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Seachran, (a), pr.part. Wandering, going; astray; stray-
ing, erring. A seachran gu h-iar, wandering towards the
west. — Oss.
Seaciiuanacii, a. {Ir. id.) Wandering, straying, erring;
wrong; causing error; prone to stray or to err. Reul
seachranach, a wandcriny star, a planet — (St'-w. 2 K.) ;
also, a comet ; rathad seachranach, a by-road. — Stew. Jud.
Seacjiranaciid, s.f. A tendency to go astray ; the state
of being astray ; error.
Seach-uod, -roid, s. m. (Ir. id.) A by-road, a by-path.
-V. pi. seach-rodan.
Seac-tiikinn, s. J". A severe illness; a mortal sickness.
Bha thu fo sheac-theinn, thoic wert mortally sick.^Old
Song.
Seac-tiiinn, a. Mortally sick ; severely indisposed.
Seac-thinneas, eis, s. m. Asevere illness; mortal sickness.
Sead, s. 7«. See Seud.
+ Sead, s. m. A way, a road ; a seat. — Shaw.
Seadair, s. 77!. {Ir. id.) A dolt; a sneaking fellow.
Seadaireacii, a. Sneaking.
Seadaireaciid, s.f. Sneaking.
t Seadal, ail, s. 77t. A short space oftime.
Seadii, aA'. ,_/!))• is e. (Ir. id.) It is, it is so ; yes, yea; be
it so. Seadh gu dearbh, yes, indeed; seadh, seadh mata,
well, well then ; seadh ! indeed ! nia seadh, if so ; then ;
moire seadh, yes indeed ; by St. Mary, it is so.
Seadh, s. 7«. (/;•. seagh.) Sense or meaning; care, atten-
tion ; esteem, respect, value ; a discourse or dialogue ; the
crop or craw of a bird. GzibiiiC^ah, pay attention ; seadh-
suiridh, a love-token.
t Seadh, a. (Jr. id.) Strong, stout. — Shaw.
t Seadh, v. a. Esteem, prize, value ; saw, plane.
.Seadhach, a. (Ir. seaghach.) Attentive; sensible; fit;
courteous ; gentle.
Seadhail, a. (seadh-amhuil.) .Attentive; careful; fit;
courteous ; sensible ; respectful.
Seadhau, a. (_/br seadhmhor.) Attentive; careful; heedful.
Seadhauachd, s.f. Attentiveness.
Seadh, (ma). If so, if it be so, then. A deiream ma seadh,
/ say then. — Stew. Rom.
Seadiimhor, a. .\ttentive; careful; heedful. Com. and
sup. seadhmhoire.
Seadhmhorachd, s.f. Attentiveness.
Seadh-suiridh, s. 771. A love-token.
Seagall, aill, s. m. (Gr. <niutM. Arm. segal. J^r. seigle.)
Rye. An cruithneachd agus an seagall, the wheat and the
rye. — -Stew. Ex.
Seagallacii, a. (y/'o^n seagall.) Abounding in rye ; of rye.
Seagh, s.m. More frequently written seadA.
Seagha, a. Curious; ingenious. — -Shaw.
Seaghach, a. (Ir.id.) Gentle, courteous ; soft, mild. A
seinn luinneaga seaghach, singing gentle ditties. — Old Song.
Seaghas, ais, s. 77i. Wood.
Seaghlav, ain, s. 771. An old man; an infirm person; a
pithless person ; a column, a post ; rarely, a king.
Seaghlanach, a. Infirm; stifl'; columnal.
Seal, s. m. A seal. More properly »(■«/,• which see.
Seal, s. m. {Ir. id.) A space of time, a while, a season;
a course, a turn. Re seal, /or a season ; dh' imich ri seal
clann Mhuirn, the sons of Morni have gone fur a season. —
Oss. Fin. and Lor. Seal mu 'n thuit e. a ichile before he
fell.— Oss. Calth.and Col.
Sealach, (/ro778 seal.) Momentary, transitory ; lasting but
a season.
