883.
Hamp
(Eric P.): Varia: III. 5. Irish
forú fora
‘eyelash’.
In
Ériu 35
(1984), pp. 201–202.
ad T. F.
O’Rahilly
,
in
Ériu 13 (1942), pp. 216-217 (
BILL
1717). Argues that OIr.
forbrú
has lenited
bh
by analogy with
abhra
,
fabhra
‘eyelash, eyelid, (eye)brow’.
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D 1.3 Etymology (Individual)
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Words/Proper Names:
abhra
fabhra
fora
forú