gneeve

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Irish gníomh, from Old Irish gním, from Proto-Celtic *gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gneeve (plural gneeves)

  1. (Ireland) A twelfth part of a ploughland / carucate