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Sealadach, a. {from seal.) Transitory; alternate; by
turns.
Seai.aidheach, a. Transitory.
Seai.aidheaciid, s.f Transitoriness, alternation ; vicissi-
tude ; change.
Sealan, ain, s. m., dim. of seal. {Ir. id.) A short while,
a short space; a sheep-louse ; a halter or rope for execution.
Sealanta, n. {Ir.id.) Rigid. — Shaw. GuseaXanta, rigidly.
Seai.antas, ais. Rigidness.
Seai.bh, seilbh, s.f. {Ir. id.) Possession; inheritance;
firoperty ; stock ; cattle ; a drove or herd of cattle ; a field ;
uck ; rarely, a pretence, colour. Scalbh chaorach, a stock
of sheep; sealbh chrodh, apossessio7i or stock of black cattle .
— Stew. Gen. Faigh sealbh, obtain possession; gabh sealbh,
take possession.
Sealbhach, a. Possessive.
Sealbhachadh, aidh, s. 7«. (/r. sealbhaghadh.) Possession,
property ; a possessing, an enjoying, inheriting.
Sealrhachadh, (a), pr. part, of sealbhaich. Possessing,
inheriting.
Sealbhadaih, s. 77Ì. (/roTTi scalbh.) A possessor, an owner,
a proprietor, occupant. Sealbhadair neimh, the possessor
of heaven. — Stew. Gen. N. pi. sealbhadairean.
Sealbhadaireachd, s.f. Possessorship, ownership.
Sealbhadh, aidh, s. m. A possessing, an inheriting; a
possession.
Sealbhag, aig, s.f. Sorrel. Do shealbhag 's do luachair,
thy sorrel atid thy riishes. — Macdon. Sealbhag nam fiadh,
round-leaved mountain-sorrel.
Sealbhagach, a. Abounding in sorrel; of sorrel; like
sorrel. Gu seamragach sealbhagach, abounding in sham-
rock and sorrel. — Old Song.
Sealbhaich, D. n. /ro77i sealbh. (/r. sealbhaigh.) Possess,
inherit, own, enjoy. Pret. a. shealbhaich ; fut. aff. a.
sealbhaichidh.
Sealbhaiche, s. m. A possessor, an inheritor, an owner,
a proprietor, an occupant.
Sealbhaichear, fut. pass, of sealbhaich. Shall be pos-
sessed ; it is used also impersonally, as, sealbhaichear leam,
/ shall possess.
Sealbh aichte, p. por<. of sealbhaich. Possessed.
Sealbh aidh, s.y. An encountering ; an encounter. — Shaw
and Mac Co.
Sealbhan, ain.s. ?/i. A little possession, a little inheritance;
a great number, a multitude ; a drove, a group of animals ;
a throat. An sealbhan cheile air uchd an t-srutha, in each
other's throat on the breast of the stream. — Oss. Dargo.
N. pi. sealbhain.
Sealbiiar, a. (for soalbh-mhòr.) Prosperous, lucky, pro-
pitious.
Sealbharachd, s. m. Prosperousness, propitiousness, good
luck ; the possession of property.
Sealbhmhoireachd, s.f. Propitiousness, prosperousness,
luckiness ; the possession of property.
Sealbhmhor, a. (sealbh-mòr.) Propitious, prosperous,
lucky ; having much property or possession. Ged bhithinn
cho sealbhmhor, though I werepossessedofasmuckproperty.
Com. and sup. sealbhmhoire.
Sealg, seilg, s. /. (Ir.id.) A hunt, a chase; hunting;
fowling, hawking; the milt of swine ; the spleen of man
or beast ; a bellyache. Is aoibhinn an obair an sealg, the
chase is a joyous occupation.— Old Song. Sealg-bhata, a
hunting-pole.
Sealg, v. a. and 7!. (Ir. id. Heb. shalach, to drive away.)
Hunt, chase ; take or catch by hunting ; fowl, hawk. Pret.