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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish fál, from a Proto-Celtic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, roll”), see also Latin vallum (“wall”), Saterland Frisian Waal (“wall, rampart, mound”), Dutch wal (“wall, rampart, embankment”), German Wall (“rampart, mound, embankment”), Swedish vall (“mound, wall, bank”).
Noun
fàl m (genitive singular fàil, plural fàil)
- hedge
- dyke
- verge (of road)
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “fàl”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN