Etymology

clarsach

clar·sach
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Today it means: A small triangular wire-strung harp of Gaelic origin. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic clàrsach
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromclàrsach“harp”
  2. English todayclarsach

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic clàrsach (“harp”) by the 1810s, possibly from clàr (“board, plank; table”). The word is cognate with Irish cláirseach (“harp”).

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