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gad.

withe

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡɑd̪ˠ//ɡad̪ˠ/[ɡaːd̪ˠ]Cois-Fharraige
  1. withe

    masculine
  2. string, rope, band

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish gat, from Proto-Celtic *gazdos, from late Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰasdʰos (“branch ~ spear, sharp spine”), a root also connected to Proto-Germanic *gazdaz (“spike”), Latin hasta (“spear”).

verb/ɡɑd̪ˠ//ɡad̪ˠ/[ɡaːd̪ˠ]Cois-Fharraige
  1. to take away, remove; snatch, carry off

    ambitransitive · literary
  2. alternative form of goid (“to steal”)

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish gataid (“to take away”). Doublet of goid.

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