afost

== Middle Irish == === Alternative forms === afast, ofaz === Etymology === Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אוּפָז (ʾûp̄āz, “Uphaz”), a region mentioned in the Bible as famous for its gold. === Noun === afost m gold Synonym: ór === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “afost”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language