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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Noun
èislean m (genitive singular èislein, no plural)
- grief, sorrow, affliction
- heaviness, drowsiness, melancholy, dullness, stupor
- infirmity, debility
- hindrance
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “èislean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN