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FOINEACHD, «./. Inquisitiveness. More
properly Foighneachd.
FOINEASACH, -aiche, adj. Inquisitive.
FOINICH, -iDH, dh'fh-, v. a. (Foiiieach,)
Ask, inquire. More properly Foigh-
nich.
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FOINNE, -EAN,
FOINNEAMH, -an, { ' '"• ^ ^""-
FOINNE ACH, -iche, adj. Having warts
of, or belonging to warts.
FOINNEACHADH, -aidh, s. m. and
pres. part. v. Foinnich. A tempering.
FOINNEAMH, -a, adj. Handsome In
shape, stately, comely, portly, elegant.
FOINNEASACH, -aiche, adj. Sightly,
well-favoured.
FOINNICH, -IDH, dh'fh-, v. a. Temper,
as a weapon
FOINNICHTE. adj. and pret. part. v.
Foinnich. Tempered.
FOINNIDH, -E, adj. Handsome, wellshaped,
ueat, genteel.
FOIPE, prep, conjoined with jiers. pron.
(i. e. Fo ise,) Under her. More properly
Fuidhpe or Foidhpe.
FOIR, -IDH, dh'fh-, v. a. Help, save, de-
liver, relieve.
FOiR, -E, s./. Help, deliverance, aid, re-
lief.
FOIR-ÀILLICH, -IDH, dh'fh-, v. a. Decorate,
adorn.
FOIRBHEACH, -ich, s. m. An elder.
More frequently Foirfeach.
FOIRBHEACHD, 5./. ind. Perfection.
More frequently Foirfeachd.
FOIRBHEART, -eirt, -an, s. f. (Foir
and Beart,) Help, assistance.
FOIRBHEARTACH, -aiche, adj. (Foirbheart,)
Aiding, assisting.
FOIRBHILTEACH, -ICHE, T adj. Ac-
FOIRBHILLIDH, -E, i ceptable.
FÒIR-BHREATHNUICH, -idh, dh'kh-,
V. n. (Foir and Breathnuich,) Divine,
guess, conjecture.
FOIR-BHREATH, ì -ean, -an, s. f. A
FÒIR-BHREITH, i conjecture, random
guess.
FÒIR-BHREATHNUCHADH, -aidh,
s. m. and pres. part. v. Foir-bhreathnuich.
Divining, conjecturing.
FÒ1 R-BHRI ATHAR, -air, -thran, s. m.
(Foir and Briathar,) An adverb.
FÒ1R-BHRIATHRACH, -aiche. adj.
Adverbial.
FOIR-BHRUACH, -aiche, s.f. A preci-
pice, pinnacle, edge of a precipice.
FOIRCEADAL, ? -ail, -an, s. m. In-
FOIR-CHEADAL, i struotion, exhorta-
;
tion, admonition ; a catechism lecture, doc-
trine, essay.
t FOIRCEADAL, ) -AIDH, DH'fH-, V. a.
f FoiRCHEADAL, i Tcach, instruct, admonish.
FOIRCHEADALAIR, -ean, s.m. (Foir-
clieadal and Fear,) A preceptor.
FOIRCHEANN, -inn, s. m. An end,
conclusion ; white head.
FOIRCEANNACH, }
FOIRCHEANNACH, \
-aiche, adj.
White-faced,
white-headed. Provin.
FOIRCHINNTEACHD, 5. /. ind. (Foir
and Cinnteachd,) Predestination.
FOIR-CHROICIONN, -INN. -AN, s. m.
Fore-skin. See Roimh-chroicionn.
FOIR-DHEALBH, -a, -an, *. vi.
scheme.
A
FOIR-DHEALBHADAIR, -ean, s. m.
A schemer, a planner.
FOIR-DHORUS, -UI9, -ORSAN, «. jn. A
vestibule.
FOIREANN, -INN, s.m. An auxiliary
band, a brigade.
FOIREIGEAN. See Foireigin.
FOIREIGIN, Is./, ind. (Foir and
FOIKEIGINN, i Eiginn,) Violence,
oppression.
FOIR-EIGNEACHADH, -aidh, s. m.
Rapacity.
FOIREIGNEADH, -idh, s. m. and ;«•«.
part. V. Foireignich. Oppression, extor-
tion, violence, act of oppressing.
FOIREIGNICH, -idh, dh'fh-, v. a.
(Foireigin,) Oppress, extort.
FOIREIGNICHE, -ean, (Foireignich.t.)
An oppressor.
FOIRFE, adj. Perfect, good, without
fault ; old, ancient.
FOIRFEACH, -ich, s. m. (Foirfe,) An
elder.
FOIRFEACHD, J. / ind, (Foirfe,) Per-
fection ; old age.
FOIRFICH, -IDH, dh'fh-, v. a. (Foirfe,)
Perfect, accomplish.
FÒIRIN, -E, -ean, s. f. (Foir, v.) A sup-
ply, aid, help, remedy, strength, comfort.
FOIR-IOMALL, -aill, -mlaichean.ì.w.
(Foir and lomall,) A limit, boundary.
FOIR-IOMALLACH, -aiche, adj. On
the outmost limit ; bordering, outward, on
the frontiers.
FOIR-IOMRADH, -aidh, -ean, s. / A
ceremony, compliments.
FOIR-IOMRAIDHTEACH, -iche, adj.
(Foir-iomradh,) Ceremonious, compli-
merttary.
FOIR-IONGANTACH, -iche, adj. (Foir