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AiMSGiTHEACHD, s.f. Profanity, impiousness, michievous-
ness, impurity. Le tuairisgeul 's le aimsgitheachd, viitk'-
slander and impurity. — Old Song.
AiMsiCHTE, a. Bold, daring, resolute; written also aimisichte.
AiMsiR, s. f. {from am.) Arm. and Corn, amser. Ir.
aimsir. Weather, time, season. Aimsir ghaillionach,
stoi-my weather ; an aimsir a dh' f lialbli, t/ie time that has
gone by. — Ull. An t-sean aimsir, the olden time. — Stew.
Ecc. Aimsir bhriagh, Jine ueather. — • Arm. amser vrao.
Aimsir a gbeamhraidh, the winter season ; aimsir an earraich,
the spring season ; aimsir an t-samhraidh, the summer season ;
aimsir an f hogharaidh, the harvest season ; aimsir fogharaidh,
harvest weather ; an aimsir so, this weather. Arm. en
amzer ze, in tins weather.
AiMsiREiL, a. (?. f. aimsir-amhuil,) yrom aimsir. Temporal,
worldly ; that lasts but a season. Tha na nithe a chithear
aimsireil, the things which arc seen arc temporal. — Stew. Cur.
AiN ; an intensitive and privative particle. It is only used
in composition with another word, as, ain-tighearnas,
tyraiiny.
AiN, a. Honourable, praiseworthy, respectful. D' uirghiol
àin, thy respectful speech. — Old Song.
t AiN, s.f. Water. Hence amhainn, or, abhainn, a river.
See Abh. Ain is also the gen. sing, of f an, which see.
AiN-BiiEACir, *. A drone bee; also much rain.
t AiNBHEACH, a. Manifold.
AiNBHEART, bheirt, s. f. (ain, yjrjr. and heart.) A misdeed.
Ir. id.
AiNBiiEiL, S.f. (ain, intens. and bheul.) Impertinent lan-
guage.
t AiNiiiiiDii, s.f. Rainy weather.
AiN-BiiiTii, {ixm, intens. ohi/ bith.) A ferocious animal.
AiN-CHEARD, cheirde, s.m. A buffoon; also buflFoonery,
low jesting ; an ingenious thief. Ir. id. N. pi. ain-
cheirde.
AiNciiEARDACn, a. Like a buffoon; of or belonging to
a buffoon, or to buffoonery.
AiNCiiEARDACiiD, s.f. I^from aiucheard.) The behaviour
of a buffoon ; ingeniousness.
AiN-ciiEiRDE, gen. sing, of aincheard.
AiNCiiEART, fl. (ain, /jni. «rtrf ceart.) Unjust, iniquitous.
AiNCHEART, cheirt, s. m. A prank, or trick; injustice.
Ir. id.
AiNciiEiST, S.f. (9\n, intens. and ceht.) Danger, jeopardy,
dilemma ; doubt, perplexity ; puzzle, a riddle.
AiNciiEisTEACH, fl. (aiucheist.) Doubtful, puzzling ; of or
pertaining to doubt or perplexity ; in jeopardy, doubt, or
danger.
AiNCiiiALL, cheil, s.f. Peevishness; forwardness; testi-
ness ; madness.
AiNCiiiALLACH, «. Pecvish ; forward; testy; mad.
AiNciiRiONAiLT, S.f. Acuteness, discernment, sagacity.
AiNGHRioNNA, a. Acute, sagacious.
t AiNDEAR, i./. A maid fit for marriage. See Ainnir.
AiNDEAS, a. (ain, priv. and deas.) Awkward, not clever,
not ready-handed.
AiNDEisE, i.y. Affliction, calamity ; awkwardness.
AiNDEOiN, s.f. (ain, priv. and deoin, will.) Ir. aindeoin.
Reluctance, compulsion, force. Co dhiilbh is deoin leat
no 's aindeoin, whether if he thy will or not.—Macint.
Dh' aindeoin ort, in spite of thee.
AiNDEONACii, a. (ain, priv. and deonach.) Reluctant, un-
willing. Chaidh e dhachaidh gu h-aindeonach, he went
home unwillingly. Ir. aiiideonach.
AiNDEONACUD, S.f. (ain, priv. and deonach.) Unwilling-
ness, reluctance, obstinacy, compulsion.
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t AiNDiiiARRiDH, a. Angry. Ir.
AiN-DiADiiAciiD, s.f. (i. e. ain-diadhuidheachd.) Ungod-
hness, profaneness, iniquity, impiety. — Stew. Jer. Ir. ain-
diadhacht.
AiN-DiADHAiDH, a. (ain, priv. and diadhaidh.) Profane,
wicked, ungodly, impious, irreligious. Tha 'm faidh 's an
sagairt ain-diadhaidh, the prophet and the priest are profane.
— Stew. Jer.
AiNDiADiiuiDHEACHD, S.f. (ain,prn'. anrf diadhuidheachd.)
See AiNDIADHACHD.
AiN-DiLEAS, a. (ain, /(n'r. anrf dileas.) Faithless.
AiNDiLSEACHD, S.f. Faithlessness.
AiNDiTii, s.f. (ain, intens. and dith, want.) Extreme poverty.
Gr. hh^a.
AiNDLiGiiE, S.f. (aw, priv. cHrf dlighe.) Injustice, unlaw-
fulness, usury. //■. id.
AiNDLiGUEACH, (7. {niTi, priv. fl/jf/ dliglieach.) Unjust, un-
lawful ; also, substantively, a transgressor. /;■. id.
AiNDLiGHEACHD, s. f. Uulawfulucss, the practice of
injustice.
AiN-DUEANNACii, o. Fretful, pccvish. Co;n. and s«/). ain-
dreannaiche.
AiNDREANNACiiD, S.f. Fretfuluess, peevishness.
AiNE, .v.y. Delight, joy, pleasure ; music, harmony. Aine
an lath, broad day-light.
t AiNE, s.f. Experience; agility, expedition; also a platter.
AiNEAL, eil, s. m. {more properly aineol.) A stranger, a
foreigner, a guest. Ciia n' fheoraich an t aineal co mac
Morna, the stranger shall not ask who is the son of Morna.
— Oss. Gaul.
AiNEAL, a. Strange, foreign ; ignorant.
AiNEALACH, a. {properly aineolach.) Ignorant; strange,
foreign, unknown. Cum. and sup. ainealaiche, more or
most ignorant ; duine ainealach, an ignorant man.
AiNEAMii, eimh, s. m. {JV. and Corn. anav. Ir. ainearah.)
A fault, blemish, flaw, defect, injury. Da reithe gun
aineamh, tzco rams without blemish. — Stew. E.vod.
AiNEAMHACH, o. {from aineamh.) Faulty, blemished,
maimed; having defects, or an injury; causing defects or
blemishes. Com. and sup. aineamhaiche, mure or most
faulty. Ir. aineamhach.
AiNEAMiiAG, aig, s.f A phoenix.
AiNE.vMH.viG, gen. sing, of aineamhag.
AiNEAN, «. jo/. Liver. Os cionn nan amedin, above the /iver.
— Stew. Exod.
AiNEAS, eis, i. »i. Joy, passion ; cruelty; frenzy; bravery.
Duthaich gain àineas, a friendly country. — ISlac Co.
AiNEASACii, a. {from aineas.) Furious, passionate, enraged,
raging, frantic; cruel; also brave, hardy. Mar stuadhan
aineasach, like furious billows. — Old Poem. Comp. and sup.
aineasaiche, tnort or most furious.
AiNEAS ACHD, S.f. Furiousness, passionateness, frenzy, fury.
t AiNEASGAiR, a. Rude, uncouth, unpolished.
AiNEiL, gen. sing, of aineal.
AiNEiMii,gen. sing, of aineamh.
AisEiii, gen. sing, of aineas.
AiNEOL, s. and a. A stranger, a foreigner; a guest; also
strange, foreign. A dol air aineol, wandering abroad. —
Stew. G. B. See also Axneal.
Aineolach, a. (ain. priv. and eiAach.) Ignorant, unintelli-
gent, rude, unlearned. Aineolach air so, ignorant of this.
— .'itew. 2 Pet. Com. and sup. aineolaiche, viore or most
ignorant. Ir. id.
Aineolaiche, com. and sup. of aineolach. More or most
ig;norant.