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CiiiociiNAicnTE, p. part, of ciiochnairh. Finished, com-
pleted, fulfilled. Tha e crioc-hiiaicliU', it is finished. —
Stew. N. r.
Criociinaidiieach, a. Finite.
Criochnaidheachd, s.f. Finitude, finiteness.
Criociinuciiadii, aidh, s. m. See Ckiociinachadii.
CuiocHNuicH, V. a. See Criociinaicii.
Cr:och-sgeòil, s.f. An epilogue; the end of a tale. — Shaw.
Criomadan, s. /)/. Bits; splinters; fragments.
Criomag, aig, s. 711. A morsel, a bit; a tit-bit; a mouthful ;
a splinter or piece of any thing. N. pi. criomagan. Crio-
magan a gaoil, its delicious morsels. — Macint.
Criomax, ain, s. m. A morsel ; a bit ; a mouthful ; a splinter
or piece of any thing. — Macint. Crioman arain, a bit of
bread; crioman càise, a bit of cheese ; crioman crion, a
little bit.
Crion, r. a. and «. Wither; decay; blast; depress; prevent
growth. Pret. a. chrion ; fut. aff. a. crionaidh, sliall wither.
Marrainich lair crionaidh Daorla, like the fern of the field,
Dorla shall decay. — Oss. Diithomi. Ged chrionas lus,
though an herb should wither. — Sm.
Crion, a. {Ir. crion. Corn. Arm. crin, dry.) Little, dimi-
nutive ; pusillanimous, mean, niggardly ; withered, shrunk,
decayed ; dry, parched. Conan crion, pusillanimous Conan.
— Oss. Derm. Coillteach chrion, a decayed wood. — Sm.
Crion, criona, s. m. {Gr. xgiim.) A slit in wood produced
by heat.
Crion ACH, a. Withered; rotten; like brushwood. Cha
chuirinn mo thuadh bheirneach ann do choille chrionaich,
/ ivould not put my chipped axe in thy rotten wood. — G. P.
Crionacii, aich, s. m. Dry brushwood; decayed wood;
withered leaves ; littleness of mind ; a pusillanimous per-
son ; a term of extreme personal contempt. A crionach
aosda air feadh a ghlinne, her aged leaves throughout the
• valley. — Oss. A chrionaich nam Fiann ! thou disgrace of
the Fingalians ! — Oss. Manos.
Crionachadii, aidh, s. in. A withering, a decaying; a
blasting, or scorching with heat.
Crionadh, aidh, s. to. A withering, a decaying ; a blasting ;
a scorching up. Air crionadh, withered. — Macint.
Crionadh, 3 sing, and pi. irnper. of crion. Crionadh e,
let it wither.
Crionaicii, v. n. and a. Wither, decay, scorch. Pret. a.
chrionaich, withered.
Crionaidh, gen. sing, of crionadh.
Crigxaidh, fut. aff. a. of crion. Shall or will wither.
Crionaidh, a. Withered, decayed, scorched ; little, pusil-
lanimous. Ged tha mi crionaidh breoite, though I he
withered and bruised.— Old Song.
Crion-ald, -uild, s. VI. A stream dried up with the sun's
heat ; a stream which dries by the summer heat. N. pi.
crion-uild.
Crioncan, ain, s. m. Strife; a quarrel.
Crioncaxach, a. Quarrelsome; relating to a quarrel.
Crioncanachd, s.f. Quarrelsomeness; wrangling; con-
tinued quarrelling.
CRiox-DiiiiLbEACH, ich, s. TO. and f. Withered foliage.
Crion-dhuilleach an daraich, the withered foliage of the
oak. — Ull.
Crion-dhuilleag, eig, s. /. A faded or withered leaf.
Thuit e mar chrion-dhuilleig, he fell like a faded leaf. —
Old Song.
Crionlach, aich, s. Brushwood; touchwood.
Criox-lus, luis, s. TO. A withered herb.
Crionxa, a. (Jr. id.) Wise, prudent; cautious; discreet;
ancient ; antiquated ; old-fashioned ; advisable. Gu crionna
glic, cautious and wise. — Sm.
