Etymology

Uladstir

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Today it means: Ulster (sense 1) Full definition →

Old Norse Uladztir ← Old Irish Ulaid
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The story

  1. Old Irish · derived fromUlaid“Ulstermen”
  2. Old Norse · derived fromUladztir
  3. English todayUladstir

From Old Norse Uladztir, possibly from Old Irish Ulaid (“Ulstermen”) + tír (“land”).

Words from the same roots

Old NorseUladztir all →

ulster

Old IrishUlaid all →

ulster

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.