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aodach, n.m., cloth,
clothes.
aonar, nu, n., one person,
alone.
ar, poss. pron , our.
&raidh, adj., certain, par¬
ticular.
aran, n.m., bread.
arbhar, n.m., corn in sheaf
or growing.
&rd (airde), adj., high.
&rdaich, v., raise, heighten
(ardachadh).
arsa (ars), defect, v., said.
as, prep., out of.
as (rel. form of verb “is.”)
asam, asad, etc. (see
p.p.’s.).
at, v., swell, increase (at),
atb, adj., the next.
athair (athar), n.m., a
father.
B.
ba, pi., of bo.
ba-bhainne, n.f., milch-
cows.
bac, v., prevent, restrain
(bacadh).
bad, n.m., a tuft, a bunch.
bagair, v., threaten, terrify
(bagairt).
baile, n.m., a town, village.
bainne, n.m., milk.
balach, n.m., a boy.
balla, n.m., a wall.
ballach, adj., spotted.
ban (baine), adj., white,
fair.
bathach, n.m.f., a byre.
gen. b&thaich.
ban, bhan, gen. pi., of
bean.
banag, n.f., a grilse.
banarach, n.f., a dairymaid
bann (banna) n.m., a belt
band, hinge.
bar ail (baraile or baralach),
n.f., an opinion.
bard, n.m., a poet.
barr (barra), n.m., a crop
top.
bas, n.f., palm of the hand.
bata, n.m., staff.
bata, n.m., a boat.
beachd, n.m., an opinion.
beag (bige or lugha), adj.,
small, little.
bean (mnatha), n.f., a
woman, a wife.
beannachd, n.m., a fare¬
well, blessing.
beannaich, v., bless.
(beannachadh).
beanntan, pi., of beinn.
beartach (beartaiche), adj.,
rich.
beinn, n.f., a mountain,
hill.
beir, irreg. v., bear, bring
forth.
(breith and beirsinn).
beir [air), catch, seize.
bed, adj., alive, living.
beothaich, v., quicken.
waken up (beothachadh).
bene, v., roar (beucail).
bend, n.m., pity, loss, harm.
beul (bedil) n.m., a mouth.
beulaibh, n m., the front.