faílenn

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Middle Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish foílenn, from Proto-Celtic *wailannā (seagull). Cognate with Cornish guilan, Welsh gwylan, Breton gouelan.

Noun[edit]

faílenn m or f

  1. seagull

Descendants[edit]