Focal an Lae #228
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: fill (FEEL) [f′iːl′]
Meaning: fill = turn back, return, fold
Usage:
- Fill an páipéar mar seo. (FEEL uh PAW-pay-uhr mahr SHOH) [f′iːl′ ə paːp′eːr mar s′oː] = Fold the paper like this.
- D’fhill sé abhaile. (JEEL shay uh-WAH-luh) [d′iːl′ s′eː əval′ə] = He returned home.
- Filleann an feall ar an bhfeallaire. = Treachery (re)turns against the traitor. The deceiver is undone by deceit.
History: Old Irish “fillid” (bends, turns, returns) comes from the Indo-European root *wel- (to turn, roll).
Cognates in English include “revolve”, “involve”, etc. from Latin “volvere” (to roll, turn), and “welter” and “waltz” from Germanic.
Scottish Gaelic: fill