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dorn.

fist (a hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd̪ˠɞɾˠən̪ˠ/Munster/ˈd̪ˠɔɾˠən/Connacht/d̪ˠɔːɾˠn̪ˠ/Ulster
  1. fist (a hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish dorn, from Proto-Celtic *durnos (compare Welsh dwrn), probably borrowed from a non-Indo-European substrate language.

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