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èiginn

noun

LanguageScottish Gaelic

Meaning
  1. difficulty
  2. hardship
  3. trouble
  4. necessity
Examples

Bha sinn ann an èiginn mhòr.

We were in great difficulty.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteCan refer to both physical danger and general distress.

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èiginn in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.