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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish aithnid, aithnigid, aithintigid (“knows (usually of a process rather than a state), comes to know, realizes, understands; recognises, knows (i.e. at sight, immediately; person, thing etc.); recognises, perceives, notices (a fact, state of affairs)”), from aithne, from Old Irish ad·gnin.
Verb
àithn (past dh'àithn, future àithnidh, verbal noun àithneadh, past participle àithnte)
- command, order, bid
- decree, ordain, enjoin