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l)ranch ; a twit;; ; a sucker; the root of the ear. A faillean
òg,its lender branch. — Steiu. Job. Faillean nacluaise, the
lug. — Macd.
Failleanacii, a. Branchy; full of twigs ; like a branch,
like a twig, sprouting. Glaca;;' fhailleanach, a dell abound-
ing in twigs. — Macfar.
Failleanaciid, .s.y. Branchiness; the state of sprouting;
a tendency to sprout.
FÀILLICH, f. H. Fail, neglect, delay. Prc<. o. dh'fhaillich,
fut. aff. faillicliidh.
t Faillidiifach, a. Drowsy. — Shaw.
Failm, s.f. The tiller of a ship.
Failmiiuc, s.f. A hog-sty.
FAiLLNE, s.f. See Failixn.
Faillseach, a. Sudorific.
Faillsicu, v. Sweat, perspire. Pret. dh'fhaillsich, sweated.
Fail.nteachadh, aidh, s. m. A failing, a falling off, a de-
caying ; a growing weary ; decay, languor.
FAii.NEACiiADir, (a), pr. part, of failnich. (/r. faillich.)
Failing, falling oflP, decaying, giving way.
Failnich, v. n. Fail; give way; fall off; decay; grow
fatigued. Pret. a. dh'fhailnich ; fut. aff. a. fàilnichidh,
shallfail. Fàilnichidh na h-uisgeachan, the waters shall
fail. — Ste^v. Is. Flit. sub. dh'fhàilnicheas.
Failreag, eig, s.f. A lump, a hilloch.
Failte! failte! inter] . Hail! hail!
FÀILTE, s. f. (Ir. id.) A welcome ; hail ; a salute ; a saluta-
tion. Failte do'n la, hail to the day. — Sm. Ceud failte,
a righ ! a hundred welcomes, O king ! — Oss. Failte shlth,
a salutation of peace. — Orr. Cuir failte, salute, welcome,
hail ; cuir failte air, salute him.
FAiLTEACH, a., yVom failte. (Ir.id.) Hospitable, ready to
welcome, agreeable. — Macint. Com. and sup. fàiltiche,
more or most liospitable.
FÀILTEACHAD1I, aidh, s. m. {Ir. fuiltiughadh.) A saluting,
a welcoming, a hailing ; a salute, a welcome.
FÀILTEACHADH, (a),pr. part, of fàiltich.
FAiLTEACiiAiL, a. Prone to salute; ready to welcome,
hospitable. — Macint.
FAiLTU'ii, i>. n. (/r. failtigh.) Hail, greet or salute, welcome.
Pret. a. dh'fhàiltich, saluted ; fit. aff. a. fàiltichidh, shall
salute. Le 'r n-ait hosanna fàiltichidh, with our glad
hosannas rue shall welcome. — Sm.
Faim, faime, s.f. (z. e. fath-fliaim.) /r. faithim. A hem,
a border.
Faim, v. a. Hem, as a garment; also, surround. Pret. a.
dh'fhaim, hemmed ; fut.aff.o. ÌAwmiVa, shall hem ; fut. pass.
faimear, shall be hemmed.
Faimeacii, a. Hemmed, as a garment; hemming; sur-
rounding.
Faimear, fut. pass, of faim. Shall be hemmed.
Fain'eachadh, aidh, s. m. A recognising; a knowing; a
feeling; perception. Written also aithneachadh.
Faineachadh, (a), pr. part, of fainich.
Faixeachas, ais, s. m. Perception.
Faixeau. See Faneau.
Faixg, gen. sing, of fang.
Faisg, s.f. A certain Irish coin.
Faisich, v. a. Recognise, know; feel; perceive; smell.
Pret. a. dh'aithnich,/e/« ;fut. aff'. a. fainichidh, shall know.
Am fainich thu e? ruilt thou know hiinl Bheir raise ort
gum fainich thu e, / will make you feel it.
FÀIN.NE, s.f. (/r. fainne.) A ring. N. pi. fàinnean and
fainneachan, rings. Thug iad leo fàinneachan, they took
rings with them. — Stew. Exod.
