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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish crínaid.
Verb
crìon (past chrìon, future crìonaidh, verbal noun crìonadh, past participle crìonte)
- wither, shrivel, decay
- dwindle, fade, wane
Bha am bogha-frois a' crìonadh.- The rainbow was fading away.
Descendants