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's gann gun dèanainn iasgair e fhéin
I could hardly even become a fisherman

gannad /gaNad/
fir. gin. -aid, iol. -an

second peat (cut after the colad and since the colad is cut generously, the gannad is usually shorter)

gann /gauN/

bua. coi. gainne

scarce, few, meagre, niggardly, scant(y), sparse

's gann gum mothaicheadh tu an toiseach
you hardly noticed it initially

's gann gun creidinn e /s gãũN gəŋ krʲedʲɪNʲ ɛ/
I could hardly/scarcely believe it

tha i gann san fhradharc
she has poor vision/eyesight

cha robh e ach gann ìre coiseachd
he was barely at the toddling stage

cho gann ris an airgead
as scarce as hen's teeth (fig.)

ach gann

almost

gann a dh'airgead
short of money

gann ìre coiseachd
hardly able to walk

mus gann a bha na faclan a-mach ás a bheul…
as soon as he had said that…

nì gann
a rare thing

's gann a ghabhas e creidsinn gun…
it is hard to believe that, it can scarcely be believed that…

's gann a nì seo feum
this will hardly do

's gann gum beanadh Calum ris
Calum hardly touched it

's gann gun do thòisich mi!
I've hardly started!

's gann orm…
I can hardly

tha an taghan a' fàs gann
pine martens are getting/becoming rare

tha am brot a tha seo gann agad
this soup of yours is short (of something)

tha a h-achlais gann aice /ha haxLɪʃ gauN/
she is (coming) empty-handed

cha bu gann nach robh suidhe-suas aig an teaghlach ud
there was no lack of hospitality shown by that family (fig.)

's gann gun robh comas-labhairt aige
he could hardly speak

òraid agus is gann as urrainn dhuinn a thuigsinn
a speech that we can scarcely believe

's gann nach dèan e...
he's likely to do...

Toraidhean Dwelly
àireamh -eimh, sf Number, quantity. 2 Numbering, numeration, account. Gann an àireamh, few in numb...an còrr
aois -e, sf Age. 2 Old age. 3 Antiquity. Dé an aois a tha thu? what is your age? is mairg a...an còrr
bàsaich pr pt a' bàsachadh, vn Die (as an animal), perish. 2 Starve. 3 Wither, as a plant. 4 G...an còrr
cas-cheum sm Foot-path. 2 Steep, or difficult way. 3** Stride, lone pace. Cas-cheum nan gann, a gre...an còrr
cha negative particle, Not. [Cha aspirates the fut. neg of a verb, also the initial...an còrr
cunnt pr pt a' cunntadh, va Count, number, reckon, tell, calculate, compute. Am fear nach cu...an còrr
fir-chlis sf The Northern lights, aurora borealis, “merry dancers.” [Preceded by the art. na]. An uair ...an còrr
gann gainne [& goinne,] a. Scarce. 2 Little, small. 3 Rare, few. 4 Difficult. 5 rarely ...an còrr
gann a. Scarce, scarcely, hardly. 'S gann a ràinig mi an uair … I had scarcely arrived w...an còrr
glac glaice, -an, sf Hollow valley, defile, narrow valley. 2 Hollow of the hand. 3 Bosom. 4 Embrac...an còrr
is pres. ind v def. & irreg. Thus conjugated: IND pres is mi, I am; ...an còrr
is gann adv Scarcely
lugha comp of beag. Less, least. 2 More or most disagreeable. 3(DC) Used as the positive degree in ...an còrr
sìolaich va & n. Propagate, breed, multiply, engender, beget, be fruitful. 2 Spring from, as seed....an còrr
cnatan \| -ain, sm Cold. 2†† Cough. 3 Obstruction of perspitation. [Preceded by the art...an còrr
gainne comp of gann.
gann † sm Poverty. 2 Scarcity. 3 Jug. 4 Fort.
gann-fhortanach ‡‡ -aiche, a.Unfortunate.

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Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinnAn English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly

Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly