fuil

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /fˠɪlʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /fˠɨ̞lʲ/[1]

From Middle Irish fuil, from Old Irish fuil,[2] from Proto-Celtic *wolis, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃-.

fuil f (genitive singular fola, nominative plural fola)

1. blood

From Old Irish fil,[3] originally an imperative meaning ‘see’, from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“see”), cognate with Welsh gweld (“to see”), Latin voltus (“face”). For the semantic development 'see here' > 'here is' compare French voici and voilà.

fuil

1. analytic present indicative dependent of bí

   An bhfuil sé anseo?

   Is he here?

   Creidim go bhfuil sí imithe

   I believe she is gone.

• fuileann (Munster)

• níl

fuil

1. Alternative form of fail

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fuil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “fuil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “fuil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

From Old Irish fuil, from Proto-Celtic *wolis, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃-.

• IPA^(key): /fulʲ/

fuil f (i-stem, genitive fola)

1. blood
2. (by extension) a wound

• Irish: fuil
• Manx: fuill
• Scottish Gaelic: fuil

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

From Proto-Celtic *wolis, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, wound”).

• IPA^(key): [fulʲ]

fuil f (genitive folo)

1. blood
2. (by extension) a wound

• fuilchar
• fuilech
• fuilide

• Middle Irish: fuil
  • Irish: fuil
  • Manx: fuill
  • Scottish Gaelic: fuil

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fuil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Under Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Valhalla”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

• (northern) feel
• (northern, adjective) feelish

From Middle English fole (“fool”), from Old French fol, from Latin follis. Cognate with English fool.

IPA^(key): /føl/, /fyl/, /fɪl/

fuil (plural fuils)

1. fool
   • 1858, Margaret Oliphant, The Laird of Norlaw, volume 2, page 325:

     “Hout, no,” said Aunt Jean, disturbed a little, yet confident, “fha would tell the like of Patricia or Joan—fuils and bairns!—and as for the like of my niece herself, she’s muckle taken up with her ain bits of troubles—she might hear of it at the time, but she would forget the day after; naebody minds but me.”

     “Tut, no,” said Aunt Jean, disturbed a little yet confident. “Who would tell the like of Patricia or Joan—they are fools and children! And as for my niece herself, she’s greatly taken up with her own troubles. She might hear of it at the time, but she would forget the day after. Nobody cares but me.”

fuil (comparative mair fuil, superlative maist fuil)

1. foolish, silly
   • 1858, Margaret Oliphant, The Laird of Norlaw, volume 1, page 202:

     “Money! Na! it’s ideas and no that sordid trash, that tempts me.”
     “And the mair fuil you!” said Big John, half in chagrin, half in admiration.

     “Money! No! it’s ideas and not that sordid trash that tempts me.”
     “And you’re even more foolish!” said Big John, half in chagrin, half in admiration.

   • 1940, John William Robertson Scott, The Countryman, page 92:

     Ye see I’d had a fleg ae day when I was passin’ the asylum. The gates burst open an’ a’ the fule fowk cam’ runnin’ oot, skelachin’ as they gaed doon the road.

     You see, I suffered a fright one day when I passing the asylum. The gates opened and all of the crazy people came running out, hooting as they went down the road.

From Middle Irish fuil, from Old Irish fuil, from Proto-Celtic *wolis, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃-.

• IPA^(key): /ful/

fuil f (genitive singular fala, no plural)

1. blood
2. family, tribe, kindred
3. bloodshed
4. wound
5. breeding
6. temper, nature

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “fuil”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fuil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language