coisc.
to check (control, limit, halt), restrain, suppress, hold back, hinder
Meaning & usage
to check (control, limit, halt), restrain, suppress, hold back, hinder
to prevent, stop, block (out), obviate, preclude
to forbid, prohibit, proscribe, ban, bar
Coiscim ort imeach.
to stanch, stem, keep back
to wean
to parry
to cease
to slake, allay (thirst, hunger)
to freeze (assets)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Irish coiscid, from Old Irish con·secha. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic cosg.
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