freisin
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From early modern fa ris sin (“moreover”), from fa + ris (< Old Irish fris) + sin.[2] Compare frae, fara (“along with”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]freisin
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “freisin”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ O’Rahilly, T. F. (1941) “Introduction”, in Flaithrí Ó Maolchonaire, Desiderius, otherwise called Sgáthán an chrábhaidh[1], Dublin, page xxxvi
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “freisin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 488; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “freisin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN