eagal

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ecal.

Adjective

eagal

  1. feared (used mostly in fixed phrases, see derived terms)

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ecal.

Pronunciation

Noun

eagal m (genitive singular eagail, plural eagalan)

  1. fear, fright, horror

Usage notes

  • Used with the preposition ro for English of:
    Bha eagal air na searbhantan òga roimhe.
    The young servants were afraid of him (literally "there was fear on the servants young before him").