lios.
enclosed ground of (ancient) dwelling-house; enclosed space, garth
Meaning & usage
enclosed ground of (ancient) dwelling-house; enclosed space, garth
ringfort
fairy mound
ring, halo
Where this word comes from
From Old Irish les (“the space about a dwelling-house or houses enclosed by a bank or rampart”), from Proto-Celtic *ḷsso-s, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥t-to-, from *pleth₂- (“broad, flat”). Cognate with Welsh llys and Breton lez.
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