Scottish Gaelic

Verb

foghain ‎(past dh'fhoghain, future fòghnaidh, verbal noun fòghnadh, past participle foghainte)

1. suffice (be sufficient)
2. avail
3. do for, kill
4. finish

Related terms

• foghainteach ‎(“fit, able-bodied; brave, valorous, heroic; sufficient, fit; prosperous; ample”)
• fóghaint ‎(“heroism; cleverness”)
• fóghainteachd, fóghainteas ‎(“sufficiency, valour, fortitude, bravery; stoutness; prosperity”)

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9