èislean

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Noun

èislean m (genitive singular èislein, no plural)

  1. grief, sorrow, affliction
  2. heaviness, drowsiness, melancholy, dullness, stupor
  3. infirmity, debility
  4. hindrance

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “èislean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN