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BiiRATiiAiR, roc. sin:;, of l)rathair. O brother! Also axp.
form of brathair. A bhrathair, his brother.
Bhread, £/W. rt. of breab. Kicked. See Breab.
Bhrèid, *. See Breid.
BiiRÌ. SeeBuÈ.
Biiriaciiaii.i. Biirociiaili,, s. f. The banner of Oaul,
the son of Morni. His motto was, Toiscach teachd is
deireadii falbh, /;>*< to come, and last to go.
BiiRiGii, con/. Because. A bhrigh, because; do bhrigii,
because.
Bhris, jiret. a. of bris. Broke, splintered; failed, became
bankrupt. See Bris.
BiiRisEAs, flit. svb. of bris ; which see.
BiiRiSTE, asp. form of briste; p. part, of bris ; which sec.
Huron, asp. form of bròn; which see.
Bhruacii, asp. form of bruach ; which see.
BuRUAN, pret. a. of bruan. Broke, splintered.
BiiRVTn, /jrc/. a. of bruth. Bruised. See Bruth.
BiiUAiDii, asp. form of buaidh.
Bhuail, pret. a. of buail. Struck, smote.
Bhuain, prcf. u. of buain. Reaped. See Buain.
Biiuair, pret. of buair. Tempted, vexed, disturbed, dis-
tracted.
BnuAiREAS, flit. sub. of buair; which see.
Bhuaireas, asp. form of buaireas.
Bhuaitiie, provincial for uaith ; which see.
Bhu.^naich, ;);t^. of buanaich. Continued. See Buanaich.
Bhuapa, provincial for uapa; which see.
Bhuig, gen. m. roc. of bog. Soft, moist, effeminate. Fhir
bhoidhich bhuig', thou handsome effeminate man. — Mac Lach.
Bhuig E, asp. form of bulge; com. and sup. of bog.
Biiuill, ioc. pi. of ball.
Biifix, pret. a. of buin ; which see.
Bhuineadh, pret. pass, of buin; which see.
Bhuiskte, asp. form of buinnte ; past part, of buin.
Bhur, poss. pron. Your. Spiorad bhur n-inntinn, the spirit
of ijour minds. Bhur is often written ur.
Biius, asp. form of bus ; which see.
Bi, au.v. V. Be. Fr. aff. ta or tha, am, art, is, are; pret.
bha. Teas, rcert, were ; fut. aff. bithidh, shall be ; pret. inter.
and neg. robh, uas ; an robh e, was he; nach robh e, was
he not ; pret. sub. bhithinn, / would he. Bi falbh, begone ;
bi samhach, be quiet.
B' I, {for bu i.) It was she ; she.
Biachar, (from biadh.) Contr. for biadhchar; which see.
BlADH, V. a. Feed, nourish, maintain. Pre/, a. bhiadh,y«/;
fut. aff. a. biadhaidh, sliall or will feed. Biadhaidh se iad,
he will feed them. — Stew. Hos.
BiADii, gen. beidh and bidh, s. m. Meat, food, victuals, diet;
fodder, provender. Chum hiàh, for food. — Stew. G. B.
Biadh-briste, /;-(zo7nc7i/.s; biadh-eoinein, wood-sorrel; biadh-
nòin, lunch ; biadh-madainn, breakfast.
TV. bwyd. Ir. biadh. Corn. boet. .'Irm. vyou. Mam. bi.
It. biada. i'isc. viauda.
Bl-vdhadh, aidh, s. m. A feeding, a nourishing; a feed ;
meat, victuals, provender. Is fearr a bhiadhadh no ionn-
sachadh, he is better fed than tauglif. — G. P.
Biadhadh, [a), pr. part, of biadh. Feeding, nourishing.
BiADii-BuisTE, s. Fragments ; crumbled food.
Biadh-eoineix, s. m. Wood-sorrel. Mu 'm biodh am biadh
eoinean a fas, about which the wood-sorrel grows. — Macdon.
Bi.\dh-eunain, s. m. Wood-sorrel. Written also biadh-
eoinein.
BiADii-FEASGAiR, s. OT. An evening meal, supper.
Biadh-madaixn, s. VI. Breakfast.
