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tion. Deanamaid fàidheadaireachd, let us prophecy. —
Stew. Rom.
FÀIDHE1L, a. (faidh-arahuil.) Like a prophet; prophetic ;
apt to criticise ; happy in expression ; witty.
Faidhir, faidhreach, s. f. (Ir. id. Fr. foire.) A market, a
fair ; a fairing. La na faidhreacli, the market or fair day ;
faidhir na feòla, the flesh-market ; faidhir an eisg, the fish-
market ; faidhir nan luideag, the rag-market. N. pi. faid-
YiTÌchean, fairs.
Faidhrean, ein, s. 711. A fairing, a present purchased at a
fair.
Faidhrichean, n. pi. of faidhir; which see.
FÀIDSE, s.f. A lump, a budge.
FÀIDSEACH, a. Lumpish ; clumsy. — Shaw.
FÀIDSEACHD, s.f. Lumpishness.
t FXiG, s. A prophet. Now written /«2c(A.
t Faigean, ein, s. m. (Jr. id. Lat. vagina.) A sheath, a
scabbard.
Faigii, s. Begging by license ; a thickster.
Faigh, v. irr. Find; get, receive, obtain ; acquire; reach.
Pret. a. fhuair, got ;fut. aff'. a. gheibh, shall get. Faigheam
do lorg, let me get the staff. — Oss. Gaul. Faigh mach,
find out or discover; fhuair iad mach thu, they found you
out. — Mac Lack. Pret. aff. pass, fhuaras, was found ;
fhuaras i 'n aite a fir, she was found in the palace of her
husband. — Ull. Imper. pass, faightear.
Faigiiidinn, s.f. See FoioinniNis'.
Faighidinneach, a. See Foigiudinneach.
Faiohir, jferi. faighreach, s.f. (Ir. id. Fr. foire.) A fair,
a market ; a fairing, or a present bought at a fair. La na
faighreach, the market-day. N. pi. faighrichean ajid foigh-
richean.
t Faigiileadh, idh, s. m. Ivy; conversation. — Shaw.
Faighrean, ein, s. vi. A fairing.
Faighrichean, n. pi. of faighir. Fairs, markets.
Faighteadh, pret. sub. pass, of faigh. Would be found.
Faightear, imper. pass, of faigh. Let be found. Faightear
has also the meaning of the future ; as, tha e far am faigh-
. tear e, it is where it shall be found.
Faigse, com. and sup. of fagus. Nearer, nearest.
Fail, gen. sing, offal; which see.
+ Fail, fàile, s.f. (Ir. id.) A ring, a wreath, an ouch ; a
jewel; a smell; ?Y«'eZ(/, company, society. N. pi. fàilean.
Ni thu fàilean, thou shall make ouches. — Slew. Ex. Mar
fhàil òir, like a jewel of gold. — Stew. Pro. Fail cubhraidh,
a sweet smell. — Stew. 0. T. Fàil-chuach, a violet; fàil-
mhuc, a hog-sty ; fail-chon, a dog-kennel.
t Fail, s.f. The hiccup; a sty.
t Fail, a. Fatal. lÀxikW, the fatal stone. See Lia-fail.
FAiL, V. a. and n. Make bare or bald; putrify. Pret. a.
dh-fhail, off/erf ; fut. aff. a. fàilidh, shall make bare.
Failbiie, s.f. Firmament; also, emptiness. A snamh san
f hailbhe mhòir, swimyning in the great firmament. — Macfar.
Do'n fhailbhe lom Ian, quite full of emptiness. — Old Song.
t Failbiie, a. Lively, sprightly. — Shaw.
Failbheadii, idli, s. m. Vegetation.
Failbheag, eig, s.f. A ring of any metal. N.pl. failbhe-
agan, rings. Ceithir failbheagan oir, four gold rings. —
Stew. Ex.
Failbheagach, a. Full of rings; like a ring.
Failbiieas, eis, s. m. Liveliness, sprightliness. — Shaw.
