teàrn

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish tairnid, from Old Irish do·airindi.

Verb

teàrn (past theàrn, future teàrnaidh, verbal noun teàrnadh, past participle teàrnte)

  1. descend
  2. evade, escape
  3. deliver, rescue, save

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