scél
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *skʷetlom, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to say”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʲkʲeːl/
Noun
scél n (genitive scéuil, nominative plural scél or scéla or sceulu)
- story, narration, tale
- story told of a particular person, hence fame, reputation
- news, tidings
- information, account, statement
- reproach, accusation
- argument, pleading, defence, excuse
- happening, event, circumstance, state of affairs
- bad news, calamity, misfortune
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- scélach (“given to story-telling, gossiping, prattling”, adjective)
- scélach (“coll. stories, history”)
- scélaige m (“story-teller, historian”)
Descendants
- Irish: scéal
- Manx: skeeal
- Scottish Gaelic: sgeul
References
- “scél” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.