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fadaigh.

to set, kindle (of fire)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to set, kindle (of fire)

    ambitransitive
  2. to build up, incite

    ambitransitive
  3. to set up, erect

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish fataigid, from Old Irish ad·daí.

verb
  1. to lengthen, extend, prolong

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish fotaigid, fataigid (“to lengthen, prolong”). By surface analysis, fada (“long”) + -igh (verbal suffix).

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