keird

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish cerd, from Proto-Celtic *kerdā, from Proto-Indo-European *kerd- (craft). Cognate with Irish ceird.

Noun

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keird f (genitive singular keirdey, plural keirdyn)

  1. employment, profession, business, vocation, occupation
  2. pursuit, avocation
  3. professional skill, trade, craft

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
keird cheird geird
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.