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lig.

to let, allow

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/lʲiɟ/Munster/lʲɛɟ/Munster/lʲoɡ/Munster/l̠ʲiɟ/ ~ /l̠ʲeɟ/Connacht
  1. to let, allow

Where this word comes from

From earlier léig, from Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic *linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti, nasal-infix present of *leykʷ- (“to leave”). Cognate with Sanskrit रिणक्ति (riṇákti), Latin linquō, Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō), Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (leiƕan), Lithuanian li̇̀kti.

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