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Hebrew, n>30, within. — Gen. ch. vi. 14. Steach is also
written a steach.
f Steach, v. n. Enter. — Shaw.
Steafag, aig, s. /. A staff, a stick, a club.
Steall, s. m. A spout; a sudtlen pour of rain; a heavy
shower ; a gush of water, as from a squirt or pipe ; a tor-
rent. Mar steall aonaich, like a ?nountain- torrent. — Oss.
Taura.
Steall, v. a. and n. Spout, as from a squirt or pipe ; a
cascade ; gush ; pour water ; squirt. Pret. a. steall ; fut.
aff. a. steallaidh.
Steallach, a. Spouting, squirting; gushing suddenly, as
water ; inclined to spout, squirt, or gush ; showery.
Stealladh, aidh, s. m. A spouting, a squirting, a gushing;
a spout ; a sudden gush of water from a pipe or squirt ; a
heavy, sudden shower.
Stealladh, (a), pr. part, of steall. Spouting, squirting,
gushing ; showering heavily ; pissing. A stealladh bainne
ann an cuachain, spouting milk into a pail. — Old Song.
Steallair, s. m. {Ir. id.) A squirt, a syringe; a cascade.
N. pi. steallairean.
Stear, s. m. A rude blow.
Stearnal, ail, s. m. A bittern ; the lesser tern, or the larus
viinutus of Linnceus ; the sign of an inn or an alehouse.
Stearnal tigh òsda, an innkeeper's sign. — Shaw.
Steic-bhràghad, aid, s. (/r. steic-bhràghad.) The wind-
pipe, the weasand. — Macd.
Steidh, s. f. A foundation; a basis; ground. Steidh-
dhaingnich na firinn, the ground of truth. — Sfetv. Tim.
Steidh teagaisg, a text. Written also sleigh ; which see.
Steidh-dhaingnich, s./. A foundation ; a basis ; ground.
Steidh dhaingnich na firinn, the ground of truth. — Stew.
Tim.
Steidheach, a. Having ground for a foundation ; having
a strong foundation.
Steidheachadh, aidh, s. m. A grounding; a laying a
foundation. Air dhuibh bhi air bhur steidheachadh, on
your being grounded. — Stew. N. T. Written also steigh-
eachadh.
Steidhich, v. a. Lay a foundation. Pret. a. steidhich ;
fut. aff. a. steidhichidh. Written also steighich.
Steidhichte, p. part, of steidhich. Founded, grounded. —
Stew. Col.
Steidh-teagaisg, s.f. A text, the subject of a sermon.
Steig, steige, s.f. {Ir. id.) A steak; a collop ; a piece of
meat. N. pi. steigeach.
StIigeach, a. In steaks or collops.
Steigh, s./. A foundation; a basis; a ground. Steigh-
dhaingnich, a foundation ; steigh-teagaisg, a text. See
also Steidh.
Steighich, v. a. See Steidhich.
Steighichte, p. part, of steighich. See Steidhichte.
Steigich, v. a. {from steig.) Cut into steaks or into col-
lops. Pret. a. steigich ; fut. aff. a. steigichidh ; p. part.
steigichte.
Steille, s.f. {Ir. id.) Lustiness, stoutness; ruddiness;
laziness ; looseness, laxativeness.
Steilleach, a. Lusty, stout ; ruddy ; lazy ; loose, laxative.
Steillean, ein, s. vi. A gawn-tree or trestle. N. pi.
steillean.
Steillear, eir, s. m. A lusty, lazy fellow. N. pi. steillearan.
Steinneil, a. Keen, ardent, eager; emulous, endeavouring.
Steinle, s.f. {Ir.id.) The itch; the mange; an ulcer.
Tha 'n steinle ort, thou hast the itch.
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Stìinleach, n. Itchy, itched ; mangy, idcerated.
Steinleachadh, aidh, s. ?ra. A becoming mangy ; an ulcer-
ating ; itch; mange; an ulcer; ulceration.
Steinleachd, s.f. The state of being affected with the
itch, mange, or ulcer.
Steinlicii, v. n. Ulcerate. Pret. a. steinlich ; fut. aff. stein-
lichidh, shall ulcerate ; p. part, steinlichte, ulcerated.
Steoll; more properly steall; which see.
t Steorn, s. m. A star.
Gr. a.<n~n^. Lat. astrum. Maeso-Goth. stairno. Island.
stiorna. Swed. t stierno. Dan. stierno. Anglo-Sax. steorra.
Arm. steren.
t Steorx, v. a. Steer by the stars; regulate, manage,
govern.
Steornach, a. Starry; steering; regulating, managing,
governing.
Steornadh, aidh, s. m. {from steorn.) A steering by the
stars; a regulating, a managing, a governing. Fear-
steornaidh, a steersman ; a ruler. Luchd steornaidh nan
crioch, the rulers of the land. — Mac Co.
Steornaidh, fut. aff. a. of steorn. Shall or will steer or
govern .
Steornaidh, gen. sing, of steornadh.
Steud, steuda, s. to. A racer a steed; a wave, a surge.
Cuir steud, run a race. Fonn nan steud 's nan ribhinn
oigh, the land of steeds and virgins fair. — Mac Lach.
Sgaoth eunlaith air steuda sail, a flight of birds on the briny
billows. — Oss. Gaul. Thoir steud, take a run or race.
Chuir siad nan steud iad, they set them running. — Old Song.
Steud, v. n. Run speedily. Pret. a. &ie.\iA; fut. aff. a.
steudaidh.
Steudach, a. Speedy, swift ; billowy.
Steudadii, aidh, s. m. A race, a running; a wave, a billow,
a surge.
Steud-each, eich, s. m. A swift horse; a race-horse; a
war-horse. Ar steud each san t-sliabh, the war-horse in
the mountain. — Oss. Fing.
Stiall, v. a. and n. Streak, stripe; cut into stripes.
Pret. a. stiall ; fut. aff. a. stiallaidh.
Stiall, s. m. {Ir. id.) A streak, a stripe. Mar stialla
soluis, like streams of light. — Oss. Cathula. Stialla geala,
white stripes. — Stew. Gen.
Stiallach, aich, s. m. A stripe, a streak ; the split of a
plank ; a chop taken from any thing. — Shaiu.
Stiallach, a. {from stiall.) Streaked, striped ; brindled ;
in streaks, in stripes ; tearing in shreds. Spreidh stiallach,
streaked cattle.
Stialladh, aidh, s. m. A streaking, a striping; a tearing
in pieces or in shreds ; a streak, a stripe.
Stiallaich, v. a. Streak, stripe; rend in pieces or in
stripes. Pret. a. stiallaich ; fut. aff. stiallaichidh, shall
stripe ; fit. pass, stiallaichear, shall be striped.
Stiallaichte, p. part, of stiallaich. Streaked, striped;
rent into shreds or stripes.
Stìc, s. a pole or stake ; in derision, a long-legged person.
Stic, s.f. {Du. stik.) A stitch in sewing ; a shoe; also, a
staff. Cuir Stic, sew a stitch. N. pi. sticean.
Stic, i;. Stick, adhere, cleave to. Pret. a. sue; fut. aff.
sticidh, shall or will stick.
Sticeach, a. Clammy, adhesive, glutinous.
Sticeadh, idh. A sticking, cleaving, or adhering to ; ad-
herence.
Sticean, ein, s. vi. {dim. of stic.) A little stitch in sewing;
a little slice ; a little staff.
Stigh, adv. (anns an tigh.) In, within. Tha iad stigh air
cheile, they are reconciled.