brécaire

Middle Irish

noun

Definitions

liar, deceiver
flatterer
hypocrite

Etymology

Affix from Middle Irish bréc (lie, falsehood, deception).

Origin

Middle Irish

bréc

Gloss

lie, falsehood, deception

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

breck Middle English
bréag Irish
bréc Old Irish
brécach Old Irish
breug Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
breugaire Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
breag Manx
breagerey Manx
*brenkā Proto-Celtic
bréc Middle Irish

bréc