English
acushla
Acushla comes from Irish a chuisle ‘O pulse (of my heart)’.
- Irishc. 1200–presenta chuisle‘O pulse (of my heart)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1928acushla
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presenta chuisle‘O pulse (of my heart)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1928acushla
Earliest quotation: 1928, Dorothy L. Sayers: “Parker, acushla, you’re an honour to Scotland Yard.”
Every English word from Irish a chuisle
Today it means
noun darling
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish a chuisle / acushla