laair

Manx

Alternative forms

lair

Etymology

From Old Irish láir.

Noun

laair f (genitive singular laairagh, plural laaireeyn)

mare
Ta'n laair trome. ― The mare is in foal.

Derived terms

Terms derived from laair

bainney laairagh (“mare's milk”)
laair assyl (“she-ass”)

laaireen
laair harree (“brood mare, stud mare, mare in foal”)

Further reading

“láir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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