fochlae

== Old Irish == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *uɸokliyom (“north”), a derivative of *kliyos (“left”) (whence clé (“left”), hence synchronically analyzable as fo- +‎ clé). Cognate with Welsh gogledd (“north”). In Matasović's words, "the development from ‘left’ to ‘north’ lies in the fact that the north is on the left side when one is facing the east (the rising sun)." === Noun === fochlae n (genitive fochlai) the north (especially of Ireland) Antonym: faitse seat of honor ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Irish: fochla === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fochla”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language