scanraigh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • scannraigh
  • scannruigh[1] (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish scannraid (disperse, scatter, shatter)[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠkaun̪ˠɾˠɪɟ/, [ˈsˠkaun̠ˠd̠͡ɹ̝ˠɪɟ]
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈsˠkɑːn̪ˠɾˠə/, [ˈsˠkɑːn̠ˠt̠͡ɹ̝ˠə]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠkæːn̪ˠɾˠi/

Verb

scanraigh (present analytic scanraíonn, future analytic scanróidh, verbal noun scanrú, past participle scanraithe)

  1. (literary, intransitive) rout; become scattered; break asunder
  2. (transitive) scare, frighten
  3. (intransitive) take fright

Conjugation

  • scanradh (terror)

References

  1. “scannruiġ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  2. scaindrid, scandraid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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