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GAELIC TEXT.
VOCABULARY II.
Nouns.
Am, time ; air am, for a
time.
Astar, distance, travel.
Bar, the top, tip.
Beul, mouth.
Bun, root, foundation,
foot (of a hill).
Cail, inclination, taste, dis-
position.
Caismeachd, warning.
An Ceitein, the May.
Cos, a hollow.
Cnoc, a hillock,
Cridhe, the heart.
Ciil, the back.
Doire, a grove, a clump
of trees.
Driichd, the dew, "Scotch
mist."
Dubhar, shade, dark-
ness.
Dull, hope, expecta-
tion.
Failte, a welcome, a greet-
ing.
Farmad, envy.
Feasgar, the evening.
Fios, tidings, information.
Fuachd, cold.
Geug, a branch.
Gleann, a glen.
Innis, a sheltered valley,
a dell.
Maduinn, the morning.
Oran, a song.
Samhradh, summer.
Seirm, a song, a singing.
Sgiath, a wing.
Siantan, the elements.
Toirt, strength, vigour.
Tosd, quiet, at rest, in-
active.
Triall, travel.
Uair, an hour ; An uair,
the time.
Urrain, possibility.
Adjectives, &c.
Ceolmhor, full of song, j Mills, sweet. •
melodious. I Og, young.
Ciuin, calm, mild, gentle. ' Subhach, merry.
Fionnar, cool, cold. I Daonan, adv., always.
Gorm, blue, bluish-grei/, i 'Rithist, adv., again,
green.