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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish daingen.
Pronunciation
Adjective
daingeann
- strong
- firm
- fortified
- staunch (e.g. in religious conviction)
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh