fuasgail

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fúasclaid (release, redeem), a late form of fúaslaici, fúasailci formed by metathesis, probably from Old Irish do·fuasailci (release, dissolve), through loss of the first preverb.

Verb

fuasgail (past dh'fhuasgail, future fuasgailidh, verbal noun fuasgladh, past participle fuasgailte)

  1. release, free, liberate
  2. loosen, untie, disentangle
  3. solve, resolve