jppelt
It was an off-topic reply last time I said this so, I'll post it again here so its easier to find.
<DataDrake|zzz> I think he more meant the it stood apart and was independent
<DataDrake|zzz> and for a time he was the sole contributor
<DataDrake|zzz> so it could just as well be taken as "striking out on one's own"
<waleee-cl> DataDrake|zzz: to be fair it seems to have proto-indoeuropean etymology in most indoeuropean languages
<DataDrake|zzz> well he told me he picked it from Irish, regardless
<DataDrake|zzz> just like Shannon is named after the river in Ireland
Shannon is the name of the stable repository. In case you were unaware.
The above was in discussion of this possible definition:
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/solus
(referring to a man) alone; by oneself (used formerly in stage directions).
But given Solus was founded by an Irishman also see
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/solus#Middle_Irish and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/solas#Irish
Adjective
bright
(of sound) clear
(intellectually) clear, lucid
Noun
light
clarity, intelligibility
