fogaib

Old Irish

/foˈɡavʲ/

verb
Definitions
  • to find, to discover
  • to get, to gain, to obtain

Etymology

Affix from Old Irish gaibid (take, grasp, receive, seize, lays hold of, hold, grasps) derived from Proto-Celtic *wereti root from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (take, grab, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰeh₁bʰ-

Gloss

take, grab, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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