tàcharan

See also: tacharan and tacharán

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish tacharán (“orphan, waif”).

Noun

tàcharan m (genitive singular tàcharain, plural tàcharanan)

changeling
(dated) orphan
(dated) weak, helpless, cowardly, feeble person
(obsolete) yelling of ghosts

Derived terms

tàcharan-cubhaige

References

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “tacharán”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

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