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BAI
Scotland ; literally, the village of St Du-
thac, the tutelary saint of the place.
BAILE-GEAMHRAIDH, s. m. An in-
field ; the low grounds of a Plighland
farm.
BAILE-MARGAIDH, s. m. A market
town ; a burgh.
BAILE-MHÒID, 5, m. Rothesay ; literal-
ly, the town where the court of justice is
held.
BAILE-MÒR, s. m. A city or large town ;
a metropolis. N. pi. Bailtean-mòra.
BAILE-PUIRT, s. m. A sea port town.
BAILGEANN, i adj. Spotted, speck-
BAILG-FHIONN, i led, pie -bald;
white bellied.
BÀIL1SDEIR, -E, -EAN, s. m. A vain-
glorious fellow ; a man who talks idly ; a
blusterer ; a babbler.
BÀ1L1SDEIREACH, adj. Vaunting,
blustering, babbling.
BÀ1LISUE1REACHD, s./. The habit of
talking idly, foolishly or blusteringlj'.
B' ÀILL, (for bu àiU,) Would. « B' àill
learn, leat, leis, leatha." /, thou, /le, she,
ivould, &c.
BAILEE AG, -eig, -an, s.f. A twig, a
sprout ; a sucker.
BAILLEAGACH, -aiche, adj. Full of
sprouts, twigs, or suckers ; slender, pliable.
BAILLEARTACH, -aiche, adj. Vide
Pailleartach.
f Baillein, -ein, s. 7)1. A boss, stud, any
thing round.
BAILLEANACH, adj. Bossy, studded.
BAILLIDH, s. m. A magistrate.
BAILLIDHNEACHD, s. /. The office
of a town or country magistrate ; a pro-
vince, a district.
BAILTE, n.pl. of BAILE. Towns, cities,
villages.
BAILTEACHAS, -ais, s. m. Planting or
founding towns, colonizing.
BAILTE AN, n, pi. of BAILE. Towns,
cities, villages, dat. pi. Bailtibli.
BAIN, gen. sing, of BAN ; which see.
BAINBH, s. m. A young pig.
t Bainchead, -aidh, BH-, V. a. Authorise,
f Baincheadach, adj. Authorising, licens-
ing.
BAINDEACHD, s. f Female modesty,
bashfulness ; effeminacy, reserve.
BAINDIDH, -E, adj. Modest, feminine,
effeminate ; unassuming.
BAINDIDHEACHD, s. f. Female mo-
desty, bashfulness, reserve ; delicacy.
BAIN-DIA, -DE, s. /. See Ban-dia.
BÀINE, s.f. Paleness, whiteness, fairness.
BAINE, cmnii. and snp. of Ban. More or
most pale, &c.
t Baineamhuil, adj. Vide Banail.
BAINEASG, -isG, s. m. A ferret.
BAINEASGACH, adj. Like a ferret;
abounding in ferrets.
BAINFHEIS, s.f. Vide Banais.
BÀINIDH, s. /. Fury, madness, rage.
BAINISG, s. f. A little old woman. N. pi.
Bainisgean.
BAINISGEAG, -eig, s.f. {dim. of Bain-
isg) a diminutive old woman.
BAINISGEIL, adj. Like an old woman.
BAINIONN, adj. Female, feminine, writ-
ten also boirionn,
BAINIONNACH, adj. Female, feminine,
effeminate, vide Boirionuach.
BAINIONN ACHD, s.f. Effeminacy.
BAINIONNAS, -ais, s. m. Muliebrity,
womanhood.
BAINIONTA, adj. Effeminate.
BAINIS, -E, pi. Bainnsean, s.f. See Ban-
ais.
BAIN-LIGHICHE, -ean, s. /. A female
doctor.
BAINNE, s. m. Milk, milky juice. BÒ-
bhainne, a milk coiu ; crodh-bainne, milk
cattle : Bainne blàth, warvi milk. Bainne
milis, sweet milk; Bainne-lòm, skijnined
milk; Bainne nòis, biestings; Bainne binu-
t'iiihte, curdled viilk ; Bainne-goirt, soj^rw/tt.
BAINNE ACII, -EicnE, flf/j. Milky, lacteal,
like milk, abounding in milk.
BAINNEACHAS, s. m. Milkincss.
+ Bainnealaich, $. OT. A dropping of vain.
BAINNEAR, adj. Milky, abounding in
milk.
BAINN-FHKEAGRADH, -aidh. s. m.
A bond ; a stipulation.
BAINNSE, gen. sing, of BANAIS. Of
a wedding. See Banais.
BAINNSE ACHD, i. /. Feasting, ban-
quetting.
BAINNSEAN, n. pi. of Banais. Wed-
dings.
BAINNSICH, -iDH, BH-, V. a. Waste, con-
sume.
BAINNSTIÙBHARD, -aird, s. /. A
housekeeper, female economist.
BAINNSTIUBHARDACHD, s.f. ind.
The office or business of a housekeeper.
BÀIN-SPEIREAG, -eig, .?. /. (Ban,
speireag.) A sparrow-hawk.
BAIN-SPEIREAGACH, a. Like a spar-
row-hawk : of a sparrow-hawk.
BATNTIGHEARNA, s.f. A lady; the
lady of a Baronet or Knight ; a gentlewo-
man, N. pi. Baintighearnan ; ladies, &c.
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