lann

Gaelic (Scots)

/ɫ̪aun̪ˠ/

noun
Definitions
  • blade, knife, sword, weapon, any bladed instrument
  • lancet
  • washer flat disc
  • scale of a fish
  • scale, rove round piece of metal on which nails are clinched inside a boat
  • film layer

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish lann (heath) derived 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).

Origin

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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