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

FIO FIS
and Olan,) Pure, clean, sincere; bright,
spotless, blameless.
FÌOR-GHLOINE, s. f. ind. (Fior and
Gloine,) Perfect purity, cleanness, spot-
lessness, blamelessness.
FÌOR-IAN, -EÒIN, «. m. See Fior-Eun.
FiOR-iOCHDAR, -air, -an, 5. w. (Fior
and iochdar,) The very bottom, or very
lowest part.
FiOR-LEAMH,-A, arf;.( Fior and Leamh,)
Very impertinent, very impudent, very
rude, very petulant.
FIOR-LEAMHADAS, -Ais,i. m. (Fiorleamh,)
Extreme impertinence, impu-
dence, rudeness, or petulance.
FIOR-MHAITH, adj. (Fior and Maith,)
Perfectly good, excellent.
FÌOR-MHAITHEAS, -eis, s. m. Real
goodness, excellence.
FiOR-NAOMH,arf;, Truly holy.
FIOR-NAOMHACHD, 5./. True holi-
ness.
FIOR-ORDHA, adj. Truly noble, illus-
trious, excellent.
FÌOR-THOBAR, -aib, -braichean, s. m.
(Fior and Tobar,) A spring well; a
perennial spring.
FÌOR-THOBRACH, -aiche, adj. Abounding
in perennial springs.
FÌOR-UACHDAR, -air, s. m. A top or
summit.
FÌOR-UASAL, adj. Truly noble, genteel,
polite.
FiOR-UISGE, -EACHAN, 5. m. (Fior and
Uisge,) Water from a pure spring.
FIOS, -A, s. m. Knowledge, information ;
notice, intelligence, message.
FIOSACH, -AICHE, adj. (Fios,) Skilful,
expert. See Fiqprach.
FIOSACHD, -A^, s. f. (Fios,) Augury,
foretelling, divination, sorcery ; fortune-
telling.
FIOSAICHE, -KAN, s. m. A soothsayer,
augur, fortune-teller, diviner, sorcerer.
FIOSAIL, -ALA, adj. Knowing, expert.
FIOSRACH, -AicHB, adj. (Fios,) Know-
ing, well-informed, intelligent; conscious;
inquisitive, prying, busy,
FIOSRACHADH, -aidh, 5. m. and pres.
part. V. Fiosraich. An inquiry, act of
inquiring ;
knowledge, experience.
FIOSRACUAIL, -ALA, arf/. Knowing.
FIOSRAICH, .iDH,DH'rH.,Ka.(Fiosracb,)
Inquire, ask, inquire after, investigate;
try, examine.
FI R, gen. sin. and n. pi. of Fear.
FIR-BHOLG, s.f. (Fear and Bolg,) The
Belgee, the ancient Irish.
!
FIR-BHREIG, s. pi. Puppets.
FIR-CHLIS, s.f. (Fir and Clis,.) Th.
northern lights ; aurora borealis.
FIR.CHNEATAIN,s.;j^.
men.Backgammon-
FIRE-FAIRE! interj. Ay, ay! what!
what a pother
FIREACH, -icH, -iCHEAN, s. m. A hill,
moor, mountain, acclivity, the top of a hill,
high barren ground.
FIREACHAIL, -ala, adj. (Fir,) Manly,
cheerful, showy ; of a good address ; ac-
tive, nimble : also, barren, moorish.
FIREAD, -EiD, -EiDEAK, 3. f.
A ferret.
FÌREAN, -AN, s.m. (Firinn,) A righteous
man.
FÌREANACH, -axche, adj. Righteous;
substantively, a righteous man. See Firean.
FÌREANACHADH, -aidh, s. m. and
pres. part. v. Fireanaich. Justification,
act of justifying.
FÌREANAICH, -idh, dh'fh-, v. a. (Firean,)
Justify, confer righteousness.
FÌREANNACHAIL, -ala, adj. Justifi-
cative.
FIREANNACHD, s. f. ind. (Fireann,)
Manhood.
FÌREANNACHD,s./. ind. Justification.
FÌREANTA, adj. (Firean,) True, just,
righteous, loyal.
FÌREANTACHD, s. f. ind. (Fireanta.)
Righteousness, integrity, faithfulness, loy-
alty.
FÌR-EUN, -EÒiN, s. 7«. (Fior and Eun,)
An eagle.
FÌREUNACHADH, -aidh, s.f. More
froperly Flreanachadh.
KEUNTA. See Fireanta.
FIRICH,^e«. of Fireach, which see.
FIREIN, -EAN, s. m. dim. of Fear. A ma-
nikin.
FÌR1NN, -EAN, s. /. Truth, a truth.
FÌRINNEACH, -iche, adj. (Firinn,)
True, just, righteous.
FÌRINNEACH, -ich, s. m. (Firinn,) One
of the righteous, a justified person.
FÌRINNEACHD, s.f. ind. Truth, verity.
FÌRINNICH, -IDH, dh'fh-, v. a. Justify,
confer righteousness. Oftener written Fi-
reanaich.
FÌRINN-SHUIDHICHTE, s.f Aphorism.
FÌRINTEACHD, s.f ind. Righteous-
ness. More frequently written Fireao-
tachd.
FÌRINNICHTE, adj. and pret. part. v.
Firinnich. Justified.
FÌR.IOCHDRACH, -aich«. adj. (Fior