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FALLUINN
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Falluixn, fall'-enn, n.f. mantle, cloak.
Fallls, fair.us, n. m. sweat, perspiration ;
tha mi 'm Ion fa/liiis, I am over head
and ears inperspiratio7i;faUus do ghniiis,
the sweat of thy brow. S.
FALLUS4IL, fall'-us-al, a. n. sudorific,
Falm, falum, n. m. alum.
Falm, falum, n. f. helm, rudder; elm-
tree ; the letter A ; mucaga failm, elm-
berries; g\ac an f lialm, take your turn
at the helm, steer.
Falmadair, fàlum'-5d-àr, n. m. a tiller.
Falt, fallt, n. m. hair of the head ; gen.
fuilt, a single hair of the head, fuiltean ;
'/halt òr-bhuidh, his golden locks. Oss.
Faltan, fait' -an, n. m. a snood, hair-belt.
Famh, fàv, n. m. a mole.
Famhair, fàv'-àèr, iu in. a giant; bann-
fhamhair, a giantess ; famhairean,
giants.
Famuaireachu, fàv''aer-achg, n. f. gi-
ganticness ; prowess of a giant.
Fan, fan, v. n. wait, stay, stop, continue,
remain; fan an so, remain here; fan
ort, slop, wait a little, not so fast ; dh'
fhan Sinn, we staid ; fanaidk bhur
mnaoi, your wives shall stay; fanaibhse
an so, tarry ye here ; fan agad fhèin,
keep by yourself, keep your distance,
come not near me.
Fanaciid, fan'-achg, n.f. waiting; p<.
staying, tarrying, remaining, residing.
Fanaid, fàn'-àj, n.f. mockery, ridicule.
Fanaideacii, fan'-aj-ach, a. mocking.
Fanas, fau'-us, n. m. an opportunity; a
sly kind of undue advantage ; a void.
Fang, fang, 71./. a vulture; (feitheid) siiil
nafaingc, (feitheide,) the vulture's eye,
B. ; n. m. a fank, durance, custody ; ann
3X1 fang, in durance, in custody.
Fann, fann, a. weak, feeble, faint ; duine
fann, a feeble person , v. fish while the
boat is rowing slowly. Is. ; while station-
ary. Skye; a! fannadh, fishing with the
artificial fly while the boat rows slowly—
whUe sailing under great weigh, siob-
ladh.
Fannaich, fann'-ech, v. get faint, debili-
tate, make feeble ; tha e a' fannachadh,
he is getting more feeble, or making more
feeble.
Fantalach, fant'-al-ach, a. dilatory.
Fantainn, fant'-enn, n.f. et pt. waiting.
Faob, fùbb, n. m. a lump ; a large one.
Faobairneach, fùb'-ar'-nyach, ?». m. a
large one of any thing.
Faobhar, faov'-ur, n. m. edge of a tool, as
knife; air fhaobhar, edgewise.
Facbhhaich, fàov'-rrèch, v. edge, sharpen,
whet, hone; faohhraich an sgian, hone
the knife, whet the knife ; faobhraichte,
honed, tvhetted, sharpened.
Faoch, faoch, a. periwinkle, whirlpool?
faochag, a little wilk or whirlpool.
Faochadh, faoch'-A, n. m. a favourable
crisis of a disease ; alleviation : f huair i
faochadh, she got afavourable crisis ; gua
fhaocliadh fad an latha, without the
slightest alleviation the live-long day.
Faochainn, fàoch'-ènn, v. entreat mosl
earnestly; urge earnestly.
Faochnach, faoch'-uach, adj. urgent, ear.
nest in requesting; u\ faochnach, an ur-
gent affair.
Faochnadh, faoch'-ni, n. m. a most ur-
gent request or petition ; pt. urging ; a
faochnadh orm dol leis, vihemently urg-
ing me to go along with him.
Faochnaich, fàoch'-nnèch, v. urge, en-
treat perseveringly ; be not refused.
These words, peculiar to Argyle, has re-
ference to a mode of expression quite
common— chuir e liugha car dheth is a
chuirambiadh 'san f haochaig.d'f heuch
an rachainn leis, lie tried all manner of
means, to see iflwoidd go along with
him — literally, lie used as many wiles
as there are twists in the kernel of the
wilk, &c.
Faodhail, fao'-ul, n. f. a river through a
strand ; a. a strait or narrow, through
which one can wade at low water.
Faoghaid, fau'-àj, n.f. a chase, a hunt;
tha faoghaid a bhaile na dèigh, all the
dogs in the village are in pursuit of her.
Faoghar, fao'-ur, n- m. a sound, a vowel.
Faoil, f àoèl, 71. m. profuse hospitality.
Faoileann, faoel'-unn, n. f. seagull,
mew.
Faoilidh, faoèl'-è, a. profusely liberal.
Faoilleach, faolly'ach, \n. m. the
P'aoilteach, faolly'-tyach, J stonn-days,
first fortnight in spring and last in win-
ter; the opposite of iuchar, the worm-
month; smeuran dubha 'san fhaoilteach,
ripe bramble-berries in the storm-days — a
great rarity.
Faoilte, nonsense, for fàilte.
Faoin, fàoèn, a. silly, trifling, light, idle;
ni faoin, a trifling affair ; is faoin iuit,
it is idle for you, it is tinavaUing for
you ; dmne faoin, a silly fellow ; tha thu
faoin ad bharail, your opinion is ill-
founded.
Faoineachd, fàoèn'-achg, n. f. extreme
silliness or vanity ; silly manr.er.
Faoineis, fàoèn'-ash, n. f. trifling consi-
deration or conduct ; vanity, idleness.
Faoisg, fàoèshg, V. chink, as a dish; un-
husk, as nuts.
Faoisgnich, fàoèshg'-nèch, v. chink, gape,
as a dish ; tha chuinneag air faoisgneadh,
the water-pitcher chinks or leaks.
Faol, faoll, 71. m. wolf; raadadh-gala.