féith.
sinew; muscle
Meaning & usage
sinew; muscle
sinew; muscle adhesive muscle, foot
vein seam, thread, lode
vein streak, bent, talent
vein rib
soft seam in bogland, swampy strip
climbing, twining plant; trailer, vine
Where this word comes from
From Old Irish féith, from Proto-Celtic *wētā, *wēttā (“swamp, stream”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to wither”), see also Latin viēscō (“wither”), Lithuanian výsti (“wither”), Old High German wesanēn (“wither, wilt”) and Old Norse visna.
calm, still, hushed, quiet (of sea, air)
smooth, unruffled (of surface)
shy, bashful; quit, retiring (of person)
Where this word comes from
From Old Irish féith (“calm, stillness”).
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