argane

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish argamaint, argamint f (“argument, evidence, reason”) (compare Irish argóint, Scottish Gaelic argainn), from Old Irish argumeint, argumint, from Latin argūmentum.

Noun

argane m (genitive singular argane, plural arganeyn)

  1. argument, dispute

References
  • “argam(a)int” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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