seangan

seangan
an ant (S.Inverness and Perthshire snioghan), Manx sniengan, Irish sangán, Middle Irish sengán, Early Irish segon (Corm.); cf. Greek $$Gskníy (i long), g. skniofós or $$Gsknipós, $$Gskíy, root skene, kene, scratch (see cnàmh), Lithuanian skanùs, savoury (kittling), Stokes (Bez$$+18 65) refers it to *stingagno-, English sting, Greek $$Gstízw, prick; K.Meyer derives it from seang, slender.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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