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AiuDEAriin, v./. (//-ow! airdo.) Highness; greatness, qua-
lity, excellency.
AiRDEANNA, s. pi. (from ard.) Constellations.
AiiiDHE, s.f. A wave ; also a sign.
AiRDLEAG, eig, «./. A jerk; a sudden pull ; more properly
airieag ; which see.
tAiRDUEACUD, s.f. A synod.
t AiUE, s. f. A judge; a servant; also a name given to
different orders of Irish nobility.
Aire,*./', (/r. aire.) Notice, regard, attention ; thoughts,
observation, watching. Thug iad aire dlionih, t/iu/ gave me
attention. Aire leagte air saoglmil dliorcha, /tit tituiights
fixed on viorldtt iinknoum. — O.KS. Cunn. Fo aire, under oh~
serxation ; in ciistudj/. — Oss. Fing. An ti a bheir an aire,
/ic iiiiu regards or attends.— Slew. Pro. Gun aire dhomh,
nnhioxcn to me; without my notice. Thoir an aire, take
care. Ait aire, an observatory ; tigh aire, an observatory ;
also a /louse where there is a corpse; a house where vigils
are held over a corpse; Scotch, late-wake. Thoir an aire
dliomh, attend to me.
AiREACii, icii, s. m. {from aire.) A grazier; a keeper of
cattle; a shepherd; a watchman. iV. p/. airichean.
AiREACir, a. {from aire.) ^\^atchful, attentive, observant;
sober ; rarely hostile, violent. Comp. and sup. airiche,
more or most watchful. — Stew. Tit.
AiREACiiAU,, a. (i. e. aireach-amhuil.) Attentive, watchful,
observant, circumspect.
-Ai REACH AS, ais, i. m. A pastoral life ; tending cattle; tiie
occupation of a shepherd ; watchfulness.
AiREA.Mii, eimh, i. m. (ÌV. eiriv.) Number, quantity;
numbering, numeration. Gann an aireamli, few in num-
ber. — Stew. Gen.
AiREAMii,f. Number, count, compute, fee/, o. dli' aireamh,
counted ; fit. aff. a. aireamhaidh, contr. airmhidh, shall or
•will count ; fit. pass, aireamhar, shall be counted. Airmhidh
tu iad, ^^0» s/ialt number them. — Stew. Num.
AiREAMiiACn, aich, s. m. {from aireamh.) An accountant;
a numerator.
.AiREAMii \ciiD, S.f. Numeration, computation, numbering.
Aireamhar, fut. pass, of aireamh.
Airea.mh'ear, ir, Aireamhfhear, fhir, 4-. m. An ac-
countant.
AiREAX, ein, s. m. A goadsman.
t AiREANNACH, aich, s. m. A beginning. — Shaw.
f AiREAR, ir, s. 7)?. Food ; satisfaction, choice; a harbour, bay.
t AiREARRA, a. Pleasant, satisfactory.
AiREASG, eisg, s.f. The apple of the eye; vision, sight.
Ir. id.
Air fad, prep. Throughout, during.
Air feaDh, prep. Throughout, among, during.
AiRFiDEACH, a. Musical, harmonious, melodious.
AiRFiDEVDH, idli, s. m. Haniiony, melody, music.
t AiRG, s. m. A prince.
AiRGiiEAX, ein, s.H). A bridle rein ; a symptom. Airgheanna
bhais, the symptoms of death. — Old Poem.
AiRGiOD, eid, s. m. {ancientli/ airgent and argant ; hence
argentum.) Silver, monev, riches. Uiroadair airgeid, a
silver watcli ; cha robh mi gun airgiod, I was not without
money. — Macint. Airgiod uliamli, ready cash ; airgiod beò,
or beò-airgiod, quicksilver ; airgiod cagailte, hearth money ;
airgiod cinn, poll tnonei/ ; airgiod reidh, interest of money ;
airgiod uUamh, ready monei/.
AiRGioDACH, a. {from airgiod.) Abounding in silver or
money ; silvery ; of or pertaining to silver ; having silver
or money; rich.
AiRGioD-iiEO, s. m. Quicksilver, mercury; literally live
silver; so the French say vif-argcnt and argent-vif and
the Italians argento vivo.
