iodhan

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Irish idna m (spear, weapon).

Noun[edit]

iodhan m (genitive singular iodhain, plural iodhain or iodhanan)

  1. (dated) spear, javelin, pike
  2. (obsolete) birth pang
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Irish idan (pure, faithful, sincere, disinterested; fitting).

Adjective[edit]

iodhan

  1. sincere
  2. pure
  3. clean

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