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SPE
Well arranged, regular: bene dispositus, regula-
ris. C.S.
Speisealdachd, s. f. ind. (Speiseald). 1. Clean-
ness, neatness : mundities, nitor. Mac/. V. 2.
Regularity, order, airangement : dispositio, regu-
laritas. C. S.
Speiseil, -e, adj. (Speis). ]. Fond, attached, lov-
ing : diligens, fovens, amans. C. S. 2. Loved,
esteemed : amatus, dilectus, a;stimatus. C. S. 3.
Estimable, worthy of esteem : aestimabilis. C. S.
4. Proud, having, or shewing self-esteem: super-
bus, sui aestimationem fovens, vel adhibens. C.
S.
Speuc, -aidh, sp, v. a. et n. 1. Diverge, divari-
cate : crura diduce. C. S. 2. Cause to diverge,
or divaricate : crura diducere fac. C. S. 3. Tear
asunder : divelle. C S.
Speuc, -a, et -eice, -an, s. m. MSS. Vide Speic,
3.
Speucach, -aiche, adj. (Speuc). 1. Diverging, di-
varicated : cruribus deductus. C. S. 2. Causing
to diverge, or divaricate : crura diducens. C. S.
3. Tearing asunder : divellens. C. S.
Speucadh, -aidh, s. m. et pres. jiart. v. Speuc. 1.
Diverging, state, or act of diverging, or divaricat-
ing : crura diducendi actus, vel crurum diducto-
rum status. C. S. 2. Tearing, act of tearing a-
sunder : divulsio. C. S.
Speuclair, -e, -ean, s. m. (Speuc), A pair of spec-
tacles : vitrum ocularium. C. S. " Speuclair
lùghainn." C. S. Temple spectacles : conspicil-
lum plicatum.
Speuclaireach, -eiche, adj. (Speuclair), Specta-
cled, wearing spectacles : conspicillum gerens. C
Speur, -ÈIR, -AN, s.m. 1. The sky, the firmament :
ccBlum, caelum expansum, aether.
" Cha n 'eil bhur ceum 's na speuraibh shuas."
S. D. 320.
Your steps are not in the skies above. Non sunt
vestra vestigia per ccela supra. " Nochdaidh na
speura gniomh a làmh. Salm. xix. 1. The firma-
ment sheweth forth his handiwork. Indicat cce-
lura expansum opus ejus manuum. Wei. Ysybr.
Walt. Gr. 'S.fai^a. Angl. Sphere.
Speurach, -aiche, adj. (Speur), Ethereal : sethe-
reus. C.S.
Speuradair, -e, -ean, .?. m. (Speur, et Fear), A
star-gazer, an astronomer, or astrologer : astrono-
mus, vel astrologus. " Fhuair e iad deich uairean
ni b' f heàrr, na na h-uile dhruidhean agus speurad-
airean a bha 'na rioghachd uile." Dan. i. 20. He
found them ten times better than all the magici-
ans and astrologers that were in all his realm.
Inveniebat eos decuplo superiores omnibus magis
et astrologis qui erant in ipsius regno toto.
Speuradaireachd, s.f. hid. (Speuradair), Astro-
nomy, or astrology : astronomia, vel astrologia. C.
S.
Speurad, -aid, s.f. C. S. Vide Speiread.
Speuradach, -aiche, adj. (Speurad). C. .S*. Vide
Speireadail.
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Speur-dhealrach, -aiche, adj. (Speur, et Deal-
rach), Sky-glittering : coruscus. C. S.
Speur-ghlan, -aine, adj. (Speur, et Glan), Clear
skied, cloudless, serene : serenus, placidus, tran-
quillus, de coelo. Macf. V. et C. S.
Speur-ghorm, -uirme, adj. (Speur, et Gorm), Blue-
skied, azure : coeruleus. C. S.
Spiacach, -aiche, adj. C, S. Vide Speucach.
Spiacaib, -e, -ean, s. m. C. S. Vide Spiocair.
Spiacaireachd, s. f. ind. (Spiacair). C. S. Vide
Spiocaireaehd.
« Spic, -e, -ean, Llh. et C. S. Vide Speic.
Spìd, -e, s. m. 1. Spite, malice : malignitas, mali-
tia.
" Chunnaic thu sin, oir dhuit is leir,
" Gac dochair is gach spid."
Salm. X. 14.
Thou sawest that, for to thee is manifest every
hurt, and every malice. Vidisti illud, enim tibi est
manifestum quodque damnum et qujeque malitia.
2. Reproach, infemy, shame : convitium, oppro-
brium, infamia, stigma. 3Iacf. V. 3. Contempt :
despectus. C. S. 4. A censure : reprehensio.
3Iacj: V. 5. Speed, expedition, quickness: fes-
tinatio. C. S. Hoc sensu Angl.
Spideag, -eig, -an, s. /. The nightingale: philo-
mela. iVacf. V. » & V
Spideag, -eig, -an, s. f. A delicate, or slenderly
formed creature : animal quodvis gracile, vel te-
nue. C. S.
Spìdeag^-eig, -an, s.f. (Spid), A taunt, an af-
front : convitium, contumelia. " Am fear nach
toigh team tilgidh mi mo spideag air." Prov. The
man whom I like not, I will taunt, (lit. will throw
my taunt at him). Quem non diligo, convitiis pro-
sequar, lit. projiciam meum convitium illi.
Spìdeagach, -aiche, adj. (Spideag), Taunting,
giving taunts, apt to taunt : ad convitiandum pro-
clivis. C. S.
Spideal, -eil, -an,';;, m. A spital, or hospital : no-
soconiium. Llh. et Sh.
Spidealach, -aich, «. m. (Spideal), A meagre,
sickly creature : aegrotus, macilentus, invalidus
quis. C.S.
Spìdealachd, s. f. ind. 1. Contempt, reproach-
fulness : opprobrium, contumelia. 3Iacf. V. 2.
A malicious disposition, a desire of reproaching :
convitiandi cupido. C. S. 3. MaHcious, or ma-
lignant and scurrilous language : verba maligna,
vel scurrilitas. C. S.
Spìdeil, -e, adj. (Spid). ]. Reproaching, reproach-
ful : convitians, contumeliosus, vel ad contume-
liam alicui imponendum proclivis. Salm. xxxi. 18.
2. Contemptuous, shewing contempt : despiciens.
C. S. 3. Censuring : reprehendens. C. S. 4.
Hasteful, in a hurry : festinatus, festinans. C. S^
5. Healthy, in good health: corpore sanus.
Provin.
Spid-shuileach, -eiche, adj. Pur-blind : caecus.
OR. et C. S..