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AiuoiOD-CACAiLTE, s. m. Hearth money.
AiRGioD-ciNN, s. m. Poll money.
AiRGioD-REiDii, s. 7n. Interest of moncy.
t AiuGNE, or AiRGNEADii, 4'. m. A robbcry ; pillage,
plunder. — //■.
.'\iiUD, a. Particular, special. Gu h-airid, (■.v;«c;a%.
AiRinn, s. m. Worth, merit, desert. Is math an airidh,
it is well or deservedly done ; is ole an airidh c, it is a pity.
AiRiDH, «. Worthy, excellent, fit, meet, suitable. Is airidh
thu air peanas, thou art worthy of punishment ; is ro airidh
thu air moladh, very worthy art thou of praise ; airidh air
aithreachas, nieet for repentance. — Stexc. Acts, ref
AiRiDii, s. m. A green grove; a place where osiers grow.
Thig taibhse gu dian an airidh, ghosts shall issue wildly
from the osier meadow. — Oss. Temo.
Airidh, and Airigii, *. »;. {perhaps aire-thigh.) A sheal-
ing; hill pasture; a mountain booth or hut; a shepherd's
cottage. Thig do 'n airidh mo chailinn, come fo the shealing,
7ny maid. — Old Song. Bothan airidh am braighe Raineach,
a mountain hut in the braes of Rannoch ; — the name of one
of the finest Highland melodies ; airidh dhamh, pasture for
oxen. — Stew. Is.
t Airigii, ò'. m. A ruler, a prince. — //-.
t AiRiLLEAN, ein, s. m. A party, a faction.
Ai RE-ION AD, s. m. An observatory,
t Aims, s.f. A firebrand, charcoal ; also knowledge. (/;•.
airis.) A history. In this last sense airis is now written
aithris ; which see.
AiRiSEACii, a. See Aithriseacii.
t AiRisEAN, ein, s. m. An appointment, an order.
+ Airle, .v. f An advice. Tiiough this vocable be gone
into disuse, we have comh-airk, a counsel, advice,
t AiRLEvc, T'. Borrow; lend.
AiRLEACACii, «. Ready or willing to lend ; ready to borrow ;
of or pertaining to a loan.
t AiRLEACADH, aidh, s. m. A borrowing; a lending.
t AiRLEACii, ich, s. m. A skirmish; a rencontre.
Airleag, eig, s.f. A jerk, a sudden pull; a shove, a toss,
a fling, jostle. — Ir. airleag.
AiRM, n. /?/.' of arm. (7r. airm.) Arms, weapons ; armour.
Gen. pi. arm. Fuaim nan arm, the noise of the arms. — Oss.
Airm àluinn, beauteous armour. — Oss. Fin. and Lor. Na
h-airm a bhuin e bho aineal, the armour he took from
foreigners. — Id. Ball airm, a weapon; airm theine, _///f
arms; airm thilgidh, missile weapons; airm-mhuir, naval
arms, a navy. Armorie, arm vor, a navy.
t Airm, s. m. A place. — Ir.
AiRM-ciiRios, s. A shoulder belt. — /;■. id.
AiRM-ciiEARD, cheairde, s. m. An armourer.
AiRM-CHEARDACii, aich, s. in. An armourer's forge,
t AiRMEART, eirt, i. m. An order; custom. — Ir.
AiRMHEADii, (3 sing, and pi. imper. a. of aireamh.)
AiRMHEAR, y'tt/. /(fl.sò. of aireamh. Shall be counted. .See
Aireamh.
Airmhidh, fut. aff. a. of aireamh. Shall or will count,
t Airmhidh, s. m. A vow, a promise. — Ir. id.
t AiRMiD, s.f. Honour, worship, reverence; a custom ; a
swan. — /;-.
AiRMis, V. Find; find by searching. Pr. a. dh' airmis,
found; fut. aff. a. airraisidh, shall or will find ; dh' airmis
mi air, I found it, or him.
Airmiseach, and Airmseach, «. E.xploratory ; good at
finding or at searching.
AiRMisEACiiD, and Airmseachd, s.f. {from airmis.) Find-
ing after a search.
AiRM-LANK, lainn, s. m. An armoury; a depot; a magazine.