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Bardachd Ghaidhlig.
slaodanach, m., 5740, sloucher;
cf. E. Ir. slaedan, influenza ?
teidhm galair coitchinn ar fud
Erenn uili, risi n-abairtea s.,
re h-edh tri latha no cethair air
gach nech gur ’ba tanaisti bdis
6—A.U., anno 1328.
slapraich, i., din, noise; Eng. slap,
slat, f., a wand; 6145, a hand¬
some man ; cf. fihran.
slige-chreachainn, f., 1529, scallop-
shell, used for drinking;
Lion a suas an t-slige chreach-
Chan ion a seachnadh gu dram ;
Is ole a’ Ghaidhlig oirre an
creachann :
An t-slige a chreach sinne at’
ann.—A.M. 51.
sligheach, 4555, wily, deceitful;
Ir. slightheach ; Ps. 55, 23.
slinn-chrann, f., 5413, a flag-staff ;
slinn, a weaver’s sley or reed,
and crann, tree, shaft.
sliopraich, 101, a swishing noise.
sliosrdidh, 6893, smooth-sided.
sloisreadh, sloistreadh, m., 116,
dashing, as water; sruth ag
osnaich bho shloistreadh a
h-earrlainn — A.M. 171 ; an
fhairge ’ga maistreadh ’s ’ga
s.—A.M. 182 ; fosghair a toisich
a’ s. Mhuca mara—A.M. 183 ;
Sc. sinister, bedaub.
slugan, m., the gullet; 242, 293, a
whirlpool; slug, swallow.
smal, m., 6510, eclipse, darkness.
smearach, 117, a lusty lad.
smeoirn, f., 4896, 5549, the end of
an arrow next the bow-string ;
cho cinnteach ri earr na smeoirn.
smeurach, 4939, rich in bramble-
berries ; Ir. smear ; E. Ir. smer.
smbis, f., 4599, by-form of smuais.
smuais, f., 2852, marrow, juice of
the bones ; Ir. smuais, marrow.
smiidan, m., 5196, a ring-dove.
smiid, f., smoke, 4604, ’na smiiid,
smoking, in hot action.
smuidreach, f., 227, spray, smoke.
snaidhm, snaim, f., 5117, a knot ;
an eddy.
snapach, 3308, provided with
triggers ; Eng. snap,
snasta, 4282, elegant, gallant,
polished; snas iromsnaidh, new.
sneachdgheal, 233, snow-white.
sneachdaidh, 3343, snowy; Ir.
sneachtaidhe.
snighe, f., water oozing through
a roof ; 2429, falling tears.
snodhach, m., 6082, sap of a
tree ; fhrois an s. bu phriseil—
T. 17.
snuadh, m., 4275, hue, appearance.
soc, m., a snout; 2026, a spur.
socair, f., 5878, ease, comfort ;
2251, gun s., hard up, badly
off ; dean air do sh., go quietly.
socair, 94, quiet, leisurely ; cho s.
’s tha do nadur, your nature is
so well balanced—T. 252; raimh
sh., well-hung oars—A.M. 168;
4738, gu s., well-balanced.
M. Ir. soccair, for so-ad-cor;
cuirim, place, arrange.
socair dhdna, 3562, “ sochdair-
dana, a species of melody
suitable to laments or hymns,”
An Laoidheadair Gaelic (1836),
p. 102 ; “ common measure or
Sochdair Dana,” ib. p. 84.
sochair, f., a benefit, privilege;
92, a plenteous supply ; so and
socradi, (1) 5175, 5385, 5797, 5818,
well-balanced, well-fitted; (2)
comfortable ; (3) easy — both
secondary meanings.
so-iarraidh, 5228, easily ascertain¬
able.
soighne, soighneas, m., 142,
pleasure, delight; so and gne-,
from root gen of gean, humour,
good humour.
soirbh, 2065, cheerful, pleasant ;
so-, and reb, reabh, a feat, sport
(in Sc. G. a wile, trick.)