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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish nescóit. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic neasgaid and Manx askaid.
Pronunciation
Noun
neascóid f (genitive singular neascóide, nominative plural neascóidí or neascóideacha)
- boil (accumulation of pus), abscess
- Synonym: easpa
- tormentor, cantankerous person
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References
- ^ “neascóid”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 nescóit”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90
- ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “neascóid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 515
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