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cumdach

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkuːdəx/
  • /ˈkuːdək/

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noun

Meaning 1

An elaborate ornamented metal reliquary box or case used to hold Early Medieval Irish manuscripts or relics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Middle Irish cumdach, from Old Irish cumtach.