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LUIDEALACH
LUBA, lùb'.à, n.f. a dub, marsh, pool.
LuBACH, lub'.ach, a. deceitful, meander-
ing ;— a loop, a hinge. H. Society.
LuBACH, lùb'-ach, a. marshy, full of pools.
LuBAG, IQb'.ag, n.J. a hank of yarn; a
little twist or meander.
LUBAIR, lùb'-èr, V. paddle, draggle.
LuBAiRE, lub' àr-à, n. m. a deceitful person.
LuBAiRT, lùb'-arjt, 7i.,/.paddling,draggling.
LuNARSAitH,lùb'-ar-sèch, n f. contortions,
serpentine motion, as eels, &e.
LuB-RuiTU, lùb-rùèch', n. f. a nmning
noose.
LucH, lùch, n.f. a mouse.
LucHAiRT, lùch'-àrjty', n.f. palace, castle,
an establishment.
LucHD, luclig, n. m. cargo, load ; luchd an
t-soithich, the ship's cargo; also people,
folk ; also used a sign of the plural ; as,
/uc/(d aiteachaidh, tlie husbandmen, cul-
' tivators, inhabitants ; luchd eolais, ac-
qxiaintances, the literati ; luclid èisd-
eaohd, hearers ; luchd amhairc, overseers,
superintendants, supervisors, spectators;
/Mc/«i-leanrahuinn, followers, adherents,
relations; luchd fiosa.ehii, wizards, witch-
es, soothsayers, sorcerers; luchd dion,
luchd faire, a watch, watchmen ; luclid-
mioruin, malicious people, haters ; luchd-
turais, travellers.
LucMDAicH, lùchd-èch, V. load, lade; di-
luclidaich, discharge a cargo, unship.
LuciiDAiL, lùchg'-al, ■» adj. capacious,
LucHDMiioR, lùchg'-ur, / capable of con-
taining much.
LuDHAiG, see Lughasaich, permit, allow.
Lug, lug, n.f. a bandy-leg, brabhd.Harm.
LuGA, lùg'-à, 71. f. sea sand-worm.
LuGAtu, IQg'-ach, adj. bandy-legged.
iuGii, lij, n. m. a joint; as cionn an Itcigh ,
above the joint ; sgioa-luigh, clasp-knife.
LuGii, lù-g/i', 71. m. power of a Umb; tha
chas gun High, his foot is poiverless;
chain e High a laimhe, he lost the power
of his arm; locomotion, power of mo-
tion; chain e /)V^//, he lost his power of
motion, locomotion.
LuGH, 1Ù, a. blaspheme; a' lughadh na
Trianaid bheannaichte, blaspheming the
holy Trinity.
LucnA, lù'-à, deg.hesLQ, little, less, least;
is lugha, less, least ; more or most disa-
greeable; is /i/^Aa orm thu na sneachd,
you are more disagreeable to me titan the
snow.
Li:ghad, lu-ud, n. f. littleness, degree of
littleness.
LUGHADAIR, lù'-ad-àr', n. m. blasphemer.
LUGHADAiREACHi), lù'-ad-dry-achg, n. /.
blasphemy ; ri lughadaireachd, blasphe-
ming ; blasphemy.
Lughadh, 1ù'-à, pt\ blaspheming; n.m.
blasphemy, profanation, swearing, pro-
faning.
LucHAURACii, lugh'-ad-rach, a. blasphe-
mous.
LuGHAiDE, lii'-aj a, adv. ; also dig. of btag ;
cha highaide e sin, it is not the less for
that ; cha lughaide, perhaps.
LuGHARR, \ lu'-gluirr, adj. swift of foot ;
Li;ghmhor, / fleet, nimble, brisk, strong.
LuGHARRACiiD, "w lu'-ghurr-achg, n. f.
LuGHMHOiREACHD, J agility, flectness,
nimbleness.
LuGHASACHADH, IQ'-as-ach-X, pt. ordain.
ing, decreeing, allowing, permitting ; 'na
tha Dia a' highasachadU dhomh, what
God decrees for me ; an lughasaich thusa
dhomhsa, do you allow or permit me?
n. m. allowance, permission, decree, or-
dination.
Lughasaich, lù'-as-èch, v. allow, permit,
advise, ordain, decree, line out ; am
bheil thu a' lughasachadh dhomhsa so a'
dheanadh, do yoxc allow or advise me to do
this Ì lughasaich Dia elann da, God or-
dained that he should have offspring.
LUGIICHLEAS, lÙ-gh'-Chlàs2, 71. 7». Slight -of-
hand, legerdemain, jugglery; lughchleas-
ach, juggling, expert in slight qf-hand or
Icgeidemain.
LUGHCHLEASACHD, lù'-gh-chlàs^-achg, n.f.
slight-of-hand ; activity, agility, juggling.
LuGHDACHADH, lud'-ach-A, pt. lessening,
diminishing ; n. m. diminution, subtrac-
tion, decrease.
LuGHDAG, lud'-ag, 71./. the little finger.
LUGHDAGAN, lud'-ag-an, n. m. pivot of a
hinge ; also lughdallan.
LuoHDAicii, lùd'-èch, V. diminish, lessen,
decrease, subtr.act, undervalue.
LuGHDALANN, lii'-gh-al-ann, n. m. hinge-
pivot.
LuGHDARNA, lud'-am-a, "> heavy, clumsy,
LuGHDARRA, lud'-urra, / unwieldy.stupid.
LuGUDARNACHD, lud'-am-achg, n.f. clum-
siness; a drawling, unseemly gait; un-
tidiness.
Llib, lucb, n.f. a b.iy, creek; a fold,
corner.
LuiBEACH, lùèb'-ach, adj. meandering,
serpentine ; full of creeks or corners.
[;{^![""| jlue'-yh', 71./. an herb, a plant.
LuiD, lOjj, n.f. a rag, a tatter.
LuiDEACH, lùjj'-ach, adj. ragged, tattered.
LuiDEAG, lùjj'-ag, 71. /. a rag, tatter.
LlMDEAGACH, hijj'-ag-ach, adj. ragged; is
mairg a bheiirailh drocli mheas air gille
luideuffiic/i IS air loth phcallagach, a rag-
ged boy and shaggy colt should never be
despised.
Luii)EAL4CH, lujj'-al-ach, n. c. a ragged
I person, or shaggy beast ; lazy fellow. H. S