Etymology

laght

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Today it means: A pile of stones, similar to a cairn, marking a grave. Full definition →

Irish leacht
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  1. Irish · borrowed fromleacht“grave, gravemound”
  2. English todaylaght

From Irish leacht (“grave, gravemound”).

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