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ARDAINGEAL
AoTROM, ao'-trum, a. light; giddy; creu-
tair aotrom, a giddy creature.
AoTROMACHADH, ào'-trum-ach-X, n.m. and
p. ease, respite, as of a fever; alleviation,
abatement, as of rain ; tha 'n t-uisge 'g
aotromachadh, the rain abates; fhuair
e aotromachadh o'n f hiablirus, he got a
slight respite, or crisis, or ease from the
fever.
AOTROMAICH, ao'-trum-èch, i'. n. abate,
as rain; alleviate, as disease; lighten,
ease.
AoTROMAN, ao'-trum-an, n. m . a blad-
der.
Ap, app, n.f. an ape.
ApARR, app'-urr, a. expert, (abalt.) Xo.
A PAR HAN, app'-urr-an, n. m. an apron.
Ar, for ur, pro. ar fearann, our land;
takes n- before a vowel ; ar n-each,
our horse ; ar n-athair, our father.
Ar, ar, ra. m. ploughing; bha na daimh
ag ar, the oxen were ploughing, B. ;
ar meadhonach, second ploughing. Is.
Ar, ar, n. m. slaughter; na fuilinn ar nan
crioduidh, permit not the slaughter of
the Christians; artreud, arsèap, a re-
treat; battle; dan an air, the song of the
battlefield; 'san ar, in the battlefield
hence, airsid, unanimity, from ar, war;
and sid, peace, calm, or good humour.
Ar, ar, re. m. a kidney, (dubhan,) geir nan
ar no nan dubhan, the fat of the kid-
neys.
Arabhaig, ar'-a-vèg, n.f. strife. Sk.
Arach, ar'-ach, n. m. tie, stall-tie for a
cow, a collar ; remedy, help ; cha 'n eil
arach air, there is no remedy, there is no
help for it ; cha robh arach agamsa air,
I coidd not help it. North ; cha 'n ' eil
cothrom air ; battle-field ; 'na laidhe,
'san àraich, stretched on the battle,
field ; nach seachnadh le 'dheoin an ar-
ach, who would not willingly shun the
battle-field. Sm.
Arachas, àr'-ach-us, n. m. insurance.
Aradair, an agriculturist. See Airean.
Araich, àr'-èch, v. rear, maintain, sup-
port, nourish ; is mairg a dh' araich thu,
woe to the person that maintained you.
Akaichd, àr'-èchg, n. f. treasure, or
wealth in clothing; a lady or gentle-
man's clothes given to servants, a pre-
sent, a perquisite.
Araichdeil, ài'-èchg.al, a. precious ;
gnothuch araichdeil, a precious, or im-
portant affair.
Araid, àr'-èj, a. certain, particular, i>ecu-
liar, special ; duine araid, a certain per.
ioti; gu h-àraid, especially, particular-
ly; gnothuch araid, an important or
certain affair.
ARAiDEAca, àr'-aj.ach, a. joyous, glad. H. ,
Araideachi), àr'-èj-àchg, n. f. importance,
singularity, particularity, peculiarity.
Araidh, àr"-è, for araid.
Ar-amach, àr-am-ach', n. m. rebellion,
insurrection, mutiny, treason, conspira-
cy ; rinn iad ar-amach, they rebelled.
B. 12.
Aran, ar'-an, n. m. bread ; aran lathail,
daily bread ; livelihood ; a tha cumail f
arain ruit, who gives you your liveli-
hood : 2. cha bhi thu gun aran, you
shall not want a livelihood ; aran coiice,
oaten bread ; aran eòrna, barley bread ;
aran cruinneachd, uheaten bread ; aran
milis, ginger bread; aran peasearach,
pease bread; aran seagaill, rye bread;
aran taisbeanta, shew bread.
Aranaid, àr'-àn.àj, n.f. bread basket
Aranach, àr'-àn-àch, n.f. bridle-rein.
Araom, à-raon', ad. both together ; bheir
an Tigheam solus d' an siiilibh araon, the
the Lord will enlighten both their eyes ,
araon thusa agus esan, both of you.
Arbhar, arv"-ur, n. m. sheaf-com, stand-
ing com. B.
.'Vrbharach, ar'-var-ach, a. fertile in corn.
Arbharracud, ar'-varr-aehg, n. f. form-
ing into line, embattling.
Arbhartaich, ar'-vàrt-èch, v. dispossess,
disinherit, forfeit, confiscate ; am fear-
ann arbhartaicltte, the confiscated or for-
feited estates ; arbharaichte, forfeited.
Arc, ark, n.f. the cork-tree.
Arcan, ark'-an, n. m. cork; a cork or
stopple.
Arcui.vn, àrk'-èrm, n. m. an udder. Sk.
Ard, àrd', a. high, lofty ; supreme ; tall ; 'b
esan is àirde, he is the tallest,oi the taller ;
beinn ard, a lofty hill; answers to arch
as a prefix in English ; drdeaspuig, an,
archbishop ; before an adjective as a pre-
fix, supplies the place of an adverb; drd-
shorm, siipremeiy blessed; àrdèibhneach,
ecstactic, exulting in the highest degree —
the English or any other people never
separate their prefixes by hyphens.
Ardachadh, ard'-ach-A, n. m. and p. aug-
mentation, increase: ardachadh tuaras-
dail, augmentation or increase of salary;
promotion, elevation, exaltation ; drd-
achadh nan amadan, the promotion of
fools, B. ; exalting, promoting, raising ;
extolling, praising ; a' neaeh dh' àrdaicà-
eas e fein, islichear e, he that exalteth
himself shall be abased.
Ardaich, àrd"-ech, v. exalt, extol, raise,
promote ; elevate ; increase ; ardaich a
thuarasdail, increase his salary.
Ardaiuneach, àrd".àeg-nyach, a. nettle-
some.
Ardaingeal, àrd'-èn'-nyal, or -èng'-al,
n.f. an archangel, a supreme angel.