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scaoil.

to discharge (expel or let go; operate (any weapon that fires a projectile))

6 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/sˠkiːlʲ/
  1. to discharge (expel or let go; operate (any weapon that fires a projectile))

  2. to unfurl, spread

  3. to release, let go, loose

  4. to undo, unfasten, untie

  5. to loosen (make less tight), slacken

  6. to fire, shoot (a weapon)

  7. to shoot (a person)

  8. to resolve (cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance)

  9. to give away (unintentionally reveal a secret or expose someone)

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish scaílid (“to scatter, disperse”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic sgaoil and Manx skeaylley.

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