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BAI 49 BAI
Scotland ; literally, the village of St Du-
thac, the tutelary saint of the place.
BAILE-GEAMHRAIDH, s. 7n. An infield
; the low grounds of a Highland
farm.
BAILE-MARGAIDH, s. m. A market
town ; a hurgh.
BAILE-MHÒID, s. m. Rothesay; literal-
ly, the town where the court of justice is
held.
BAILE-MÒR, «. m. A city or large town ;
a metropolis. N. pi. Bailtean-mòra.
BAILE-PUIRT, s. m. A sea port town.
BAILGEANN, i at/;. Spotted, speck-
BAILG-FHIONN, 5 led, pie - bald ;
white bellied.
BÀIL1SDEIR, -E, -EAN. s. m. A vain-
glorious fellow : a man virho talks idly ; a
blusterer ; a babbler.
BÀILISDEIREACH, adj. Vaunting,
blustering, babbling.
BÀILISDEIREACHD, s.f. The habit of
talking idly, foolishly or blusteringly.
B' ÀILL, (for bu àiU,) Would. " B' àill
learn, leat, leis, leatha." 7, thou, he, she,
would, &c.
BAILEE AG, -eig, -an, s.f. A twig, a
sprout ; a sucker.
BAILLEAGACH, -aiche, adj. Full of
sprouts, twigs, or suckers ; slender, pliable.
BAILLEARTACH, -aiche, adj. Vide
villages.
BAILTEACHAS, -ais, s. m. Planting or
founding towns, colonizing.
BAILTEAN, n, pi. of BAILE. Towns,
cities, villages, dat. pi. Bailtibh.
BAIN, gen. sing, of BAN; which see.
BAINBH, s. m. A young pig.
•( Bainchead, -aidh, BH-, V. a. Authorise.
( Baincheadach, adj. Authorising, licens-
ing.
BAINDEACHD, s. f Female modesty,
bashfulness ; efFemin.acy, reserve.
BAINDIDH, -E, adj. Modest, feminine,
effeminate; unassuming.
BAINDIDHEACHD, s.f. Female mo-
desty, bashfulness, reserve ; delicacy.
BAIN-UIA, -DE, s. f. See Ban-dia.
BÀINE, s. /. Paleness, whiteness, fairness.
BÀINE, cump. and sup. of Ban. More it
most pale, &c.
t Baineamhuil, adj. Vide Baiiail.
BAINP:ASG. -isg, s. m. A ferret.
BAINEASGACH, adj. Like a ferret;
abounding in ferrets.
BAINFHEIS, ^./. Vide Banais.
BÀINIDH, s.f. Fury, madness, rage.
BAINISG, s. f. A little old woman. A', vl.
Bainisgean.
BAINISGEAG, -eig, s.f. {dim. of Bainisg)
a diminutive old woman.
BAINISGEIL, adj. Like an old woman.
BAINIONN, adj. Female, feminine, writ-
ten also boirionn.
BAINIONN ACH, adj. Female, feminine,
effeminate, vide Boirionnach.
BAINIONN ACHD,s./. Etfeminacy.
BAINIONNAS, -ais, s. m. Muliebrity,
womanhood.
BAINIONTA, adj. Effeminate.
BAINIS, -E, pi. Bainnsean, s. f. See Ban-
ais.
BAIN-LIGHICHE, -EAN, s.f. A female
doctor.
BAINNE, s. 171. Milk, milky juice. Bòbhainne,
a milk cow j crodh bainne, ini/k
cattle: Bainne blàth, warm 7?u'M-. Bainne
mills, sweet milk ; Bainne-lòm, skimmed
milk; Bainne nòis, biestings; Bainne binn-
Pailleartach.
tichte, curdled milk ; Bainne-goirt, sour milk.
BAINNE ACH, -eiche, adj. Milky, lacteal,
f Baillein, -ein, s. m. A boss, stud, any
thing round.
BAILLEANACH, adj. Bossy, studded.
BÀILLIDH, s. VI. A magistrate.
BA1LLIDHNEACHD, s. f. The office
of a town or country magistrate ; a province,
a district.
BAILTE, n.jil. of BAILE. Towns, cities,
like milk, abounding in milk.
BAINNEACHAS, s. vu Milkiness.
t Bainnealaich, s. m. A dropping of rain.
BAINNEAR, adj. Milky, abounding in
milk.
BAINN-FHREAGRADH, -aidh. s. m.
A bond ; a stipulation.
BAINNSE, ge7i. siiig. of BANAIS. Of
a wedding. See Banais.
BAINNSE A CHD, s. /. Feasting, ban-
quetting.
BAINNSEAN, n. pi. of Banais. Weddings.
BAINNSICH, -iDH, BH-, V. a. Waste, consume.
BAINNSTIÙBHARD, -aird, s. f. A
housekeeper, female economist.
BAINNSTIÙBHARDACHD, s.f. i»d.
The office or business of a housekeeper.
BÀIN-SPEIREAG, -eig, s. f (Ban
speireag.) A sparrow-hawk.
BAIN-SPEIREAGACH, a. Like a spar
row-hawk : of a sparrow-hawk.
BAINTIGHEARNA, s.f. A lady; the
lady of a Baronet or Knight ; a gentlewiman,
N'. pi, Baintighearnan ; ladies, &c.
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