eoghy offin
Fingallian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First element is derived from Irish eo (“yew”) + -y, second element is cognate with English offing.
Noun
[edit]- giant
- 1689 James Farewell, The Irish Hudibras, or, Fingallian prince taken from the sixth book of Virgil's Æneids, and adapted to the present times. (Appendix: "Alphabetical Table" of "Fingallian Words, or Irish Phrases"):
- Eoghy Offin,
- A Giant.
- 1689 James Farewell, The Irish Hudibras, or, Fingallian prince taken from the sixth book of Virgil's Æneids, and adapted to the present times. (Appendix: "Alphabetical Table" of "Fingallian Words, or Irish Phrases"):