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

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GAELIC AGUS BEURLA,
A, the first letter of the Gaelic Alphabet,
as it is of almost every other.
A', def. art. J.
A, the sign of the Voc. ;
used sometimes in
place of O, as A diiuine dhiomhain, for I ABAILT,
O dhuine dhiomhain.
A, possess. ]jron. A mhac.
A, relat. pro/i. gen. and dat. " Gach gaisgeach
a b' aosda dan."
A, prepos. at, to, into ; about, in the act of;
out of, a' tir na h-Eiphit.
A', prep, for ann, in.
A, particle prefixed to words, as, a bhos, on
this side ; a dhà, two.
Numerous illustrations of this use of a, as a
particle prefixed to words, will be presented
in the course of this work.
AB, 1^ -A, -ACHAN, s. m. A father, a title
ABA, S of respect; a lord, an abbot.
AB, I Father; the original signification
ABA, 5 is now obsolete. An abbot.
AB, })ret. def. v. Is, for Bu, q. vide.
AB, ? fy ! For shame! Abab ! inter.
ABAB, > Fie! Oh! for shame! Pshaw!
ABA, s. m. A cause, matter, business.
ABACH, 5. Entrails, a pluck; a proclama-
tion.
ABACHADH, -aidh, 5. m. eipres. part. v.
Abaich. Vide Abuchadh.
ABACHD, -AN, s.f. Aba, an abbey. Vide
Abaid.
ABACHD, s.f. ind. (Abuich, adj.) Vide
Abuicheachd.
ABACHD, s.f. Exploits; gain, lucre.
ABACT, s.f. Taunting, ironical, joking.
ABADH, -AiDH,-EAN, s. m. A syllable; a
satirical poem.
ABAICH, -iDH, -EACH, v.a. and n. To ripen,
vide Abuich ; bring or grow to maturity.
ABAICHEAD, s. m. and/. Kipenesi,
maturity.
i ABAIDEACHD,
I ABAILT,
ABH
ABAID, -E, -EAN, s.f. An abbey; a cuwi,
or the hood of a monk,
s./. mrf. An abbacy,
-E, -EAN, s.f. Abbey.
5./. Death.
ABAIR, V. a. and n. irreg. Say, utter, af-
firm, express.
ABAIREAM, first sing, imper. a. of
abair. Let me say, &c.
AB AIRE ARfut. and imper. pass. Shall be
said, let be said. It is often contracted abrar.
fABAiKT, s.f. Accoutrements, apparatus.
A BAIT, s./ An abbey.
f Abaltachd, s.f. Ability.
f Abaol s.f. Descent, sun-setting.
tABAK,-AiR, s. wi. vide Abairt, Speech.
fABAR, -AIR, -EAN, s. m. A marsh, bog,
fen ; marshy ground. Vide Eabar.
fAEAR, To join together; a place where
two or more streams meet.
ABARACH, adj. Bold, courageous.
ABARACHD, s.f. Marshiness, bogginess.
ABARDAIR, s. m. (from abair) A dictionary.
ABARDAIRICHE, s. m. (from abardair;
A lexicographer.
ABARRACH, Pertaining to a Lochaber
man, vide Abrach.
ABARTACH, a. Bold, daring, impudent
talkative.
ABARTACHD, s.f. A mode of speech ;
loquacity.
ABH, s. m, A hand net ; skill, dexterity.
f Àbh, s. m. Water.
ÀBH, -A, -AN. vide Tàbh.
ABH, s. m. ind. The barking of a dog.
ABH AC, -Aic, -AN, s. m. A terrier, a
dwarf, vide Abhag.
ABHACAS, -Ais, s. m. Diversion, sport,
merriment ; ridicule. Ball abhacais, a
laughing stock.
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