draoidh

Gaelic (Scots)

/drɯj/

noun
Definitions
  • (dated) druid
  • sorcerer, wizard, magician, conjurer
  • philosopher
  • morose person
  • wizard computing program

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish druí, druï (druid, magician, diviner, wizard) inherited from Proto-Celtic *druwits, *dru-wid- (tree-knower) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (tree, wood, oak), *weyd- (see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyd-

Gloss

see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

Emoji
🙈 🪚

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