Failbiieig, gen. sing, of failbheag; which see.
tFAiLBHicii,!'. a. Quicken, enliven. Pret. a. dh't'hailbhich,
quickened ; fut. aff. a. failbhichidh.
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Failc, failce, s.f. A gap, an opening; ahairlip; a bath.
Failc teth, a hot-bath. — Macd. N. pi. failcean.
Failc, v. Bathe. Pret. a. dh'fhailc, bathed; fut. aff. a.
failcidh, shall bathe.
Failceach, a. Like a bath ; having a bath.
Failceadh, idh, s. m. A bathing.
Failcean, ein, s. m. The rotula, or whirlbone of the knee ;
a lid.
FÀILCHON, s.f. A dog-kennel.
Failcis, s.f. A pit. — Shaw.
Faileachan, ain, s. m. An ear-ring. — Sliaw. N. pi. fail-
eachain.
FiiLEADii, idh, s. m. A putrifying; putrefaction. This is
said of a creature that lies dead till the hair falls off.
Faileag, eig, s.f. A hiccup ; a hump or hillock. — Shaw.
Faileag, in the sense of hiccup, is more commonly written
and pronounced aileag.
FÀILEANTA, a. Sharp-scented. Fàileanta, biorach, sAarp-
scented, quick-sighted. — Old Song.
Faileas, eis, s. m. A shadow; a reflected image; a shade,
a spectre or ghost. N. pi. faileasan. Mar fhaileas teichidh
tu, like a shadow shalt thou fly. — Sm. Fhaileis eutroim,
thou empty shade. — Oss. Fing. Faileas an re, the reflected
image of the moon. — Oss. Fin. and Lorm. Written also
faileus.
Faileasadii, a. Shadowy; causing a shadow; polished;
spectral. luthar faileasach, polished yew. — Oss. Fing.
Written also faileusach.
Faileasaciid, s. f. Shadovviness; the state of being
polished.
Faileus, eis, s. m. A shadow. More commonly written
faileas ; which see.
Faileusach, a. See Faileasach.
Failgeach, a. (Ir. id.) Poor, necessitous. — Shaw.
FÀILIG, V. n. Fail; provincial for fàilinn.
Failingeach, a. Weak; fatigued, faint. — Stew. Gen. ref.
Subject to decay ; fallible.
Failingeachd, s.f. Weakness; faintness ; fallibility; a
falling off.
FÀILINGEADI!, idh, s. m. A failing; a fainting. Gun
fhaingeadh, without fail. — Stew. Ezra.
FÀILINN, s.f. A failing, a falling off; lack; blemish or
flaw ; default. Thig ort fàilinn tuigse, a failing of judgment
shall come on thee. — Mac Co. Gun fhailinn truacantachd,
without lack of compassion. — Macfar. Cha d'aithnich mi
fàilinn ort, I never knew a blernishin thee. — Old Song. Gun
fhailinn, without failing , without fail.
FÀILINN, a. Failing, decaying ; giving way ; default.
FAilinneach, a. Failing, decaying, languid ; falling off. —
Macdon. Subject to decay ; fallible ; substantively, de-
faulter.
FÀ1LINNEACHD, s.f. Fallibility; faintness; a falling off,
a failing, a tendency to decay.
FÀILLINNICHE, s. m. A defaulter.
Faill, s. y. (Ir. id.) Opportunity; advantage; leisure; a
kernel.
Faill, s./. (Ir. id.) A precipice. More properly, oi7/.
Fàill, s.f. A branch, a twig, a sprout ; a kernel. N.pl.
faillean ; d. pi. faillibh.
t Faille, s.f. (Ir. id.) Danger; decay.
FÀILLEACI1, a. Branchy; abounding in twigs; sproutv ;
like a branch, sprout, or twig.
Failleadh, eidh, s. m. Neglect, omission, failure.
FAiLLEAN, ein, s. m. (dim, of faill.) A young branch, a little