spled

Middle Irish

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Old English pleġa (“exercise”).

Pronunciation

(earlier) IPA^(key): /spʲlʲeð/
(later) IPA^(key): /spʲlʲeɣ/

Noun

spled ?

sport, play
boasting, exaggeration; flattery

Descendants

Irish: spleá

References

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “spled”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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