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shall eat. Cha 'n ith mi, / will not eat. — Stew. Gen. Ith
suas, eat up, or completely.
Ith, s. Eating. SeeluiEADH.
Ith-dhias, dheise, s.f. An ear of corn.
Itheadh, idh, s. m. An eating, a chewing, a gnawing; a
corroding, a devouring; corrosion. Aran ri itheadh, bread
to eat ; an iolair a dheifricheas gu itheadh, the eagle that
hastens to eat. — Stew. Hub.
Itheadh, (ag), pr. part, of ith.
Itheam, 1 sing.imper. of ith. Let me eat; or, for ithidh
mi, / will eat.
Itheannaich, s.f. Eating; consumption of food. A reir
itheannaich, according to his eating. — Stew. Ex.
Ithear, fut. pass, of ith. Shall be ate.
Ithidh, fut. aff. a. of ith. Shall eat, chew, or consume.
Ith-iomradh, aidh, s. m. A backbiting, a slanderous re-
port ; a mui-muring.
Ith-iomraiteach, a. Slanderous, backbiting; abusive;
murmuring.
t Ithir, s.f., ioth-ire. (/r. id.) A corn-field ; arable ground ;
the soil of land.
Ithte, p. part, of ith. Eaten.
Itros, s. m. {Ir. id.) A headland or promontory.
Iubhar, air, s. m. {Ir. id.) Yew; a yew-tree. Written
also iughar.
Iubharach, aich, 5./. {Ir. id.) An active female ; a female
archer ; a boat ; a place where yews grow ; a group of yew-
tiees ; a vessel under sail.
Iubharach, a. Made of yew; like yew; abounding in
yews.
lucHAiR, iucharach, s.f. {Ir. id.) A key; spawn; the
row offish ; the screwed handle of a spinning-wheel. Ghabh
iad iuchair, they took a hey. — ^tew. Jud. N.pl. iuchraiche,
iuchraichean, keys. Iuchraiche rioghachd neimh, the keys
of the kingdom of heaven. — Stew. Matt.
luCHAR, air, s. m. {Ir. id.) The warm month ; the dog-
days. San iuchar chiatach, in the pleasant dog-days. —
Macfar.
lucHRAG, aig, s.f. A female fish ; a spawner. N. pi. iuch-
ragan.
IÙDHACH, aieh, s. m. A Jew. N. pi. ludhaich, Jews. Na
h-Iudhaich, the Jews.
luDHACH, a. Jewish.
t luDiCEACHD, s.f. Judgment.
t luGH, s. m. A day.
Iughar, air, s. »2. Yew; ayew-tree; a bow of yew. Craobh
iughair, a yew-tree. Written also iuthar ; which see.
luGHARACH, aich, S.f. An active female; a female archer;
a huntress ; a place where yews grow ; a group of yews.
luGHRACH, a. Made of yew; like yew; abounding in yew.
A bhogha iughrach, his bow of yew. — Oss. Fin. and Lor,
Na h-oighean iughrach, the daughters of the bow; hunt-
resses. — Orr.
Iughrach, aich, s.f. A place where yews grow.
IÙI, s.f. (Gr. li(.) An arrow. Written also iuthaidh.
t luL, luil, s.f. The month of July.
lùt, lùil, s. ?«. {Ir. id.) Knowledge; a guide; way, course,
direction ; service, attendance ; landmark. Ni mise dhuibh
iùl, / will be your guide. — Old Legend. Glic gu h-iùil, wise
to guide or direct. — Mac Lach. Chaill e an t-iùl, he lost
the course.- — Oss. Duthona.
IÙLACH, a. {from iùl.) Having knowledge; guiding, direct-
ing ; rational.
luLADH, aidh, s. m. Sport, fun, merriment. Ri h-iuladh,
merryinaking . See also Ioladh.
