Words for to read in Celtic languages.
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | légaid = to read, study, read aloud, recite |
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| Irish (Gaeilge) | léigh [lʲeːɟ] = to read |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | leugh [l̪ːev] = to read |
| Manx (Gaelg) | lhaih [ˈkaːðəl] = to read |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | llên [ɬeːn] = literature, lore darllen [ˈdarɬɛn / ˈdarɬɛn] = to read, peruse; read aloud; learn; discern by observation, understand a person’s character; scrutinize |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | lenna [‘lɛn:a / ‘lɛnɐ] = to read |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | lenn = to read |
Etymology: from Latin legō (I read), from the Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (to gather) [source].
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Fockleyreen: Manx – English Dictionary, Teaglann.ie, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionnaire Favereau