Reconstruction:Middle Irish/cláirsech

This Middle Irish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish clár (“board, tablet”).

Noun

*cláirsech f

harp

Descendants

Irish: cláirseach
Manx: claasagh
Scottish Gaelic: clàrsach

References

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cláirsech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “clàrsach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN

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