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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish *soiscél.
Verb
soisgéul (verbal noun soisgéuladh)
- (Christianity, obsolete) preach the gospel, proclaim the good news
Usage notes
This form (without the -aigh suffix) is used in the Irish translation of the Bible by William Bedell and William Daniel. The Dictionary of the Irish Language lists it under the spelling soiscélaid, which is an archaism based on normalized Old Irish spellings. However, this verb is not attested until Early Modern Irish.
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Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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