scoir

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See also: scóir

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish scuirid (unyokes; encamps, comes to a halt; releases, sets free; stops, brings to an end, finishes; ceases, desists, comes to a halt).

Verb

scoir (present analytic scoireann, future analytic scoirfidh, verbal noun scor, past participle scortha)

  1. (transitive)
    1. unyoke, unharness
    2. disconnect, detach
    3. separate, take apart
    4. release, dismiss
    5. stop, terminate
  2. (intransitive)
    1. come to a halt, stop, rest
    2. cease, desist
    3. disintegrate
  3. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of scor (cut, slash, slice; score, notch)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See scor.

Noun

scoir

  1. vocative/genitive singular of scor

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