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Fainne, s. f. Languishment ; weakening; weakness;
languor.
t Fainne, s.f. Ignorance. — Shaw.
FÀINNEACII, a. Curled; like a ring; full of rings. Do
chùl fàinneach, thy curled locks. — Old Song.
Fainneae, eil, s. m. Ignorance ; the state of being astray;
bewilderment. Air fainneal, astray, bewildered.
Fair, v. a. {Ir. id.) Watch; keep guard; keep awake.
Pret. a. dh'fhair, watched ; fut. aff. a. fairidh, shall watch.
Fair, faire, s.f. {Ir. id.) Dawn or daybreak; a ridge, a
hill, a rising ground ; sunrise, sunset. ^ — Shaw. Tha 'n
fhàir a briseadh, the dawn is breaking. — Stetv. Gen.
Briseadh na faire, daybreak. Is luath fear air faire ri la
fuar earraich, swift moves a man over the mountain ridge on
a cold spring day. — G. P.
Fair, faire, s. f. A watch or sentinel ; a watching ; watch-
fulness, circumspection ; a watch-hill. Fear faire, a watch-
man ; luchd faire, watchmen. A deanamh faire na h-
oidhche, watching by night. — Stew. N. T. Tigh faire, a
watch-house ; tigh fhaire, a house where a tvake is held over
a corpse; suidhich faire, place a tvatch.
Fair claidh, s.f. A spectre's watch over a grave.
t Fairrre, s.f. {Ir. id.) A notch ; an impression ; a fault;
a stain. — Shaw.
Fairc, fairce, s.f. {Ir.id.) A mallet ; a rammer ; a ham-
mer ; a beetle. iV. p/. faircean.
t Fairce, s.f. Extent. — Shaw.
Fairceall, ill, s. m.. {Ir.id.) The lid of a pot or of any
other vessel. — Macd. A reward. — Sliaiv.
Fairceallach, a. Having a lid.
Faikche, s.f. A beetle; a rammer; a hammer; a mallet;
a see, a diocese ; choice. Fairche an domhain, the hammer
of the earth. — Stetv. Jcr. N. pi. fairchean.
Fairdean, ein, s. m. A farthing. Bonn an do fhairdein,
a halfpenny. — Turn.
Fairdhris, s. Bramble.
Faire! interj. Lo ! behold! ay! ay! fie! shame! Fire
faire ! what a pother ! Faire ! faire ! righ Deorsa ! Shame !
King ! — Old Song.
Faireach, a. (/rom fair.) Waichful, circumspect, wakeful.
Faireach, Faireachadh, aidh, s. m. An awakening, a
rousing from sleep ; the state of being awake. Bheil tha
d'f haireachadh ? art thou awake ? Chum thu mo shiiil na
faireachadh, thou hast kept my eye awake. — Sm. Tha mo
chridh na fhaireach, my heart is awake. — Stew. Song Sol.
Eadar codal is faireachadh, between sleeping and waking.
Faireachail, a. Watchful, observant, attentive. Gu
faireachail, watchfully.
Faireapii, idh, s. m. A watching; watchfulness, atten-
tion ; a sentinel. Ri faireadh, keeping watch. — Oss. Gaul.
Fear-fairidh, a watchman, a sentinel.
Faireadh, (a), pr. part, of fair. Watching. A faireadh
treud san oidhclie, watching afiock by night.— Stew. N. T.
FÀIREAG, eig, s. /. A gland, a wax kernel; a hump; a
hillock. — Shaw. N. pi. fàireagan.
FÀIREAGACII, a. Glandular; abounding in glands.
Fairg, fairge, s.f A sea; an ocean; a wave. Fairg nan
sion, the sea of storms.— Oss. Tem. An fhairg mhòr, the
great ocean. — Sm. Anrath fairge, a storm at sea. N. pi.
fairgeachan.
Fairgeachan, n.pl. of fairg. Seas. — Stew. Gen.
Faireagan ! an interjection of admiration. Written also
fairigean ; which see.
Fairgear, eir, s. m., fairg-fliear. {Ir. id.) A seaman.
Fairich, v. a. and n. (/toot fair.) Awake, arouse, bestir;
watch; feel; smell; observe, see, perceive. Pret. a. dh'