From Middle Irish térnaid (“to escape”), from Old Irish do·érnai (“to escape”).
tèarainn (past thèarainn, future tèarnaidh, verbal noun tèarnadh, past participle tèarainte)
- escape, evade
- rescue, save
- protect, defend
- descend
- preserve
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “tèarainn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN