ammus

Old Irish

/ˈamus/

noun
Definitions
  • attempt, effort
  • act of tempting, temptation
  • act of attacking; attack
  • guess, conjecture
  • act of hitting the mark
  • (poetry) assonance, imperfect rhyme

Etymology

Affix from Old Irish mess (tree-fruit, animal feed).

Origin

Old Irish

mess

Gloss

tree-fruit, animal feed

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