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BLEODHAINN 39 BODHAR
aibh na tire, some nf the ponr of the laml-
B. ; a' roinn airgiod nam bachd, distri-
buting the poor's funds ; am boclid 'i
an nochd, the poor and naked ; is fearr a
bhi bnchd na bhi breugach, it is better to
be poor than a liar— than be false; leagh-
aidh am bròn am bochd anam, affliclion.
or sorrow melts (dissolves) the wretched
soul. O. A.
Bochd, bòchg, v. swell, puff, get turgid.
BocHDAiNN, bochg'-èna, n.f. extreme po-
verty,poverty, distress, affliction, trouble,
mischief, mishap; old Nick or old
Pluto; chuir sin e gus a, bhochdainn, that
reduced him to poverty; thàinig e gu
bochdainn, he was reduced to extreme
poverty ; 's ann air a tha blath na bocM-
ainn, he has every sign of extreme po-
verty about him ; thig am raisgear, agus
geòcair gu bochdainn, the drunkard and
the glutton shall come to poverty, B. ;
chaidh a' bhochdainn uile ort an nios,
you have gone to extremes now alto-
gether ; thainig bochdainn an rathad an
teaghlaich, the family was visited wit/i
affliction or sickness ; dè a' bhochdainn a
rug ort, what the mischief came over
you I mar bha bhochdainn an dan domh,
as misfortune or bad luck woti'd have it.
BocHDAN, bochg'-an, n. m. a hobgoblin, a
scare-crow, an apparition.
Boc-ROiN, bòchg-ròèn, n. m. a prawn, a
shrimp.
BoDACH, bòd"-ach, n. m. an old man, a
churl or niggardly fellow ; cha 'n 'eil e
'na bhodach, he is not a churl ; a rnutch-
kin ; bodach uisge bheatha, a mutchkin
of whisky; bodach ruadh, a codling; a.
hobgoblin, a spectre ; beiridh na bodaich
ort, the hobgoblins will lay hold of you,
will catch you ; churlishness, meanness
of spirit, niggardliness; 's e chuireadh
am bodach a fear a bhiodh teann, it
(whisky) would drive meanness or nig-
gardliness out of a miser or churl. M. In.
BoDHAC, bo'-hag, n.f. a sea-lark. M. L.
BoDACHAlL, bòd"-àch.al, a. churlish.
BoDHAiG, bòh'-hàg, 71./. the human body.
See Boghainn.
BoDHAN, b6'-han, n. m. the ham, thigh.
M. L.
BoDHAiR, bò'-hyur', v. deafen, stun with
noise; cha mhòr nach do bhodhair an
t-òlach mi le 'raibheiceil (raoiceil as it is
corrupted), the fellow almost stunned me
■with his roaring; na bodhair mi le d'
dhrabhluinn, do not deafen or stun me
with your absurdity. Some pronounce
drabhluinn, draoluinn and drowlulnn,
but in Islay we never murder a Gaelic
word. Scotch, bother and bather.
i BoDiiAR, b6'-hur, a. deaf, dull of hearing;
BLEODHAINN, bhlyò'-ènn, v. milk, squeeze
out of; al50 bleoghainn.
Bleodhan, bhlyò'-an, n. m. a wheel-bar-
row. N. H.
Bleodhann, bhlyò'-un, n. m. milking, the
act of milking cattle.
Bliadhna, bhlea'-nha, n. /. a year ; is
buaine bliadhna na nollaig, a year is more
lasting than Christmas. M. In.
Bliadhnach, bhlèà'.nnach, n. m. and/, a
year old, a yearling.
Bliadhnachd, blhèàn'-nàchg, n. f. an an-
nuity.
Bliadhnail, bhlean'-nal, a. yearly.
Blian, blean, n.f. m. the groin, the belly;
V. bask, as fish, &c. Skye ; tarr-geal. JV.
N. meagre, lean ; insipid.
Bligh, blhe, v. milk ; 's ann as a ceann a
bhlighear a bhò, you milk a cow just as
you feed her.
Bliochan, blevich'-an, n.f. marigold. H.
Bliochd, bleuchg, n. m. milk. fVelsh,
blith, strippings, athtoirt.
Bloigh, blaòègh', n.f. a part. b. Ir.
Bloighdich, blaoej'-jech, v. cut into pieces.
Bloinigeach, bloèn'-èg-ach, a. plump, fat,
soft.
Bloinigean, bl6èn".èg-au', n. c. a fat child.
Blonag, blon'-ag, n.f. lard, fat
Blosg, blosk, V. sound a horn. Glen M. 31.
Bo, bo, int. to frighten children ; a. strange.
Bo, bo, n-/. a cow ; geju sing, borne ;plu.
bo, (pro. baw.)
BoBUG, bob'-ug, n. m. a fellow.
Boc, bochg, 71. m. a he-goat, a roe-buck; v.
leap, skip, as a buck. M. h.
Boc, bochg, V. swell, inflame.
BocH, buch, n. m. ecstaey, great happiness,
joy, rejoicing; — peculiar to the Islands.
BocHAlL, boch'-al, a. happy, overjoyed.
BocHALACHD, bòch'-àl-àchg, n.f. extreme
happiness or joy ; a. liveliness.
Bochd, bochg, a. poor, needy, necessitous ;
ni lamh na leisg bochd, the hand of
laziness maketh poor ; tha neach aim
a leigeas air a bhi bochd, agus mòr
shaibhreas aige, there is that maketh him-
self poor, yet hath great riches ; coinn-
ichidh am beairteach agus am bochd a
cheile, is e'n Tigheama a rinn iad gu lèir,
the rich and the poor meet together, the
Lord is the maker of them all ; sad, me-
lancholy ; is bochd an gnothuch e, it is a
sad affair, it is a melancholy circum-
stance; is bochd nach d' f huair sinn e,
it is a pity we did not get it ; dear ; an
duine bochd, the dear creature, or good
creature; is bochd a thachair dha, it has
sadly happened to him; tha e gu bochd,
he is not well, he is sick ; lean, lank ;
crodh bochd, lean cattle ; n. m. and/, the
poor, the parish poor ; cuid do bhochd-