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fill.

to return, turn back

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/fʲiːlʲ/Munster/fʲiːl̠ʲ/Galway/fʲɪl̠ʲ/Mayo, Ulster
  1. to return, turn back

    D'fhill muid ar an óstán.
  2. to bend, fold

    D'fhill sí an páipéar ina dhá leath nuair a bhí sí réidh leis.
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish fillid (“to bend, fold”), from Proto-Celtic *welnīti, from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to roll”) or *wel- (“to turn”). Compare German walzen (“to roll”), Latin volvō (“to turn”).

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