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LEIS
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LEUM
Leis, Dash, pro. prep, along with, with
him, with it, in his company, being his
property or riglit; by means of, with
what, down hill, down the stream; a'dol
leis, going along with him; leis fhèin,
all alone, without any assistance, by
by means of his own energies ; leis an t-
sruth, down the stream ; ciod leis a glan
an t-òganach, uile shlighe fèin, by what
means shall a young man purify alt his
ways? belonging to; cò leis thu, whose
son or daughter are you ? tha mi leatsa
ma cheannaicheas tu mi, 7 will be yours,
ij you bribe me well; is leis an duine so
mi, lam the son (or daui:hter) of this gen-
tleman ; CO leis a nl thu e, with what
{means) shall you do iti cò leis a thèid
thu, with luhom shall you go ? leatsa, a-
long ivith you; lets an dithisd so, by
means of these two ; on account of; leis
a chabhag, on account of the hurry ; is
aithreach im, he regrets; cò leis a tha
thu, on whose side are you ? in whose in-
terest are you Ì leii a' ghaoth, with the
wind, on account of the wind; leis a'
bhruthaeh, down the hVl ; leig e leis, he
fainted, fagged, he permitted him.
Leiscioball, làsh'-kèb-all, n. c. a minion,
vassal ; a creature.
Leisdear, Uyàshj'-ai', n. m. an arrow-ma-
ker.
Leisc, llyaslig, adj. lazy, indolent, sloth-
ful: loath, reluctant, unwilling; duine
leisg, a lazy, indolent or slothful person ;
is leisg leara, / am loath ; is leisg learn
cuir a mach air, I feel reluctant to cast
out with him ; is leisg leis sin a dheanadh,
he feels reluctant to (to that; n.f. lazi-
ness, sheer indolence, sloth, slothf ulness ;
's e an leisg a thug ort sin a dheanadh,
sheer indolence made you do that; cha
dean làmh na leisge beairteas, the hand
of sloth maketh ?iot rich.
Leisgear, •» llyàshg'-ar", n. m. a sluggard;
Leisgean, J imich chum an t-seangain, a
leisgein, go to the ant, thou sluggard.
Leisgeul, (leilh-sgeul, or rather leisg-
sgeul,) llàèshg2'-al, ji.m. excuse, apology ;
gabh mo leisgeul, pardon me, apologise
for me ; pretence ; cha 'n 'eil anu aeh
leisgeul, it is only a pretence.
Leisgeulach, lyashg'-skyal-ach, adj. shuf-
fling, evasive, pretending ; excusable.
Leìsgeulachd, lyashg'-skyal-achg, n. f.
habits of pretending or evading, evasive-
LEiTH,Iyhà2,n. fthehalf; side,share,inter-
est.charge ; leith mar leith,shareaml share
alike ; chaidh e as mo leith, he sided with
vie, he took my part ; chuir iad sin as a
leith, they laid that to his charge ; air
leith, apart, separately; kith slighe,
half way, midway, half the voyage ;
troidh gu leith, afoot and a half; a leith
a's mo, the majority, the bulk, the great-
er part ; somewhat ; leith chruinn, some-
what round; leith gheur, somewhat sour ;
leith chosail, somewhat like ; leith fhior,
somewhat true.
LEiTHin, lyà2-èjj, n. c match, equal, like,
compeer, a fellow ; is annarah a leithid,
his match is seldom met with ; leithidean
a cheile, the very paterns of each other.
Leithne, lyàn'-nyà, Lethe, lè-à, degree
of leathann; na's leithne, broader; —
Leitir, lyàty"-èr, n.f. side of a hill, an
extensive slope or declivity.
Leo, lyo, pro. pre. along with them ; their
leo, they thought, they should think.
Leob, lyaob, n. f. an ugly slice or piece of
any thing ; v. tear unmercifully into
shreds.
Leobhar, lyo'-ur, properly a book.
Leog, lyog, V. fag on the stomach ; n. f. a
marsh ; also leoig, a ditch, morass.
Leogach, lyòg'-ach, adj. marshy.
Leoghann, •) lyo.gh'-unn, n-m. lion; bann-
Leomhann, / leòghann, lioness.
Leointe, lyòin'-tyà, pt. wounded, painful.
Leoir, lyòèr, n. f. sufficiency, enough, a
bellyful ; fliuair mi na leoir, I have got
enough.
Leom, ly6m, n.f. drawling pronunciation.
Leom ACH, lyòra'-ach, adj. drawling in talk.
Leomann, lyaom'-ann, n. f. a moth.
Leon, lyon, v. wound, gall, pique, grieve;
n. m. wound, grief, vexation.
Leor, lyòr, same as leoir.
Lesan, la'-sun, prep. pron. (for leis esan,)
along with him, accompanying him, in
his opinion ; is leoir lesan, he thinks it
enough ; is beag lesan, he thinks it too
little.
Leth, He, n. m. provincial for leith.
Leubh, lyav, v. read, lecture, explain ; dia
'n 'eil math dhomh a bhi leubhadh sin
duitse, it serves no end to explain t/tat to
you; a leubhadh a ehall is a churahnart,
expatiating on his loss and danger.
Leubhadair, lyàv'-àd-àr', n. m. reader.
Leubhadh, lyav'-i, n. m. reading, lectur-
ing ; pt. reading, explaining, expound-
ing, expatiating.
Leud, lèdd, n. m. breadth ; leiid ròine,
hair's breadth ; air fad is air leud, in length
and breadth.
Leudaich, lèdd'-èch, v.n. widen, expatiate.
Leug, lyag, n. f. lye, or ashes and water
for bleaching; in some places a jewel,
precious stones.
Leucach, a. drawling, sleugach.
Leuch, lyav, see Leubh.
Leum, llyam, t;. n. jump, spring, leap.