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

ROL 477 R0>:
ROL, -AiDH, R-, V. a. Roll; make into
rolls, roll together.
ROLA, -AN, s. m. See Rol, s.
ROLACH, -AicHE, adj. (Rola,) In volumes
or rolls.
ROLADH, -AIDH, s. m. and prei. part. v.
Rol. Rolling, act of rolling ; act of making
into rolls ; a roll or volume.
ROLAG, -AiG, -AN, s./. dim. of Rola. A
little roll ; any small thing rolled to-
gether.
ROLAGACH, -AICHE, aci;. (Rolag,) Roll-
ed, or in rows, like carded wool, or hay.
ROLA I R, -E, -EAN, s. m. (Rol, v. and
Fear,) A roller.
RÒLAIST, -E, -EAN, s. VI. A romance;
declajnatioii, exaggeration.
ROLAISTE-\CH, -eiche, adj. (Ròlaist,)
Fabulous ; given to exaggeration or de-
clamation.
RÒilACH, -AICHE, adj. Hairy, rough with
hair.
RÒMAICHE, s. f. ind. (Ròmach,) Hairi-
ness.
RO.MAICHE-ID, -EiD, s. f. (Ròmach,)
Hniriness, degree of hairiness.
ROMAS, -Ais, -AN, s.f. (Ròmach,) Hairi-
ness.
ROINIH AD, prep, conpiued with pers. pron.
(Roimh and Thu,) Before thee.
RO]MHAIBH, prep, conjoined with per:^.
pri))i.(Romh and Sibh,) Before you : evipa.
Homhaibhse. See Roimh, ;;re/).
ROMHAINN, prep, conjoined with pers.
pron. (Romh and Sinn,) Before us: emph.
Romhainne. See Roimh, prep.
ROM HAM, prep, conjoined with pers. p-on,
(Romh and M\,) Before me: emph.
Romhamsa. See Roimh, prep.
RÒMHAN, -AiN, -AN, s. m. A groan. Pro-
vbi.
ROMHANAICH, -E, s. j. (Ròmhan,) A
groaning, an uttering of hollow groans.
RO-MHEUD, s. m. (Ro, pre/, and Meud,)
Excessive greatness.
RO-MHIANN. -A, -AN, s. ni. (Ro, pref.
and Miann,) Excessive or great desire.
RO-MHOID, -SfS.f. Excessive greatness;
also adj. comp. of Ro, and Mor, adj.
ROMP A, prep, conjoined with pers. pron.
(Roimh and lad,) Before them: emph.
Rompa-san. See Roimh, prep.
RON. -ÒIN, 5. m. A seal or sea-calf; hair of
the mane or tail of a horse or cow.
llONACH, -AicH, s. m. (Ron,) A seal hunt,
seal-hunting.
UONACH,-aichb, adj. (Ron,) Abounding
in seals.
RÒNACH, -AiCH, s. 711. An inhabitant or
native of the island of Rona.
RONACHAN, -ain, s. m. fRdn.) A fellow
resembling a sea-calf.
RO-NADURTHA, adj. (Ro ^--ref. and
Nàdiirra.) Very natui°al.
RON AN, -AIN, -AN, s. m. dim. of Ron. A
little seal or sea-calf.
UONG, -A, and -oinge, -an, and -^is, s. I'.
A joiniiitf spar, any piece of wood by
which others are joined, a rib or timber of
a boat ; a >taff, a bludgeon ; a lean, cada-
verous looking person ; an idle or loung-
ing person. Scot. Rung, see Rongas.
RONG, -ding, s. ni. The vital spark, life.
RONGACH, -AICHE, adj. (Rong,) Of, or
belonging to spars, bludgeons or staves
lean cadaverous; idle, lazy, lounging;
teilious, linj(ering, delaying.
RONGACHADH. -aidh, 5. m. and prei.
part. V. Roiigaich. State of becomin|
lean or meagre, act of lingering or d lay-
ing.
RONGAICH, -iDH, R-, V. n. (Ron^, s.)
Become lean, meagre or cadaverous ; linger,
delay, lounge.
RONGAICHE, 5. /. i,id. (Rongacb,)
Leanness, meagreness, idleness, laziness.
RONGAIR, -E, -EAN, .•;, m. (Rong and
Fear,) A loiterer, lingerer, an indolent,
idle or listless fellow ; a lean, meagre ov
cadaverous ;>erson.
RONGAIREaCHD, s. /. iud. (Rong-
air,) A loitering, lingering, delay; lazi-
ness, idleness; leanness, meagrt-uess.
RONGAIS, -E, Ì-AN, s. ?n. and coll. A
RONGAS, -Ais, i joining spar; the
timbers or ribs of a boat ; a staff or blud-
geon.
RONN, -oiNN, -AN, s. 7>i. Slaver, spittle ;
any drop of liquid of a ropy consistency.
RONN-ACH, -AICHE, «f/;.(Ronn,) Abound-
ing in spittle or saliva; ropy, viscous,
glutinous, (of liquors.)
RONNACHADH, -aidh, s. m. and pres.
part. V. Ronnaich. Act or state of
slavering or emitting saliva; state of becoming
ropy ; act of rendering viscous or
ropy.
RO>fNAGACH, -aiche, adj. ( Ronnag,}
Provin. for Reannagach.
RONNAICH, -IDH, R-, V. a. and n.
(Ronn,) Spit, emit saliva; become ropy
or viscid ; make ropy or viscid.
RONNAIU, -E, -EAN, .