English

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Adjective

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scairt (comparative more scairt, superlative most scairt)

  1. Nonstandard form of scared.

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish scairt (caul, omentum, midriff).

Noun

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scairt f (genitive singular scairte, nominative plural scairteacha)

  1. caul, omentum, diaphragm
    Greadadh trí lár do scairt!May your insides be scorched!
  2. (plural only) lungs, lights
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Etymology 2

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From Old Irish scairt (cry, shout).

Noun

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scairt f (genitive singular scairte, nominative plural scairteanna)

  1. shout, cry, call
    Synonym: glao
    scairt na gcoileach / le scairt an choilighat cockcrow
  2. Only used in scairt ascaille
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Etymology 3

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From Old Irish scairtid (shouts, cries out).

Verb

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scairt (present analytic scairteann, future analytic scairtfidh, verbal noun scairteadh, past participle scairte)

  1. to shout, call, scream, cry aloud, shriek
    Scairt mé (amach) ag gáirí.
    I burst out laughing.
  2. (of the sun) to shine out, burst out shining, especially after a dark period
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References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 275, page 97

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