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

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SPEIR, -E, -EAN, and -kachak, s. f. The
ham or hough of a beast ; a hoof; a cldW.
SPEIREACH, -EicHE, adj. (Speir,) Slender
limbed j hoofed or clawed.
SPÈIREAD, -EiD, s. in. Strength, force,
vigour ;
courage, bravery.
SPÈIREADAIL, -e, adj. (Spèiread,)
Spirited, bold, brave, courìigeoas.
SPEIREAG, -EiG,
I
-AN, s.f. A spar-
SPEIR-SHEOG, -oiG, 5 row-hawk.
SPEIREAGACH, -aichk, adj. (Speireag,)
Of, or belonging to sparrow-hawks,
SPÈ1S, E, s. f. A liking, regard, attach-
meiit, fondness.
SPÈ1SEALACHD, s./. xnd. (Speiseil.)
Fondness, attachment ; pride ; esteem.
ment.
SPÈISE1L, -K, adj. (Spèis,) Fond, at-
tached, loving ; loved, esteemed ; estima-
ble proud, having ;
self-esteem.
SPEUC, -AiDH, SP-, V. a. and «. Diverge,
divaricate; cause to diverge; tear asunder.
SPEUCACH, -AicHE,a(/;. (Speuc) Diverg-
itig, divaricated ; causing to diverge or
divaricate; tearing asunder.
SPEUCADH, -AIDH, 5. III. and \nes. part.
V. Speuc. Diverging, state or act of diverg-
ing ;
tearing, act of tearing asunder.
SPEUCLAIR, -E, -EAN, s. ni. (Speuc,) A
pair of spectacles.
SPEUCLAlREACH.-EicHE, adj. (Speuc-
lair,) Spectacles, wearing spectacles.
SPEURACH, -AicHE, adj. (Speur,) Ethe-
real.
SPEURADAIR, -e, -ean, s. m. (Speur
and Fear,) A star-gaztr, astronomer, or
astrologer.
SPEURADAIREACHD, *. f. ind.
(Spenradair,) Astronomy or astrology.
SPEUR-DHEALRACH, -aiche, adj.
(Speur and Dealrach,) Sky-glittering,
SPEUR-GHLAN, -aine, adj. (Speur and
Glan,) Clear-skied, cloudless, serene.
SPEUR-GHORM, -uirmb, adj. (Speur
and Gorm,) Blue-skied, azure.
SPÌD, -E, s. m. Spile, malice; reproach,
infamy, shame; contempt; speed, expe-
dition, quickness.
SPIDE AG, -EIG, AN, «./. The nightingale;
a delicate or slenderly formed creature.
SPÌDEAG,-EiG, -an, s.f. (Spid,) A taunt,
an affront.
SPÌDEAGACH, -aiche, adj. (Spideag,)
Taunting, apt to timnt.
SPI DEAL, -EiL, -AN, s. m. A spital, oi
ho^pita!.
SPIDEALACH, -aich, s. m. (Spideal,)
A meagre, sickly creature.
SPÌDEAEACHD, s. f. ind. Contempt,
repioachfulness ; a malicious disposition,
desire of reproaching; malicious and
malignant conduct.
SPÌDEIL, -E, adj. (Spid,) Reproaching,
leproachful; contemptuous; censuring;
hasteful.
SPI D-SHUl LEACH, -EicHE, adj. Pur-
blind.
SPILIGEAN, -EiN, -AN, s. m. A small
grain, a seedling: in derision, a dwarfish
person.
SPILIGEANACH, -aiche, adj. (Spilig-
SPEISEALD, -A, and -eilde, adj. Clean,
neat, tidy ; well arranged, regular.
SPEISEALDACHD, ^. /. ind. Cleanean,)
Abounding
grains ; dwarfish.
in seedlings or small
ness, neatness ; regularity, order, arrange- SPIOC, -A, s.f. Dastardliness, cowardice;
meanness, insignificancj-.
SPÌOCACH,-AicHE,af/;. Dastardly, mean-
spirited, cowardly; mean, insignificant;
niggardly, miserly,
SPÌOCAÌCHE, s. f. Niggardliness, stingineas,
parsimony.
SPIOCAID, -E, -EAN, «. /. A spigot.
SPÌOCA1R, -E, -BAN, s, m. (Spioc and
Fear,) A dastardly, mean-spirited fellow ;
an insignificant fellow, a dwarf, a ninny ;
a niggard.
SPÌOCAIREACHD, s. f. ind. (Spiocair,)
Dastardliness, pusillanimity ; meanness,
insignificancy; niggardliness, parsimony.
SPÌOCHAN, -AiN, 5. m. A wheezing in
the throat.
SPÌOCHANACH, -aiche, adj. (Spiochan,)
Having a hoarse or wheezing
voice.
SPIOCHANAICH, -e, s.f. (Spiochan.)
A continued wheezing in the throat.
SPIOL, -AiDH, SP-, V, a. Pluck, snatch;
nibble, bite at.
SPIOLACH, -AICHE, adj. (Spiol.) Pluck-
ing, snatching, that plucks or snatches
nibbling.
SPIOLADAIR, -E, -KAN, s. VI. CSpioladh
and Fear,) One that plucks or snatches ; a
j)air of pincers.
SPIOLACH AIR, -E, -EAK, ) s. in. One
SPIOLACHAN, -AIN, -AN, i that nib-
bles or bites at any thing; a dwarfish
person.
SPOILADAIREACHD, s.f. ind. (Spioladair,)
A continual plucking or snatching,
constant nibbling at any thing.
SPIOLADH, -AiDH, J. 7n.iiud pres. part. v.
Spiol. Pluckine, act of plucking, ol
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