tarlaigh.
to happen, befall, occur
Meaning & usage
to happen, befall, occur
Where this word comes from
New formation to the past tense tharla (“happened”), from Old Irish do·rala, ·tarla (“happened; put (past tense)”) (suppletive preterite of do·cuirethar), from to- + ro- + Proto-Celtic *layeti, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁- (“let, leave”) (Latin lētum (“death”); Old Church Slavonic лѣнъ (lěnŭ, “lazy”); Hittite [script needed] (laizzi, “lets”); Lithuanian liáutis (“stop”); Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (lēwjan, “betray”), 𐌻𐌴𐍅 (lēw, “opportunity, cause”)). Compare Scottish Gaelic tàrlaidh.
to haul, drag
to draw (up, out; pull)
to transport
Where this word comes from
From the verbal noun tarlú (“haulage”), from earlier tarlódh.
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