saor
Gaelic (Scots)
[sɯːɾ]
adj
Definitions
- free
- cheap
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish sóer inherited from Proto-Celtic *su-wiros (good man).
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*su-wiros
Gloss
good man
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- saíre Old Irish
- sóer Old Irish
- sóeraid Old Irish
- duais Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- duine Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- saor-dhuais Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- saor-dhuine Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- saor-thoil Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- saor-thoileach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- saoranach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- toil Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- toileach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- seyr Manx
- *su-wiros Proto-Celtic
- saer Middle Irish