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lean

pr pt a' leantainn, [a' leanmhainn, a' leanachd, a' leanail & a' leanailt,] va & n. Follow. 2 Pursue, chase. 3** Trace. 4 Adhere, stick, cleave to. 5 Continue. 6 Persevere. 7** Imitate. Lean sinn iad, we followed them; lean e ri mo làmhan, it adhered to my hands; leanadh mo theanga ri mo chìobhall, let my tongue cleave to my jaw; ma leanas an uair tioram, if the dry weather continues; lean mar sin, persevere thus; na lean orm nas fhaide, don't importune me farther; lean mise, follow mi — the Breadalbane Campbells' motto; lean gu dlùth ri cliù do shinnsre, follow close the fame of your forefathers, supposed to be Ossianic, being said by Fingal to Oscar — a common motto for so-called Gaelic and Highland societies.

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lean 50
samhlachdainn 51
Follow 0
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