scél

Old Irish

Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *skʷetlom, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to say”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʲkʲeːl/

Noun

scél n (genitive scéuil, nominative plural scél or scéla or sceulu)

1. story, narration, tale
2. story told of a particular person, hence fame, reputation
3. news, tidings
4. information, account, statement
5. reproach, accusation
6. argument, pleading, defence, excuse
7. happening, event, circumstance, state of affairs
8. bad news, calamity, misfortune

Inflection

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Derived terms

• scélach (“given to story-telling, gossiping, prattling”, adjective)
• scélach (“coll. stories, history”)
• scélaige m (“story-teller, historian”)

Descendants

• Irish: scéal
• Manx: skeeal
• Scottish Gaelic: sgeul

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scél”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language