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BiADiicii \R, «. Fruitful, substantial; affording substance;
esculent. Arbhar biadhchar, substantial crops. — Macint.
Tha tiui biadhchar pailt, thou art substantial and proli/ic,
— Macdon.
BiADii-ciiLUAN, ain, s. m. A kitchen. — Shaw.
BiADii-LANN, lainn, .v. m. A pantry.
BiAi)ii-L(;iBH, s. Salad. W. bvvydlyss. N. pi. biadh-
hiibhean.
BiADii-i.us, -luis, .V. ;«. Salad. ?/'. bwydlys. iV. /j/. biadh-
lusan.
BiADii-NoiN, s. m. A luncheon, a niid-ilay meal. — Slew. Pro.
BiADiiTA, biadhte, p. part, of biadh. Fed, nourished. Damh
biadhta, a stalled or fed ox. — Stew. Pro.
BiADHiACii, aich, s. m. {from biadh.) A hospitable farmer;
a certain order of Irish tenants, who procured provisions
for the nobles. — Shaw.
BiADii-TiiiGH, «. w. An eating-house, /r. bvvythy. N.pl.
biadh-thighean.
t BiAiL, s. f. An axe or hatchet. — //•. id.
t BiAL, biail, .!. vi. Water. — /;•. id.
BiAX, beine, s. m. {Ir. bian.) A skin or hide ; a pelt; abode.
Bian an tuirc, the boar's hide. — Ull. Bu ghile a bian na
canach sleibhe, whiter was her skin than mountain cotton.
— Oss.
BiAN-DHUBii, a. Swarthy; black-skinned.
BiAN-GiiEAL, (/. White-skinned, fair-skinned. Nan gnuis
bhian ghil, in their white-skinned faces. — Old Song.
BiAN-LEASAiCHE, s. m. A currier, a tanner. N. pi. bian-
leasaichean.
BiAST, beist, s. 7«. (Tr. blast. La^ beslia. f;-. f heste.) A
beast; a reptile; in contempt, an insignificant person.
Biast-donn, an otter ; biast-dubh, an otter.
BiASTAiL, a. (biastamhail.) Beastly, beastlike, impish; nig-
gardly. Gu biastail, impishli/.
BiASTALACiiD, s. f {from hiast.) Beastliness, impishness,
niggardliness.
BiAST-DONN, s. m. An oUer. — Shaw.
BiAST-DUBH, s. m. An otter. — Macdon.
BiATACH, aich, s. m. A hospitable man ; a provider; a pro-
curer of provision ; a raven. — /;•. id. N. pi. biataichean.
BiATAS, ais, s. m. The herb betoity.
BiATSADii, aidh, s. m. Provision for a journey; viaticum. —
Macd.
BiBii, {for bithibh ) Be ye or you. Bibh trie an tigh a
bhròin, be often in the house of mourning ; bibii coimeas do
cheud, be a match for a hundred. — Oss. Fing.
Bicts, ais, s. m. A viscount.
BiCEAR, eir, s. m. A cup ; a bottle ; a little ansated wooden
dish. /F. bicre, a bottle. Scotch, bicker.
t Bi-ciiEARB, -chirb, s. Mercury, quicksilver. — /;■. id.
t Bi-CHEAUDACii, aich, *. 7«. A victualling-house, a tavern.
— Ir. id. X. pi. bi-cheardaich.
Bi-cmoNTAS, ais, s. m. The state of being common.
Bi-CHioNNTA, a. Common, general, frequent.
Bi-cnuRAM, aim, s. m. Continual care, continual solicitude,
a nxiety. — Macd.
t Bid, ,y. A hedge. — /;'. id.
BÌD, 4-. The chirping of birds, or any shrill sound that
resembles chirping.
Bideag, eig, s. f A little bit, a morsel. Bideag chrion,
a little bit. X. pi. bideagan.
BiDAG, aig, .V. /'. (more correctly biodag.) A dirk, or Highland
dagger ; a stiletto. N. pi. bidagan, dirks. ìl'. bidawg.
Fhir na ftile-bhig 's na bidaig, thou man with the kilt and
dirk. — Old Song. See Biodag.
BiDEAN, ein, s. m. A hedge or fence.