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Crionnaciid, s.f. (Ir. id.) Prudence, wisdom ; caution;
discrelioii ; wit; antiquatedness. Coimhead crionnachd,
ngriii/ discretion. — Steiv. Pro. Eolas is crionnachd, know-
ledge and wisdom. — Old Song.
Criox-shearg, v. a. and n. Wither, fade, scorch. — Sm.
Pret. a. chrion-shearg.
Crion-sgolt. See Crion-sgoi.tadii.
Crion-sgoltach, a. Splitting, causing fissures and cracks,
as in wood.
Crion-sgoltadh, aidh, s. to. A fissure in wood caused by
heat or age ; a crack in any surface caused by heat.
Criontach, a. Saving; parsimonious; niggardly.
Criontachd, s.f. Parsimony; a saving spirit. Cinnidh
a chriontachd, ach theid an lo-chriontachd a dholaidh,
the saving w'ill increase his store, the too saving will
destroy it. — G. P.
Griontag, aig, s. f. A sorry or parsimonious female.
N. pi. criontagan. Caitheadh criontaig air a cualaig, the
sorry female spends her means without satisfaction. — G. P.
Criopag, aig, s. f A wrinkle. N. pi. criopagan, wrinkles.
Criopagaich, v. a. Wrinkle. Pret. a. chriopagaich.
Crioplacii, aich, s. to. andy. A cripple ; one who has not
the use of his legs. — Sletv. Acts, ref N. pi. crioplaichean.
Crioplachadii, aidh, s. m. A crippling or laming.
Crioplachd, s.y. Lameness; extreme decrepitude.
Crioplaicii, v. a. Lame ; cripple. Pret. a. chrioplaich,
lamed; fut. aff. crioplaichidh, shall lame.
Crioplaichte, p. part. Lamed; crippled.
Crios, v. a. (TF. crys.) Gird, border, belt ; envelop; bend
round. Pret. a. chrios ; fut. aff. a. criosaidh, shall gird.
Crios, s. to. ilr. crios. W. creas. Arm. guris.) A belt; a
band ; a girdle. A cheann fo m' chrios, his head under my
belt. — Orr. Crioslaichidh e crios, he girdeth a girdle. —
Steiu. Job. Crios-guaille, crios-guailne, a shoidder-belt. —
Macint. Crios-muineal, a necklace. — Steiu. Exod. Crios-
pasgaidh, a swaddling -band ; crios-speillidh, a swaddling-
band ; cha 'n 'eil mo theangaidh fo do chrios, my tongue is
not under your girdle. — G. P.
Criosacii, a. Girdled, belted ; striped ; like a girdle or
belt; tight.
Criosadair, s. in. {from crios.) A belt-maker. — Macd.
N. pi. criosadairean.
CuiosADAiREACHD, S.f. The employment of belt-making ;
the occupation of a belt-maker.
Criosaich, v. a. Belt; tighten. Pret. a. chriosaich, belted;
fut. aff. criosaichidh ; p. part, criosaichte.
t Criosd, a. (Jr. id.) Swift; active; clever; smart. — Shatv.
Criosd. (Ir. Criosd. Corn. Grest. Gr. Xgnrroj.) Christ.
Criosdachd, s.f. Christendom.
Criosd-athaiu, -athar, s. 7«. A god-father. — Shaic. N.pl.
criosd-aithrichean.
Criosduigh, s. to. A Christian. N. pi. Criosduighean.
Arm. Cristenes.
Criosduigh, a. Christian.
Criosduigheachd, s.f. Christianity.
Crios-guaille, s. to. A shoulder-belt.
Crios-guailne, s. to. A shoulder-belt. — Macint.
Crioslach, aich, s. TO. (Ir. id.) A bosom ; a belt ; a girdle ;
a border ; a girding of the loins. — Shatv.
Crioslachadii, aidh, s. to. The act of girding, belting, ot
bordering.
Crioslachadii, (a), pres. part, of crioslaich. Girding,
belting, bordering. 'G a chrioslachadh fein le dealan,
girding himself with lightning. — Oss. Catiduno.
Crioslaich, v. a. {Ir. id.) Gird, belt, border. Pret. a.
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