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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish lór, from Old Irish lour (“enough, sufficient”).
Noun
leòr f (indeclinable)
- sufficiency, fill, adequateness
- ghabh mi mo leòr dhen bhiadh ― I've had my fill of the food
Usage notes
- Used with a possessive pronoun to indicate "one's fill".
Derived terms