lann

Irish (Donegal)

/l̪ˠaun̪ˠ/, /l̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/, /l̪ˠan̪ˠ/

noun
Definitions
  • (literary) sword
  • blade
  • scale of a fish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish lann (heath) inherited from Proto-Celtic *ɸlaxsnā derived from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (flat, drive, approach, spread out, be flat, be broad, thrust, strike, move, stir, swing, shake, broad, plain).

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Proto-Indo-European

*pelh₂-

Gloss

flat, drive, approach, spread out, be flat, be broad, thrust, strike, move, stir, swing, shake, broad, plain

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