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ORRaDH
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PAXDH
one'j agent to make defence in a court of
justice; orra nan oileamh, an amulet to
prevent d s to succeed in any publi-
cation, such as a Gaelic Dictionary, &c.
&c. &c. When a genuine Celtic
or is thus spell-bound, instead of
styling BABACHD, (from babj human ex-
c— m — t, the uniform interpretation is,
SWEETNESS AND INNOCENCE, &C. &e.
Orradh ; see òradh, burnishini;, gilding.
Orrais, òrr'-èsh, n.f. nausea, water-brajsh,
squeamishness, or gnawing at the sto-
mach ; chuireadh tu an orrais air math-
gamhainn, your conduct would make a
bear squeamish ; bha'n orrais ri m' f hiac-
ail, fad an latha, the water-brash annoy-
ing me, the live-long day.
Ort, 6rtt, prep. pro. on thee, upon thee,
owed by thee; wrong with, or ailing
thee; dè a th'aig ort, how much oxest
thou him Ì
Os, OSS, n.f. an elk j lean thusa an os
bhallach, pursue thou the spotted elk. Sm.
Os, OS, n.m. outlet of a lake ot- river. Lew. ;
a sand-bar (oitir, west). North.
Osag fur oiteag, light squall or blast
Osan, osS'.an, n.m. a hose, or tartan stock,
ing, the leg of trowsers.
Osann, Bs'-ann, n.f. a deep sob or sigh.
Osannaich, 6.s'-ann-èeh, n.f. continuous
sighing or sobbing ; heavy blasts or gusts
of wind.
Os-AiRn, os'-aij, adv. openly, (not the
thing) ; gu follaiseach.
Os BHARR, os'-bhàrr, adv. besides, more-
over, (properly a' bharr a' bharrachd.)
Oscar, 6s'-kàr, Fingal's best beloved .son.
OscARRA, osk'-arr-a, a. fierce, bold ; unfe.
minine, masculine, as a female ; indeli-
cate.
OscARRACHD, osk'-arr.achg, n. m. fierce-
ness ; masculineness, as a female ; inde-
licateness.
Os-cioNN, as ceann, above.
OsD, 6sd, n.m. an inn; drink; a bhean
òsd, the landlady of the inn; air dhuinn
a bhith 's tigh-òsd, having Jiappened to
meet in the inn.
OsDAiR, osd'-àèr, n. m. a host, landlord of
an iim ; also fear-ò^d, innkeeper.
Os-ISEAL, òs-èsh'-al, adv. privately; gu
diomhair, an diubhrais.
OsNACH, os'-nach, a. blustering, as wind;
blubbering, as a person.
OsNAicH, os2-nnèch, to./ continued sigh-
ing, or blustering, or blubbering, &c
Osp, 6sp2, V. n.gasp, sob quickly.
OSPAG, osp2'-ag, n./. a gasp; quick, deep
sob.
OsPAGAiL,-k osp'-ag-al, 6sp'-ul, n. /". conti-
OspA IL, / nuous gasping, or quick sob-
bing ; pt. sobbing, sighing.
OSPAIRN, OSPAIRNICH, 6Sp2'-àèm, OSp'-
àèrn-èch, n./. same as above, gasping
quickly.
Oth, 02, n. m. water; large body of water;
Loch-o^Aa, Loch-awe, in Argyle; cha
leithne Loch-otta a nunn na nail. Loch-
awe is eqiuiily 1/road, whether you cross
it hither or thither. Proverbs.
Othail, 62'.u'1, n.f. hurry-burry ; tumult,
confusion; a' bhanais a bha Ciostall-
odhar, cha robh othail choir urra, there
was no decent hurry-burry at the (gen-
teel) wedding in Keestallohar \ ! !
Othainn, òh'-ènn, n.f. the largest kind of
rivers; abiiainn, a secoiuiary river;
(from otha, water, and inne, channel). Is.
Othaisg, ò'-èshg, n.f. a yearling ewe; a
soft, lubberly person ; a blockhead.
Otrach, òt'-ràch, n. c. dung-hill. Buch. ;
in Isiay, a drabbish, very fat female.
Otrachail, ot'-rach-al, a. drabbish, filthy.
P, p, the thirteenth letter of the Gaelic al-
phabet, named Beith-bhog, that is, soft
; sounds like p in English uniformily.
Pa,
inter, and i
pappa.
Pab, pab, n.f. a tassel, knob; paban an
òir, golden tassels. Arg. ; shag. N.
Pabach, pab'-ach, adj. tasselled, tufted,
shaggy.
Pab AG, pab'-ag-ach, n.f. little tassel.
Pabagach, pab'-ag-ach, adj. tufted.
Pabhail, pàv'-all, pavement. Ir.; fVelsh.
Pab.cheann, pab'-chyann, n. m. shaggy-
head. U.
Pac, pachg, V. n. pack up, get out of the
house, get about your business ; n. m. a
pack, a vile crew or set of people; a
phaca, ye vile crew ! ye sad set ! {Teut.
and Belgic.)
Pacaid, pachg'-aj, ruf. a packet, [Fr. and
Ger.) ; a female tell-tale or tattler.
Pacaire, pachg'-èr-à, n.m. one that packs.
Pacarras, pachg'-arr-as, n. m. tiusìì, re-
fuse.
Paganach, pag'-an-ach, n.m. a heathen, a
pagan; adj. heathenish, pagan.
Paganachd, pag'-an-aehg, n./ heathenism.
Paganta, pàg'-ant-à, adj. heathenish.
Paohadh, pa'-A, n. ?«. thirst ; tha paghadh
orm, I am thirsty ; am bheil paghadh,
ort, are you thirsty ? paightcach, thirsty.
Paidii, pàè'-yA', v. iu pay, sufifer for, re-
munerate, atone, make amends; paidh-
idh tu sin fhathastj you shall suffer for
that yet, iVrench.)