eagal

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ecal.

Adjective

eagal

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

Derived terms


Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ecal.

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").