Blair Collection > Gaelic dictionary, in two parts

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t Iatii, s. m- (I'- id.) Land.
Iath, v. More frequently written iadh ; which see.
t Ibh, s. (Ir. id.) Country people; a tribe of people.—
Shaw.
Ibii, s./. Drink. Gun ihh, gun hh, withottt Jnmt or drink.
— Oss. Gaul. Hence dibh ; which see.
+ Ibh, v. n. {Ir. id.) Drink. Pret. a. dh' ibh ; fut. off.
ibhidh, shall drink.
Ibiine, s./. (Ir.id.) Drinking.
Ibiiteacii, a. Dry, droughty; soaking; that imbibes
water.
Ic, ice, s.f. {Ir.id. W. iarc, sane.) A cure or remedy,
balm; a supply, an eke. Ic airson a leòin, balm for his
wound. — Steu'. Jcr. Gabhaibh ic, take balm. — Id.
'Ic, {for mhic), gen. and voc. sing, of Mac. Talamh 'ic Leòid,
the land of Mac Leod.— Old Soiig. Chonail 'ic Cholgair !
Conal, thou son of Colgar! — Oss. Fing.
Ic, V. a. {Ir. id.) Heal, cure ; supply, eke. Pret. a. dh' ic,
eked ; fuf. aff. icidh.
IcEACH, n. {Ir. id.) Balmy; salutiferous ; remedial; me-
dicinal.
IcEADii, idh, s. m. {Ir.id.) The act of healing, curing, or
remedying; a remedy ; a supply, an eke.
IcH, V. a. Eat. — Q. B. ref. See Ith.
IcHD-AiR-NEACUD, adv. At any rate. — Shaw.
Ic-LUS, luis, s. m. {Ir. id.) A medical herb.
Ic-LUSACH, a. Abounding in medical herbs.
t Id, a. {Ir. id.) Honest, good, just. — Shaw. Also, sub-
stantively, a ring.
Idearmanachd, s.f. Hydromancy.
t Idh, s. f. {Ir. id.) A wreath; a fine chain; a ridge;
use. — Shaw.
Idhal, ail, s. m. More properly iodhal; which see.
t Idid, a. {Ir.id.) Cold, chill; also, an exclamation de-
noting cold.
Idir, adv. At all, yet. Mu ghabhas tu idir eudach, 2/^/10«
takest clothes at all. — Stew. Ex. No idir air a bhruicheadh,
nor yet boiled. — Id. Cha 'n 'eil e gu math idir, he is not
at ail well; cha deanainn idir e, I would not do it on any
account whatsoever.
t Idkeadh, s. Weapons, arms.
Idxearach, a. Prosperous; happy; merry. Corn, and
sup. idnearaiche. Gu h-idnearach, prosperously.
Idnearaciid, s.f. Prosperousness ; happiness; mirth.
t Ifixn, s.f. {Ir.id.) A gooseberry.
Ifreannta, a. Hellish: infernal; stygian; extremely
wicked.
Ifrinn, s.f. Hell.
Arm. infem. Com. ifarn. Ir. ifearn. W. yfern.
Ifrinn literally means the isle of the cold land, or clime, being a
contracted form of i-fuw-fhuinn. The Celtic hell was a cold dark
region, abounding in venomous reptiles and wild beasts, especially
wolves. The Scotch Celts still retain the name, though well aware
that cold forms no part of infernal punishment.
The following lines, quoted by Dr. Smith from an ancient Gaelic
MS., illustrate the notions which our Celtic forefathers had of a
place of punishment after death : —
" 'S mairg a roghnuicheas Ifrinn fliuar,
'S gur i uaimh nan driobhunn geur ;
Is beag orm Ifrinn fhuar fhliuch,
Aite bith-bhuan is searbh deoch."
Ierisneach, a. (/rom ifrinn.) Hellish; infernal; stygian;
extremely wicked.
Ifrixneach, ich, s.m. A rake-hell. A'', p/. ifrinnich.
