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Bardachd Ghaidhlig.
ceann-slaite, m., 5601, the man at
the yard of the vessel.
ceann-taice, 4626, ‘ head of sup¬
port,’ chief pillar.
ceann-uidhe, m., 2186, 6033, 6555,
the end of a journey ; an objec¬
tive ; a hospitable man.
cearb, m., 4262, a rag, tatter ; a
deficiency.
cearrach, m., 3679, 5456, 5585, a
gambler, gamester ; Ir. cearbh-
ach. “ Professional gamblers
were very common in Ireland
200 years ago ; they visited the
houses of the gentry periodi¬
cally, and are constantly
alluded to by the poets of the
period.”—Din. So also in the
Highlands and Islands.
cearrachas, m., 6374, gaming,
gambling.
ceart-tarnach, 4952.
ceaiharn, f., 2396, a troop.
ceathairne, f., yeomanry; the
portion of a population fit for
warfare ; 3734, c.-choille, out¬
laws ; cf. tuath-cheathairn.
ceigeach, 739, shaggy; ceig, a
mass of shag.
aHIlidh, 4729, wise, prudent; Ir.
ciillidhe ; from ciall, sense.
dir, f., (1) 1325, 4891, 5427, 5967,
6341, wax ; (2) 5302, a deer’s
buttock.
dirgheal, 1179, 4911, white-but-
tocked.
cedl-cadail, m., 3350, a lullaby.
cebl-cluaise, m., 2319, 5110, music
for the ear. Compare beurla-
duaise, English learned by ear.
cedthranach, 227, drizzling.
ceudfath, f., 5355, 5770, sense.
ceumluaineach, 2987, of restless
step.
chaoidhche, 4228, for ever, always;
now chaoidh, a chaoidh ; for co
oidhche, till nightfall; cf. the
Americanism “ till the cows
come home,” i.e. for ever.
“ Co fescar,” till evening, was
sometimes used in the same
sense.
chun, 1475, to ; by-form of chum,
cion, m., 1898, 6238, want.
cion, m., 5060, love, esteem.
ciall, f., sense; 5336, a chiall,
darling.
ciarmhon’, m., 1455, a dark-
coloured hill; cf. Hail chiar-
th’laich, in Glen Lyon.
ciatalach, 4552, sensible ; ceud¬
fath.
cillein, m., 6389, a secret store ;
daoine beaga a rinn c.—T. 55
adj. gu sasta cilleineach—T.
30 ; cill, a church.
cinnseal, m., 5620, beginning,
start; bu trie an c. baiteal thu
—Duan. 63 ; an am dha dol an
c. cumasg—T. 384.
c'tob, f., 3266, mountain grass.
cioch-thoisich. f., 6903, fore-breast.
ciorbail, 3026, snug, close wrapped.
ciorrbhadh, 4518, a maiming, cut¬
ting, mangling.
ciorram, m., 133, a hurt, mis¬
chance ; Sc. G. for ciorrbhadh ;
compare ciurr, to hurt.
cireach, 3281 ? snug, sheltered.
ciste, f., a chest; 4383, an cistidh,
in a coffin.
clachan, m., 3025, a kirk-town ;
Ir. clochdn, a monastic stone¬
cell, or a group of such.
clad, m., 1479, a wool-comb ; Sc.
claut, clauts, a wool-comb.
dais, f., a furrow ; 3685, a furrow
or fluting in a sword blade ;
root of dadh.
daiseach, m., 3019, a fluted blade.
claisghorm, 5748, blue-fluted.
dannfhalt, m., 4294, clustering
hair ; clann, f., a lock of hair ;
Lat. planta, a sprout.
clanna-speura, 6591, the heavenly
hosts.
ddr, m., (1) 997, a board, plank ;
4845, a table ; 4433, (2) a chess-