dòrainn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Compare the Irish form gadóghruing, Eastern Irish dógra (“lamenting”), from do- +‎ gar.

Noun

dòrainn f (genitive singular dòrainne, plural dòrainnean)

1. torment, vexation
2. agony, anguish, misery, hardship

Derived terms

• dòrainneach

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dòruinn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN