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From seirc (“affection; benevolence, charity”) + -eil.
seirceil
- affectionate, loving, fond
- beneficent, benevolent, charitable
- benign
- dutiful
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “seirceil”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN