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t BlÀ, J, »1. A town, village ; also piety,
devotion ; a green field ; a cry or shout
offspring; praise, v. Be it enacted; adj.
Yellow ; healthy, safe ; well ; warm.
^ilÙTHAIDH, -EAN, s. in. A Hero, a
chHmpioii, a foe, an army.
bLABARAN, -AiN, -an, s. m. A stammerer,
a stutterer.
BLABHDACH, -AicHE, arfj. Babbling;
garrulous.
f Blachd, s. f. Word.
bLABHDAIR, -e, -ean, s. m. Yelling,
howling ;
a babbler.
hLABHDAIREACHD, 5. /. Ì7id. Bab-
Itliiig; yelling.
BLAD, -BLAID, 5. ?n. A mouth ; a foul or
abusive mouth.
BLADACH, -AicHE, adj. Garrulous ;
abusive, wide-mouthed.
BLADAIR, -E, -EAN, s. m. A flatterer, a
babbler; a sycophant. A blockhead.
BLADAIREACHD, 5./. (Bladair), Flat-
tery, sycophancy ; babbling ; blathering.
BLADAIR, -AIR, s. m. (Blad), Hypocrisy,
tiittery; dissimulation.
iJLADH, -AiDH, .?. VI. Essence; meaning;
juice, energy; renown; garland.
+ Bladh, adj. Smooth ; soft,
t Bladh, s. vt. A part. See Blaidh,
Bloidh, and Bloigh.
BLÀDHACH, adj. Blossomy, flowery;
like a garland.
ijLADHACH, -AicH, s. m. Butter-milk.
See Blàthach.
t Bladhachd, s.f. A crushing, a crumb-
ling or breaking into pieces.
;5LADHAIL, -e, adj. Strong; forcible;
energetic ; sappy ; pithy.
:5LADHAIR, -e, -ean, s. m. See Blag
hair.
rJLADHAIR, -e, adj. Important, momen-
tous, expressive.
;LADHAIREACHD, 5./. Ostentation ;
cowardice ; boasting.
BLADH ASTAIR, -e, -ean, 5. m. A blusterer
; a babbler; a bully.
BLADHASTAIREACHD, s. f. Foolish
talking ; nonsensical prattling.
iJLADH-LEABHAIR, s. m Thecontents
of a book.
{5LADHM, -a, -ANNAN, s. 111. A flirt, a
start ; boast, brag, blunder.
tiLADHMADAICH, -e, s. /. A boast-
ing; flirting; bragging; blundering.
»!LADHMAG, -aig, -an, ?. /. A female
biunderer.
t BLADmiAicH, s.f. Fame, commendation,
praise.
;
BLADHMAIR, -e. -ean, s. m. A
er, a bragger, a swaggci'er.
BLADHMAIREACHD, s. f. uul. See
Bladhmadaich.
BLADHxMANNACH, -aich, -ean, s. to.
A swaggerer, a boasting fellow.
BLADHMASTAIR, -e, -ean, s. m. A
stupid fellow ; a dolt ; a blockhead.
BLADHMASTAIREACHD, s. /. ind.
(Bladhmastair), Stupid blundering,
BLADH-SHÙGH, s. m. Elixir.
BLAD-SHRÒNACH, adj. Flat-nosed.
BLAD-SPÀGACH,ad;. Flat-soled ; plain-
soled.
t Blagaireachd, S.J'. A blast, boasting ;
blustering ; bravado.
BLAGH, -AiGH, s. m. See Bladh.
BLAGHANTACH, adj. Boastful; blustering.
BLAGHxMHANACH, -aich, s vi. A
blustering fellow.
f Blai, 5. /. The womb.
BLAIDH, -E, -EAN, s.f. See Bloigh.
BLAIDH-LÌN, s. /.A sheet. See Lioneudach.
See Brà-lin and Brat-lin.
t Blainic, s.f. See Blonag.
f Blainiceach, adj. See Blonagach.
BLAIS, -iDH, BH-, ;;. a. (Bias), Taste; try
bj' the mouth ; sip ; relish.
BLAISIDH,/w^ fl/. a. ofblais. Shall or
will taste.
BLAIS-BHEUM, s. m. Blasphemy; a
taunt ; reproach, infamy.
BLAIS-BHEUMACH,a(/j.Blasphemous;
given to blaspheme.
BLAISEAGAIL, s. m. (Blais,t;.), Smacking
with the lips.
BLÀITEACHADH,-AiDH, s.m. A warming
; a hatching,
f Blaith, adj. Smooth, plain, level.
BLÀITHE, comp. and w/;. of Blàth. Warmer,
softer, smoother ; warmest, softest,
smoothest.
BLÀ1TH-FHLEASG, -eisg,-an, s. f. A
garland, or wreath of flowers.
BLÀ1THIN, -E, -EAN, s. VI. dun. of Blàth.
A little blossom, a small bloom ; blossoms.
BLÀITH-LEAC, -lic, s. f. A polished
flag, a smooth stone.
BLÀITICH, V. a. Warm, cheKsh, heat,
hatch, foment. See Blàthaich v.
BLANAG, -AiG, 5. /. Fat, tallow, suet,
lard. Commonly written Blonag,
BLANAGACH, adj. See Blonagach.
+ Blannda, adj. Gentle, meei, miM.
BLANNDAIDH, -aiRjS.w. Rotten,«tinking
; a rotten egg.