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BUABHAILL
begin than to stop without finishing; b'
f hearr a bhi gun fhàine na faine luaeh-
rach, better to be without a ring, than
wear a ritsh-ring; d, g, ;h, 7), are aspi-
pirated after Ziu; as, bu dhanae, how dar-
ing he was ; 6« gheur e, horv sharp it was,
ice. ; bu mhiosa e, it was worse, he was
worse; bu phailt iad, tiicy were plentiful ;
b, m, p, I, take a double sound in these
cases; thus, bu phailt, buv'-fhaèlt; bu
mhiosa, buv-vhèss'-à ; bu bhochd, buv'-
vhochg ; bu leathan, bul'-la-hun ; a
laoich an solas nam fleagh bu mhòr
(buv'-vhor) 's an am eruadail, hero, who
wast great in the Joy offcasts, and in
time of trial. Oss.
B( ABHAILL, bùàv"-all, n.f. a cow-stall. Ir.
BUABHULL, buav'-vul, n. m. a unicorn ; aeh
mar adharc buabhuVl, àrdachaidh tu m'
adharcsa, but my horn shalt thou exalt,
as the horn of a unicorn, Ps. 92. iO; a
comet, a wind instrument ; le h-io!ach
agus le fuaim a bhuabhuill, ic'th shout-
ing, and iL'ith the sound of the cornet.
BUAC, bùàchg, !'. work lime and gravel in-
to mortar ; work clay, &c. ; in Irish, un-
bleached linen cloth. See Buaichd.
Bi-ACADH, bùàchg'-À, p. working lime,
clay, &c.
Bi'ACHAiLE, bùach'-èlly'-à n. »1. a cow-
herd, a herd.
BlJACHAiLLEACHn, bu-ich'-cllv'-acbg, n. f.
herding, tending cattle, the occupation of
a herd.
BUACHAILLICH, bùach'-èlly'-èch, v. tend,
herd, watch, or keep cattle.
BuACHAR, bùach'-ur, n. m. cow-dung,
dung.
BuACHAiR, bùàch'-èrr, v. bedaub with
dung.
BuADH, bùà'-gh', gen. plu. of buaidh.
Buadhach, bua'-gh'-ach, a, victorious,
triumphant ; highly gifted ; having in-
herent qualities to elTect something won.
derful.
BuADHACHADH, biiagh"-ach-.!(, 71. m. the
act of gaining the ascendant ; p. succeed-
ing well in any thing ; conquering, over-
coming.
BuADHACHAiL, bùà-gh"-àch-al, a. trium-
phant, victorious, overcoming, subdu.
ing.
BuADiiACHAS, bùa.gh"-ach.us, n .m. the
ascendancy, and superiority ; success, vic-
tory.
BtTADHAicrr, bùà-gh'-èch, v. overcome,
gain the victory, prevail, subdue, over-
throw, subject, triumph.
Bladhaiche, bua'-gh'-èch-à, n. m. a vic-
tor.
BUADHAiL, bùà-gh"-a!, a. victorious, trium-
phant.
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BuADHALACHD, bùà-gh"-al-àchg, n. supe
riority, ascendant, mastery.
BuADHMHOiREACHD, buav'-vur-aclig, n.f.
the mastery, ascendant, superiority ; vic-
toriousness.
BuADiiMHOii, bùav'-vur, a. triumphant,
victorious, successful, gaining the aseeix
dant.
BuACHAiR, bua'-har, n. nj. aherd; thach^
air orra bitaghair bhò, a cow-herd met
them. Legend. Arm.
BuAGHALLAN, bùà-gh'-ghallan, n. m.
groundsel, ragwort, or ragweed, bua^h-
allan buidhe.
BuAic, bùàèchg, 71. f. the wick of a candle
or lamp.
BtiAicEACH, bùaèchg'-ach, a. giddy. .1/. L.
Buaichd, bùàechg, 71. f. cow dung, with
which green linens are steeped prepara
tory to bleaching.
BuAiDH,bùàè'-gh', n. f. victory, conquest,
success, palm ; thugadh buaidh am i hian-
uis 'sabhlàr; thog gaisgich an ruaig is
lean, victory was obtained in my presence
'on the battlefield ; heroes took up the
pursuit andfoUowed, Oss. ; endowments,
qualifications, talents, accomplishments;
dcadh bhuaidheanaTi naduir, excellent,
7tatural endowments or talents; deadh
bhuaidheanan inntinn, excellent mental
endowmeTits or talents; virtue, attribute;
tha bu lidh air an uisge bhoatha, luhisky
has a virtue in it; faigh,neo thoir AuairfA,
obtain the inctory, or conquer; a bhuidh-
inn buaidh 'sa comhstri, who gained the
victory in the strife; beannachd do t'
anam is buaidh, a blessing to your soul
and success, Oss. ; fear nam biiadh, the
Tnan of talents or accomplishments; ma
gheibh Sinn buaidh, if we triumph or
obtain the victory; buaidh chaithream,
a triumphant shout or song of triumph ;
a deanamh buaidh chaithream, triumpft-
ing. Bible.
BuAiDHEAR, bùàe'-yuhàr^, a conqueror, a
victor.
BuAiDHEARAcno, bùàc'-yhyar'-.^hg, tri-
umph, victory ; coming off victoriously.
BuAiOHEAL, biiàè'-ghyall, 71. f. a cow-
stall. Is.
Blail, bùà'l, V. n. strike, beat, smite;
bhuail e mi, he struck or s?note me;
thrash, as sheaf corn; beetle, as iint; tha
iad^ a bualadh 'san t-sabhal, they are
thrashing in the barn ; tha iad a' bualad/t
an lin, they are beetling the lint ; attack,
fall to, belabour; bhxiail iad oirnn, theg
attacked us ; bhuail thuige Dcargo, Var-
go rushed or moved towards him ; bhuail
iad thun na beinne, they rushed towards
t/ie mountain, they betook themselves it
the mountain; bhuail e chruaidh. na
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