eagal
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ecal.
Adjective
eagal
- feared (used mostly in fixed phrases, see derived terms)
Derived terms
- is eagal le (“to be afraid (regretful)”)
- is eagal do (“to be in danger”)
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish ecal.
Noun
eagal m (genitive singular eagail, plural eagalan)
- 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").