gainchare

English

Alternative forms
  • gainchar (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English ȝeinchar, from Old English ġēanċyrr, ġēanċierr (“a meeting, encounter, a turning against, a coming against, a return”), equivalent to gain- +‎ chare.

Noun

gainchare (plural gainchares)

  1. (obsolete) A return; a way of returning; a turning back; a means of escape.

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