máguaird

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish ima cúairt, from Old Irish imma cúairdd (literally “around their circuit”). Cognate with Manx mygeayrt.

Adverb

máguaird

  1. all around
  2. surrounding
    an tír máguaird ― the surrounding country
    an ceantar máguaird ― environs

References

  1. ^ “máguaird”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

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