"pilér" meaning in Middle Irish

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Noun

Forms: peilér [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French piler, from Medieval Latin or Vulgar Latin *pīlāre (“a pillar”), from Latin pīla (“a pillar, pier, mole”). Etymology templates: {{bor|mga|fro|piler}} Old French piler, {{der|mga|la-med|-}} Medieval Latin, {{der|mga|la-vul|*pīlāre||a pillar}} Vulgar Latin *pīlāre (“a pillar”), {{der|mga|la|pīla||a pillar, pier, mole}} Latin pīla (“a pillar, pier, mole”) Head templates: {{head|mga|noun|||||||||||||||cat2=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} pilér m, {{mga-noun|m}} pilér m
  1. pillar, column Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pilér-mga-noun-cwXosltq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], pilér [mutation, mutation-radical], philér [lenition, mutation], or unchanged [lenition, mutation], pilér [error-unrecognized-form, mutation], peilér [alternative]
Etymology: From a metathesis of pirrél, from Old French perriere (“pestle”), from Latin petra (“stone”), from Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā, “stone”). Etymology templates: {{metathesis|mga|pirrél}} metathesis of pirrél, {{der|mga|fro|perriere|t=pestle}} Old French perriere (“pestle”), {{der|mga|la|petra|t=stone}} Latin petra (“stone”), {{der|mga|grc|πέτρᾱ|t=stone}} Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā, “stone”) Head templates: {{head|mga|noun|||||||||||||||cat2=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} pilér m, {{mga-noun|m}} pilér m
  1. bullet, cannon ball, musket ball (projectile) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pilér-mga-noun-WB74lXTA Categories (other): Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header, Middle Irish words derived through metathesis, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Middle Irish words derived through metathesis: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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