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SGAINNTEACH
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SGARACHDAIXX
Sgaixnteach, skàènnjt'-aoìi, n. f. rheum-
atism.
SGAiNNTEACHAiLjSkàènnjt'-ach-al, a. rheu-
matic.
Sgair, skàèr, ju/. a seam, a stitch.
Sgaikd, sgàèijj, n./. flux; gearrach. N.
Sgaikeacr, skàèr'-ach, a. cold, somewhat
windy, and threatening rain, as weather.
ScAiREAP, skàèr'-up, tu f. weather with
whistling wind, threatening rain ; a sud-
den squeel, as bagpipes.
Sgaikeapail, skaer'-up-al, adj. whistling,
gusty, and threatening rain, as weather.
Sgairn, skàèm, n. f. noise of stones.
Sgaih.neach, skàèm'-ach, n. /. a deserted
quarry ; a great number of stones Uke
an old quarry on a hill.
SoAiiiT, skajrt, n. f. energy, business ap-
pearance, authority; a smart breeze;
dean do gnothach le sgairt, do your bu-
siness manfuUy, tmt/i energy, le sgairt
do ghaoth tuath, with a smart breeze of
northerly wind; in Jrish, a cry; in the
Bible, caul, sgarah-chridhe.
ScAiRTEALACHD, skarjt'-al-achg, n. /. live-
liness, vigourousness ; half stormy wea-
ther.
ScAiRTElL, sg5rjt'-al, adj. clever, active,
energetic; duine sgairteil, an energetic
person ; breery ; an latha sgairteil, the
half-stormy, or blowy day.
Sgaiteach, sgajt'-ach, adj. energetic, sar-
castic, or cutting in words ; very keen.
Sgaiteacrd, skajt'-aehg, n./. sharpness.
Sgaitbte, skajt'-a, adj. lopped off; pru-
ned.
Sgal, skal, n. /. sudden, quick cry ; v.
shriek suddenly, cry suddenly ; squeeL
Sgalach, skal'-ach, adj. shrill and sharp.
Sgalag, skal'-ag, n. c. servant, (bad, bad.)
Sgalan, sgal'-an, n. m. scale of a balance.
SoALAis, sgal'-ash, n/. jeering, gibing, con-
tinuous jeering. Smith,
Sgalartaich, sgàl'-arUèch, n,f. yelling,
or sharp howling.
Sgald, nonsense for sgall.
Sgaloach, skaUl'-ach, a. scalding.
Sgall, skall, v. scald; gall, pain;— bald-
ness, bald head. North.
SoALLA, skall'-a, n.f- an old hat.
Sgalla, skall'-a, n.f. large wooden dish
cut out of a tree. {Danisfu)
S6AMAL, skam'-al, n.f. scale. B. B.
ScAMH, sgav, n./. lobe of the lungs ; lights.
Sgamhainn, skàv'-èim, v. build com. A'.;
dais an t-arbhar. fF.
Sgamhan, sgàv'-an, »1. m. lungs, lights.
ScAMHAN ACH, sgAv'-an-ach, adj. roan, drab,
having the colour of lights; aodach
sgamhanach, roan-coloured cloth.
ScaHHanaich, sgàv'-an-èch, n./. break of
day, grey of the morning ; blia e an so,
'sa sgamhanaich, he was here in the grey
of the morning, in the dawn — (Islay has
six words for this.)
SganN, skann, n.f. hand, membrane. Sh.
SuA.VNAL, skann'-al, 71./. scandal, calumny.
SgaNnalach, skann'-al -achg, adj. scandal-
ous.
Sganr, skàrr, tt. scare; scatter, as cattle,
geese, (S:c.
ScANRADH, skàrr'-X, pt. dispersing, scatter-
ing, frightening cattle ; n. m. dispersion.
The n is put into this word, and similar
ones, to give it the nasal sound — thus,
in mànrach, màrrach, mànrain, màrr-
an, &c.
Sgaog, skàog, n.f. foolish, giddy female.
Sgaoil, skào'l, i'. extend, stretch, spread ;
sgaoil e a làmhan, he spread or extended
his hands ; disperse, scattered ; sgaoU
iad feadh an t-saoghail, they dispersed
throughout the world ; dismiss, send
away ; sgaoil e an sgoil, he dismissed the
school; expand, distend, widen, loosen,
untie ; sgaoU an t-sreang, untie the cord ;
divulge, reveal ; sgaoil e an naighachd,
he divulged tiie secret ; n. ?«. liberty, free-
dom; raar sgaoil, at liberty, having
freedom ; cuir mar sgaoil, set sail, un.
furl your sails, weigh anchor.
Sgaoileadb, skao'l'-i, pt. spreading, un-
tying, dismissing ; n. m. dispersion, dis-
ScAOiLTE, skào'l'-tyà, pt. scattered, spread.
Sgaoilteach, skao'l'-tyach, adj. wide,
spread, scattered ; unguarded, impru-
dent ; cainnt sgaoilteach, imprudent or
unguarded expressions.
Sgaoilteachd, skao'l'-tyachg, n.f. scat-
tered state.
Sgaoim, skaòèm, n.f. terror from false
alarm ; skittishness, as a horse, or a
beast.
Scaoimealachd, skaoèm'-al-achg, n. f.
terror ; aptness to take alarm at nothing
almost.
Sgaoimeil, skàoèm'-al, adj. skittish, feared
Sgao.maire, skaom'-ur-a, n. m. coward.
Sgaoth, skhao, n. m. a swarm ; great num-
ber.
5gap, skàp, i'. hash, hack ; a' sgapadh
caise, hacking down cheese; distribute
profusely, scatter, disperse. Ossian.
Sgapadair, skàp'-ad-àèr, n. m. hasher.
Sgapadh, skap'-A, pt. hacking, hashing.
Scab, skar, v. separate or disjoin by force
or violence ; n.f. seam, or joint, as in a
boat ; tàimean-5g^air, seaming nails,—
knot on the surface of wood. \.
Sgarach, skar'-ach, a. separating asunder.
Sgarachdai.vv, skar'-achg-ènn, pt. sepa.
rating, tearing asunder ; n. m. separation
by force.