eagal

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ecal.

Adjective

eagal

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

Derived terms

• is eagal le (“to be afraid (regretful)”)
• is eagal do (“to be in danger”)

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• feagal

Etymology

From Old Irish ecal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈekəl/

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").