old Irish, "glas" encompassed green, blue, and some shades of gray.
Puce and taupe sound more colorful than flea and mole mj 2009
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In Middle Irish and Old Irish, "glas" encompassed green, blue, and some shades of gray.
A color by any other name mj 2009
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But everything changes after he meets Dierdre, the green-eyed daughter of Fergus, chief of Dubh Linn 'black pool' in Old Irish, pronounced Duv Lin.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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But everything changes after he meets Dierdre, the green-eyed daughter of Fergus, chief of Dubh Linn 'black pool' in Old Irish, pronounced Duv Lin.
Princes of Ireland 2008
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UCD president Dr Hugh Brady, who faced criticism for his decision to downgrade Old Irish, has pushed through a major new investment in Irish and Celtic studies at the university.
Archive 2007-12-01 2007
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UCD president Dr Hugh Brady, who faced criticism for his decision to downgrade Old Irish, has pushed through a major new investment in Irish and Celtic studies at the university.
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I can teach you some great insults in Old Irish and talk about peeing princesses and whilst you're flirting with the good looking doorman, I'll bake a saffron cake with cloudberry jam and walnut breat with goats cheese.
A Pretty Dream Heo 2006
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The word Samhain is derived from the Old Irish language for the time of this festival and is still used in modern Irish to refer to the month of November.
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Its progenitor, the Old Irish word for “name” whatever it is, would be the offspring of the same unattested ancestor.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Its progenitor, the Old Irish word for “name” whatever it is, would be the offspring of the same unattested ancestor.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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