3465.
Hamp
(Eric P.): Varia: II. 5.
fairsing
.
In
Ériu 28
(1977), p. 148.
Argues that it is an intensive in
for
of an o-grade adjective *
eks-ongi
-.
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Words/Proper Names:
fairsing
for- (intensive)