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GAB AIR, -E, -EAN, s. m. A chatting, talk-
ing fellow. See Gobair.
GAB A I REACH D,j;./ vuL Provin. Talka-
tiveness. See Gobaireachd.
GABH, -AiDH, GH-, V, a. and n. Take, ac-
cept, receive, accept of; burn, kindle ; con-
ceive ; go, proceed. ' Gabb agam,' Engage
with me (for hire.) ' Gabh air,' Strike
him, beat him. ' Ghabh e air,' He beat or
has beaten him. ' Ghabh e air fein,' He
pretended. ' Gabh romham,' Go before
me, guide or attend me. ' Gabh romhad,'
Get you gone.
GÀBHACH, -AicH, -EAN, s. /. Perilous,
dangerous. See Gàbhadh.
GABHADAN, -ain, -an, s. m. (Gabh,) A
receptable, storehouse.
GÀBHADH, -AIDH, -EAN, s. m. Peril, dan-
ger.
GABH AG AN, -aik, -an, s. w. and/. A
tit-lark.
GÀBHAIDH, -E, adj. (Gàbhadh,) Peri-
lous, dangerous ; strange, wonderful, odd ;
terrible, fearful ; hard, severe.
GABH AIL, s. m. Ana pres. part. v. Gabh.
Taking, act of taking.
GABHAIL, -Ilach, -alaichean, ^. m. A
portion of work performed by cattle at
one yoking; a lease, a farm ; a course, di-
rection ; spoil, booty, conquest.
GABHAL, GAiBHLE, -EAN, *. Til. More pro-
perly, Gobhal which see.
GABHALACH, 1 -AicHE,a(/;.(Gabhail,)
GABHALTACH, S Capacious; infectious,
contagious.
GABHALTACHD, 5. /. ind. (Gabhal-
tach,) Capacity, laigeness; contagiousness.
GABHALTAICHE, adj. comp. of Gabh-
altach. More or most capacious or infec-
tious.
GABHALTAICHE, -ean, s. m. (Gabh-
ail,) One who rents a farm.
GABHALTAS, -ais, (Gabhail,) Land
rented from a landlord ; division of land
among a tribe ; conquest, invasion ; land
obtained by conquest.
GABHANN, -ainn, s. m. Flattery, adula-
tion ; gall.
GABHANNACH,-AicHE,af/j.(Gabhann,)
Flattering.
GABH A R, GAiBHRE, -AIR, 5. /. A goat.
GABHARACH, -aiche, adj. (Gabhar,)
Of, or pertaining to a goat ; abounding in
goats.
GABHAR-ADHAIR, s. f. (Gabhar and
Adhar,) A snipe, when it mounts into the
air and utters cries resembling those of a
goat.
GABHAR-BHREAC, -ic, s./. (Gabhar
and Breac,) A buck-snail.
GABHAR-CHRÒ.-òiTHEAN, } (Gabhar,
GABHAR-LANN, -AiNN, l Cro, and
Lann,) A goat-fold.
GABHD, -AN, i. m. ind. A crafty trick.
GABHDACH, -AICHE, fi(/j. (Gabhd,) Cun-
ning, tricky.
GABHD AICHE, comp. and mp. of Gabh-
dach. More or most deceitful, cunning or
plausible.
GABHDAIR, -e, -ean, s. m. (Gabhd and
Fear.) A cunning, tricky fellow.
GABHDAIREACHD, s./. ind. (Gabh-
daire,) Low cunning ; a habit of lying, or
of using mean artifices.
GABHLACH, -aiche, adj. Forked. More
properly Gòbhlacli.
GABHLAN, -ain, -an, i. m. A wander-
ing ; a man devoid of care ; a loquacious,
cunning, tricky body. All Provin.
GABHLANACH, -aiche, adj. (Gabh-
lan, 5.) Wandering, restless, tricky, lo-
quacious, Provin.
t Gabhlaich, -idh, GH-, V. a. Sprout,
bear branches.
GABHLAG, -aig, -an, s.f. See Gòbh-
lag.
GABHNACH, -aich, s. f. See Gamh-
nach.
GABHTA, pret. part. v. Gabh. Taken,
conceived.
GACH, pron. indef. Each, every.
GAD, coiij. provin. More properly, Ged.
GAD, OAID, and goid, i. m. A withe, a
twisted twig.
GAD, -A, 5. m. See Gàta.
GADACHD, s. / ind. See Gaduigheachd.
GADAICHE, -EAN, 5. m. A thief. See
Gaduiche.
GADAIR, -iDH, GH-, f. o. (Gad, 5.) Tic
the fore feet of a horse. Provin.
GADAG, -AiG, -AN, s. f. (Gad,) A straw
rope or halter.
GADAN, -AiN,^-AN, s. m. ditn. of Gad. A
little withe.
GADH, -ÀIDH, -EAN, provin. contr, for
Gàbhadh.
GADHAR, -AIR, s. m. A lurcher dog;
a grey hound. Written also Gaothar,
which see>
GADHARACH, -aiche, adj. Of or re-
lating to lurchers. See Gaotharach.
G-\D-LUINNE, -EAN, *. m. '(Gad and
Luinne,) A slender, feeble fellow; a sal-
mon after spawning.
GADMUNN, -uiNN, s. m. A hair, insect,
nit.