dòrainn

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Compare the Irish form gadóghruing, Eastern Irish dógra (“lamenting”), from do- +‎ gar.

Noun

dòrainn f (genitive singular dòrainne, plural dòrainnean)

  1. torment, vexation
  2. agony, anguish, misery, hardship

Derived terms

References

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dòruinn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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