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lÙLAG, aig, s.f. {dim. of ùil.) A mariner's compass.
luLAG, aig, s.f. A sprightly young female. N. pi. iulagan.
luLAGACH, a. Sprightly, light, cheerful ; making short steps.
Com. and sup. iulagaiche. Gu h-iulagach, cheerfully.
Ii>LAR, a. See Iulmhor.
luLARACHD, S.f. See IOlmorachd.
IdLCHAiRT, S.f. A sea-chart ; a guide.
luLLAG, aig, s, y". A sprightly female; a mincing gait; a
female who minces when she walks.
luLLAGACH, a. Sprightly; mincing, or making short steps.
Le ceumaibh iullagach, with mincing steps. — Stew. Is.
IÙL-MHOR, a. {Ir. id.) Wise; judicious; learned; polite.
Com. and sup. iùlmhoire.
luL-MHORACHD, S.f. Wisdom ; judiciousness ; politeness.
luL-oiDHCHE, s. f A Star so called in the time of Ossian ;
literally, the night guide, — in allusion to the usefulness of
stars in guiding benighted mariners, prior to the discovery
of the magnet's properties. lul-oidhche, tar o'n speur, guide
of night, send thy light from the skies. — Oss. Dargo.
luMAiDH, s.f. Level ground ; an open country; also, ad-
jectively, having level ground.
lu.MAiN. See loMAIN.
luMARACH, aich, s. A changing of place, a removing.
luMHRACH, aich, s. m. {Ir. id.) A boat.
IuN,s. m. A naughty creature. — Shaw.
luNADH, aidh, «. ??i. Wonder, surprise, strangeness. Written
also ioghnadh.
luNADH, a. Strange, wonderful ; odd, curious.
luNNDRAiN, V. a. Miss. See Ionndrain.
luNDRAN, ain, adv. A missing, astray. See Ionndrain.
Iunnras, ais, s. m. {Ir. id.) A storm ; a hurricane ; the
face of the skies. lunnrais nan speur, the hurricanes of
heaven. — Macfar.
Iunnsachadh, aidh, s. m. See Ionnsachadh.
luNNSAiCH, V. a. Learn; teach; train; instruct; rear.
Pret. a. dh' iunnsaich, learned. See Ionnsaich.
Iunnsaichte, p. part, of iunnsaich. See Ionnsaichte.
luR, s. More frequently written JMjf/iar ; which see.
flun, s. WJ. Plunder; bloodshed; slaughter. — Shaw.
IÌ) RAN, ain, s. m. A sprout ; the bud of a wild briar ; a sort
of luxuriant plant of which cattle are fond ; metaphorically,
a handsome youth ; a hunter ; a huntsman. lùran na
seilge, hunter. — Ull.
IÙRAS, ais, s.f. A felon or whitlow.
luuPAis, s./. Restlessness; fidgetting ; dropsy.
Iurpaiseach, a. {Ir. id.) Restless ; fidgetting ; dropsical.
Gu h-iurpaiseach, restlessly. Com. and sup. iurpaisiche.
IuRRAM,aim,s.m. {Ir.id.) An oar-song; a boat song ; tedious
rhyme ; a song sung during any kind of work, by way of
lightening its burden; a fidgetting. lurram a dhi'iisgeas
an spiorad, a spirit-stirring boat-song. — Macfar. lurram,
fidgetting. — Shaw.
The iuiTum, or boat-song, seems to have been intended to regulate
the strokes of the oars ; so also, in ancient times,
■ Stat margine puppis
Qui voce altemos nautaium temperet ictus,
Et remis dictet sonitum pariterque relatis,
Ad numerum plaudat resonanlia caerula tonsis.
Iuruamach, a. Like an oar-song.
lusAN, ain, s. m. {Ir. id.) Giddiness, levity; a sudden
whim.
lusAN, ach, a. Giddy ; light-headed, whimsical.
Iuthaidh, s./. [pronow»ce iùi.] Gr. iif.
luTHAiR, gen. sing, of iuthar.