Iruiosx, s. See Ifrinn.
Ifrionnach, a. See Ifrinneach.
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t 1(111, s.f. {Ir.id.) A ring. — Shaw.
Igh, s.m. {Ir. id.) Tallow; the fat of any slaughtered
quadruped. Ghabh c 'n igh, he took the [tallotv^ fat. —
Stew. Lev.
Igheach, a. {It. id.) Abounding in fat ; fat, tallowy.
loHEAN, inn, s./. A daughter ; a girl ; a maid. Tiormaich
ighean Thoscair, do dhtoir ! dry, daughter of Toscar, thy
tears .' — Oss. Taura. Nochd mna 's a h-ighinn, the naked-
ness of a woman and her daughter. — Stew. Lev. N. pi.
igheanan.
t Ir., ile, s.m. {Ir.id.) Plenty; difference; diversity; mul-
titude ; a compositive particle. More frequently written
iol ; which see.
Il-iìheusach, a. More commonly written iol-bheusach ;
which see.
Il-ciieardach, aich, s. m. Sec Iol-cheardach.
Il-chearnach, a. See Iol-chearnach.
Il-choimeasgta, a. See Iol-ciioimeasgta.
Il-ciiumasg, aisg, s./. See Iol-chumasg.
Il-dhealbhach, a. See Iol-dhealbhach.
Ileacii, ich, s. m. {Ir. id.) Ordure, dung.
Il-ghnetheacii, a. See Iol-giinetheach.
f III, s. m. {Ir. id.) Ill, ruin.
Ille, for a ghille. My lad. lUean biomaid sunntach, my
lads, let us be merry. — Turn.
Illse, com. and sup. of iosal. Lower, lowest.
iLLSicn, v.a. Humble, demean ; condescend; lower; sub-
side. Prei. dh' illsich, humbled; fut. aff. a. illsichidh,
shall lower. A dli' illsicheas e fein, who demeans himself.
— Sm. Dh' illsich teine an righ, the king's fire subsided. —
Oss. Tern. Fut. pass, illsichear; p. part, illsichte, humbled,
demeaned.
Illsichear, fut. pass, of illsich. Shall be lowered.
Illsichte, p. part, of illsich. Lowered, humbled.
Im, ime, s. m. {Ir. id. Arm. aman.) Butter. Sruthain
ime, brooks of butter. — Stew. Job.
Im-cheist, s.f. (ioma-cheisi.) Perplexity, anxiety ; dilemma,
jeopardy. Ann an imcheist, in perplexity. — Stew. Micah,
and Oss. Dargo.
Im-cheisteach, a. In perplexity; causing perplexity or
doubt.
Im-ciiubhaidh, a. See Iom-ciiuidh.
Im-chubhaideachd, s.f. See Iom-chuidheachd.
t 1m-dheagal, ail, s. m. Protection.
Im-diiearbii, V, See Iom-dhearbh.
Im-dhorus, uis, s. in. A back-door.
Imeach, a. {froynim.) Buttery, abounding in butter ; like
butter ; producing butter. Imeach càiseach, abounding in
butter and cheese. — Macfar.
Imeachd, «./. (/?•. ini-theachd.) Walking; moving, com-
ing, advancing; travelling; a course, pace, progress; de-
parture. Bu ghrad a h-imeachd, quick was her pace. —
Mac Lack. D' imeachd an saoghal chein, thy travelling in
a distant world. — Orr.
Imeachd, (ag), pr. part, of imich. Walking; coming,
moving, advancing ; travelling ; departing. Ag imeachd
an raoin, traversing the heath. — Ull. Cha 'n eil aon 'g an
imeachd, no one [walks on] traverses them. — Stew. Zeph.
Bi 'g imeachd, be gone, be off.
Ijieachdan, ain, s. m. A child on leading-strings.
Imeall. See Iomall.
Imeasargain, s.f. A striking on all sides.
Imeasarganach, a. Striking on all sides
I.MiL'H, 1-. a. and n. Go; walk; be gone; depart; stir,