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
- bainney laairagh (“mare's milk”)
- laair assyl (“she-ass”)
- laair harree (“brood mare, stud mare, mare in foal”)
- laaireen
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “láir”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299