Focal an Lae #222
The Word of the Day in Irish

Word: claon (KLEE-uhn) [kliːn]

Meaning: claon = to slope, slant; slope, tendency; slanted, perverse

Usage:

History: Old Irish “cláen” comes from the Indo-European root *klei- (to lean). Cognates in English include “lean”, “cline”, “recline”, etc.

Scottish Gaelic: claon

2008-06-19 CPD