gidheadh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Contraction of cia (“although”) eadh (“it”).

Adverb

gidheadh

1. (dated) nevertheless, nonetheless, however
   • Cànan nan Gàidheal, Murdo MacFarlane:

     Gidheadh, anns na h-Eileanan Siar, / Bi na claidheamh 's na sgiath'n ud dhòirn.

Synonyms

• a dh'aindeoin chùis
• air a shon sin
• an dèidh sin

Further reading

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “gidheadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN