leòir

leòir
enough, Irish, Early Irish leòr, lór, Old Irish lour, Welsh llawer, many: *lavero-, root lav, lau, gain, Latin lûcrum, gain, Laverna, Sanskrit lóta, booty, English loot, etc. Stokes refers Welsh llawer to the comparative stem of plê, full; See liuth.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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  • galore — /gəˈlɔ / (say guh law) adjective (used only after nouns) in abundance: there was food galore. {Irish Gaelic go leōir (Scottish Gaelic gu leōir) to sufficiency} …  

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  • galore — /geuh lawr , lohr /, adv. in abundance; in plentiful amounts: food and drink galore. [1660 70; < Ir go leor enough, plenty (ScotGael gu leòr, leòir), equiv. to go, particle forming predicative adjectives and adverbs + leór enough (OIr lour)] * *… …   Universalium

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  • galore — 1670s, from Ir. go leór, corresponding to Gael. gu leóir sufficiently, enough. The particle go/gu usually means to, but it also is affixed to adjectives to form adverbs, as here …   Etymology dictionary

  • galore — ga•lore [[t]gəˈlɔr, ˈloʊr[/t]] adv. in abundance; in plentiful amounts (used postpositively): food and drink galore[/ex] • Etymology: 1660–70; < Ir go leor enough, plenty (ScotGael gu leòr, leòir) …   From formal English to slang

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