foawr

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish fomóir (“Fomorian, giant”) (compare Scottish Gaelic famhair).

Noun

foawr m (genitive singular foawir, plural foawir)

1. giant

Derived terms

• foawragh

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fomóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language