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deann

-a, -an, sf Force. 2 Haste, velocity, hurry, speed. 3 Particle, very small quantity of anything comminuted. 4 Rush or dash, rapid motion. [No direction implied, as in MacAlpine, but simply the idea of “running amok.”] 5** Noise. 6** Colour. 7** Figure. 8** Pinch, as of snuff. †9 Mist. †10 Gibe. 11** Impetuosity. Chan eil deann snaoisein agam, I have not a particle of snuff; thàinig e a-steach 'na dheann, he came rushing in; an t-each 'na dheann, the horse at full speed; a' leum thar sàile 'na deann, bounding speedily over the deep; dearg dheann, violent speed; deanna nam bonn, as fast as the feet can carry; tha na clachan-meallain a' cur deann ás an talamh, the hailstones are spattering (putting mist out of) the ground; mar dheann a bheir dà òrd, like the noise of two hammers.

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