céile

Old Irish

/ˈkʲeːlʲe/

noun
Definitions
  • servant, bondsman, subject
  • (legal) liege, vassal, the recipient of a fief
  • fellow, companion, neighbour
  • husband
  • (rare) wife
  • (pronominally) one, the other

Etymology

Inherited from Primitive Irish ᚉᚓᚂᚔ (devotee, follower) inherited from Proto-Celtic *kēlyos.

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*kēlyos

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