A dictionary of the Gaelic language, in two parts, I. Gaelic and ...

CAl ill CAI
CÀIÌJii, CÀSG, CÀSGA, 5. J. (Casgair,) The
passover ; Easter.
CAISG, -IDH, CK-, V. a. Restrain, check,
stop, still, calm, quell, quiet, put an end
to.
CAISG, gen. of Casg, which see.
CAISGEAR,/u«. ;'ass. ot Caisg. Shall be
checked, or quelled.
CAISGIDH, fut. off. of Caisg. Shall re-
strain, check, or stop.
CAISIALL, -ILL, -LAN', s. m. (Cas, s. and
Jail,) A shoemaker's strap.
CAISIL-CHRÒ, s.j. (Caisiol, and Crò,)
A coffin, 01' bier ; a circular paling.
t Caisiolachd, s. f. Battlements.
CAISIOL, -iL, -ZAN, s. J. A buln-ark; a
hurdle whW, or mound ; a cruive in a river
tor fishing.
CAISLEACH, -icH. s. f. A ford ; a foot-
I)Hth ; a smooth place.
CAISLEACH-SPUING,s./. Touchwood,
spunk.
C AISLE ACHADH. -aidh, s. m. and/>r«.
part. V. Cuislich, A stirring up, shaking, as
ot' a bed.
t Caisleax, -zin, s. m. A castle, garrison,
tower.
t Caislear, s. m. (Caisiol, and Fear,) A
projector ; castle-builder.
t Caisli, adj. (Cas, adj. and Li,) Polished,
made smooth.
CAISLICH, -IDH, CH-, V. a. Shake, stir up
(;is a bed) ; rouse.
CAISLICHTE, m/j. and7>er/:;)ar/. v. Cais-
lich. Shaken, stirred up; roused; polished,
smoothed, burnished.
CAIS.MEACHD, -an, s.f. (Cas, adj. and
Imeachd.) An alarm ; warning; a Lint, a
war-song.
CAISMEACHDACH, adj. (Caismeachd,)
That alarms, alarming; gives warning or
notire.
CAlSMEAilT, -EiRT, -AN. s.f. (Cas, and
lomart,) Heat of battle ; armour ; a band
of combatants.
CAISMEARTACH, -ich, -ichean, s. m.
(Caismeart,) An armed man.
CAISREABHACHD, s.f. Legerdemain,
juggling.
CAISREABHAICHE, s. m. A juggler, a
Conjurer.
CAISRE AG, -EiG, -AN, s.f. A curl, a ring-
let.
CAlSREAGACH,-AiCHE,a((;. (Caisreag,)
Curled ; wrinkled ; shrivelled.
CAISRE AG AN, s. m. pi. of Caisreag.
Curls, ringlets.
CAISRIG, -iDM. CH- V, a. Consecrate.
CAISTE, adj. and perf. part. v. Cas, ««ri«s.
ed, curbd, twined.
CAISTE .\L, -EiL, -AN, s. m. A casrie, •
fort, a tower, a garrison ; a turreteii mso>
sion.
CAIT, gen. of Cat, which see.
t Cait, s.f. A sort, or kind.
CAIT, 1 adv. i. e. Ciaàit, or Àite, « here*
C'ÀITE, 5 in what place. C'àit' an robh
thu ? where u-as you ?
CÀITE, adj. and pret. }>art. v. Càth. Winnowed,
sifted.
CAITE, adj. and perf. part. v. Caith. Spent,
more properly, CaUhte.
CÀITEACH, -ICH, -ichean, s.f. Chaff;
husks ; refuse ; a measure made of rush-
es.
t Caiteach, s.f. A ship's main sail.
CAITEACH, -EICHE, adj. Extravagant,
more properly, Caitliteach.
CAITEACHÀS, -Ais, s. vi. (Caiteach,)
Extravagance. See Caithteachas.
CAITEAG, -Eio, -AN, s. f. A basket; a
butter pot.
CAITEAG, s.f. A place made of straw to
contain oats or barley in a baru ; a small
bit.
CAITE AN, -EiN, s. m. See Caitein.
CAITEAS, -Eis, s. m. (Caith.) Caddice,
scrapings of linen, applied to wounds.
CAITEIN, } -IN, -EAN, i. «1. Shae, a
CAITHTEIX, I nap on cloth; a rur-
fling of the sea surface ; a springing
breeze.
CAITEINEACH, -hiche, adj. (Caitein.)
Shaggy, rough ; nappy ; ruffled as the
sea.
CAITH, -IDH, CH-, V. a. and n. Spend,
wear, waste, consume, exhaust, squan-
der.
t Caith, ocf;. See Caidh.
t CÀITH, -IDH, CH-, V. a. (Càtha.) Winnow
; sift.
CAITH-BHEART,-EiRT, -AN,i./. (Cath,
and Beart,) Battle armour.
CAITHEACH, -eich, -eichean, s. vi
(Caith.) A spendthritt; a prodigal.
CAITHEADH, -idh, pres. i>art. v. (Caith.)
CAITHEAMH, -zimh, s. rn. and ]>ret.
part. V. (Caith.) Spending, consuming,
wasting ;
consumption, a disease; casting,
putting, shooting.
CAITHEAMH-AIMSIRE, -aimsrzach.
s. f. (Caitheamh, and Aimsir,) Pastime.
spoct| diversion.
CAITHE-BEATHA, s. f Moral con-
duct, behaviour, conversation, mode of liv-
ing.