warrior → braggart, boaster 1 realization Unique
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Irish Gaelic
lexeme gaiscíoch
meaning 1 man of prowess (in arms); hero, warrior
direction →
meaning 2 braggart, boaster
reference Ó Dónaill 1977 eDIL
comment

From Middle Irish gaiscedach 'warrior', from Old Irish gaisced 'weapons' + -ach

New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024 http://www.focloir.ie/en/search/ei/adv?q=gaisc%C3%ADoch&inlanguage=ga

de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm http://www.teanglann.ie/en/eid/gaisc%C3%ADoch

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