Archaic or dialectal term for a young animal, especially a colt or young dog.
Possibly from Irish or Scottish Gaelic 'coilean' meaning 'puppy' or 'young animal.' The term appears in Celtic languages with similar forms, suggesting ancient roots in Celtic languages.
This word has almost vanished from English, surviving mainly in Irish place names and old literature—it's a linguistic fossil showing how different Celtic and Germanic populations once mixed their languages.
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