seanfhacal
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
seanfhacal m (genitive singular seanfhacail, plural seanfhacalan)
- proverb, adage, byword, old saying
Derived terms
- seanfhaclach (“proverbial”)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “seanfhacal”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)