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brian-sgaradh, -aidh, s.m. Cranny, chink,cleft
briantadh, -aidh, s.m. Bream, [see illust.78.
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brie, gen sing. & n.pl of breac. (s.m.)
bric-dhearg,** s. Ruddock.
brice, gen.sing. of breac, (s.f.)
brice, camp, of a.
brice, s./. Spottednes-'.
brice, s. f. Gaelic spelling of brick.
bricear, -e, -ean, s.m. Briokmaker.
bricein, -ein, s.m. Sprat. 2 Small trout.
bricein-, prefix attached to certain names of animals,
derived from breac. [also breaean-}
bricein-baintighearna, see breacan-baintighearna.
bricein-beithe, see breacan-beithe.
bricein-buidhe, see breacan-buidhe.
tall'
adh, -aidh, s.m. Wording. 2 Swearing.
3 Stating.
an, -ain, -an, s.m. see briathradair.
as, -ais, s.m. Eloquence. 2 Elocution.
3 Verbosity. 4 Oratory, rhetoric. 5ft
Phraseology. 6* Wit.
briathradair, s.m *Dictionary, lexicon. 2**Assertt-r.
eachd,* s.f. Lexicography, lexicographer's
work.
briathradan,* -ain, see briathradair.
briathraich, pr. pt, a' briathrachadh, v. a.
Affirm, maintain, assert. 2 Dictate. 3 Swear
to. 4 Set down in words.
briathrail, -e, o. Verbal. 2+tVerbose. Eadartheangachadh
briathrail, a verbal translation.
brib, pr.pt. a' bribeadh, v.a. Bribe, suborn.
britj, -e, pi. [-can &J tt-eachan, s. f. Bribe. 2
Small sum of money I slay. 3 Driblet. 4
Am bheil thu am brath a* bhrlb sin a
phaigheadh ? are you going to pay that tria
i brib nach do ghabh, who has not
bribe.
-eidh, Bribing, bribery. A' b ,
of brib.
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bri'>ear,** Gaelic spelling of briber.
chd, s. f. Bribery, venality.
AM) a. Mean. Duine bribeil, a mean
ina a.
bri-bheada.can,tJ -ain, s.m. Word-pedant.
f. Small debt. Tha bribidean
fhiacn aigeamuigh, he has small debts out
i. e. against people.
79. Bricein-caorainn.
bricein-caorainn,Trs.m. Mountain finch, fringilla,
montifringilltt.
t>ricein-dubh,{ s.m. Baldmoney, (plant) see
muilceann.
g.m. Pin, [? Eng. brier.]
aric-liath, a. Greyish,
see Brick-kiln,
thriar,
bri ar,
prickle.
brighruhor.
brie-shorn, -uirn, s.'m.
briarach, a. Thorny, prickly.
tbrid,** -ide,
briatbar, -air, pi. briathra & f. Bridle,
briathran, s.m. iride, s. f. see fride.
Word. 2 Saying. 3 Assertion. 4 Oath,. 5 hrideach, -dich, -dichean,** s./.[& m.] Dwarf.
Verb. 6 rarely Victory, conquest. Air mo 2 Bride. 3 Virgin. 4**Grub. Cha bhvideach
air an fhaich e, he is not a dwarf on
bhriathar, upon my word.
briathar, v. see briathraich,
the battle-field ; carraig Phaidean aig na bridich,
Padeen's rock in the posies-nun of the
briathra, n.pl. of briathar.
briathrach, -aiche, a. Wordy, verbose, talkative,
loquacious. 2 Verbal. Ni thu am fear weak
dwarfs a common saying in Tiree when the
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gt t possession of what by right belong <
tosdach briathrach, you make the silent man to the strong J.M.
ail, a. Dwarfish. 2 Like a virgin. 3
Bridal, like a bride.
brideag, -eig, -an, s. f. Part of the jaw. 2 Little
woman.
Mdeag,** -eig, s. /. Image of St. Bridget, used
on that saint's eve by unmarried girls,
with a view to discover tlv. ir future husbands.
>ridean,s./.(bird) see gille-bride.
iridein, see brid-eim.
irid-eun, -eoin, s.m. Oyster-catcher or sea-piet,
see gille-bride. Cho loath ri brid-eun 'san
traigh, as swift as a sea-piet on (he shore.
rig,* s.f. Heap, pile.
,* v.a. Pile, build as a stack of peats.
eadh, s.m. Stacking. A* b ,
p^. pt. of bris.
A' brigeadh na moiia, building the peat-stack
-Midi.
D, see briogais.
righ, s. f. Essence. 2 Substance. 3 Wealth.
ii, juice, pith. 5 Elixir. 6 Vigour. 7
Strength, virtue. 8 Value. 9 Etfec". avail,
benefit. 10 Juice of meat. 11 Mt.irjing, interpretation.
12 Energy. lb**l>'"li-ili. 14**
Capacity. 16**rar