Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

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Noun edit

cuinnsear m (genitive singular cuinnseir, plural cuinnearan)

  1. dagger, dirk, dudgeon, sword, poniard
  2. hanger

References edit

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “cuinnsear”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN