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MAODALACH, -aiche, adj. (Maodal,)
Having a stomach, pauncb or maw; hav-
ing a large stomach or paunch ; corpulent.
MAODALACH, -aich,5.wi. and/. (Maod-
al,) Paunches, tripe; a big bellied or
corpulent person ; a greedy, voracious per-
son.
MAODH, -AiODHE, adj. See Maoth.
MAODHAR, -AIR, -AN, s. m. See Madhar
and Maghar.
MAOIDH, -iDH, MH-, V. a. and n. Grudge,
give unwillingly; upbraid, reproach;
threaten.
MAOIDHEACH, -EiCHE, adj. (Maoidh,)
Grudging, giving unwillingly ; reproach-
ing ; threatening.
MAOIDHEACHAS, -ais, s. m. (Maoidh-
each,) A habit of grudging, upbraiding or
threatening.
MAOIDHE ADH, 1 -EiDH,and-EiMH, s.m.
MAOIDHEAMH, i and prcs. jmrl. v.
Maoidh. Grudging, act of grudging, giv-
ing reluctantly; upbraiding, act of up-
braiding, reproaching; a threatening, act
of threatening,
MAOIDHEAN, -ein, -an, s. m. Interest,
personal influence; entreaty, supplication.
MAOIDHEANACH, -aiche, adj. Hav-
ing personal interest or influence ; entreat-
ing, supplicatory.
MAOIDHEANACHD, s.f. hid. (Maoidh-
eanach,) An entreating or supplicating.
MAOILE, s.f. ind. (Maol,) Baldness;
bluntness, of an edge or point.
MAOILE, -EAN, 5./. (Maol,) The brow
of a hill ; the forehead, upper part of the
forehead.
MAOILEAD, -EiD, s. vi. (Maoilc,) Bald-
ness, degi-ee of baldness; bluntness, de-
gree of bluntness.
MAOILE AN, -EIN, -AN, s. m. (Maoile,) A
bald person ; a stupid person ; the brow of
a bleak hill.
MAOILEANACH, -aich, s.m. (Maoile,)
A youth who goes bare-headed.
MAOILEANACH, -aiche, adj. (Maoil-
ean,) Bald, like a bald person ; abounding
in bleak hills; having a bleak top, as a
hill.
MAOIM, -E, -EAN, s. f. Terror, alarm,
consternation, fear ; a sudden burst, an
eruption as of water; an onset, sudden
attack ; surprise, a surprise.
MAOIM, -iDH, MH-, V. n. Be afraid or
terrified ; hesitate, pause, from doubt or
fear.
MAOIMEACH, -eiche, adj. (Maoim,)
Causing terror ; bursting forth suddenly.
MAOIMEADH, s. m. and pres. part, v
INIaoim. State of being alarmed or ter-
rified; act of hesitating or pausing from
fear or doubt.
MAOIN, -E, -EAN, s. /. Substance, pio-
pejty, wealth, goods and gear; a small
quantity.
MAOINEACH, -EICHE, ? adj. (Maoin,)
MAOINEACHAIL,-E, S Wealthy, sub-
stantial ; fertile, productive.
MAOINEAS, -Eis, s. f. Slowness, tardi-
ness.
MAOINEASACH, -aiche, adj. (Maoin-
eas,) Slow, tardy.
MAOIREACH, -eich, s. m. Provin. See
IMaorach.
MAOIRNE, -EAN, s. m. (Maorach,) A
bait for a fishing hook, a single bait.
MAOIRNEACH, -eiche, adj. (Maoirne,)
Furnished with fishing baits.
MAOIRNE AN, -ein, -an, s. m. The least
quantity of any thing ; a small potato.
MAOIS, -E, -EAN, s.f. A large basket or
hamper ; a certain number of fish, fivK
hundred herrings ; a quantity of sea weed
collected and bound together, and floated to
any desired place ; a man's name, Moses.
MAÒISEACH, -EICHE, adj. (Maois,) Of,
or belonging to large baskets or hampers,
or heaps of sea weed.
MAOISEACH, Ì-EICH, -ean, s.f. A
MAOISLEACH, Vroe, doe ; a heiler.
MAOISE AG, -EiG, -AN, s. f. (Maois,) dim.
of INIaois and ]Maoiseach, whi(;h see. A
scolding female, a stingy niggardly fern ale.
MAOISEAGACH, -aiche, culj. (Maois-
eag,) Abounding in small baskets or hamp-
ers ; abounding in does; like a scolding or
niggardly female.
MAOISLEACH, -eich, ean, s. /. See
Maoiseach.
MAOISLEACH, -eiche, adj. (Maois-
leach, s.) Abounding in roes or does.
MAOITH, -IDH, SIH-, V. a. See Maoidli.
MAOITHEACH,-EicHE,arf> See Maoidh-
each.
MAOITHE, s.f. ind. (Maoth,) Softness,
tenderness. Also adj. comp. of Maoth.
MAOITHEAD, -eid, s, m. (Maoth,)
Softness, degree of softness or tenderness.
MAOITHEAUH, -EiDH, -ean, s.m. and
pres. part. v. IMaoith. See IMaoidheadh.
MAOL, -AorLE, adj. Bald ; without horns ;
blunt, edgeless, pointless; bare, without
foliage ; foolish, silly, easily deceived.
MAOL, -AoiL, s. m. (Maol, adj.) The brow
of a rock; a cape or promontory.
MAOL, -AiDH, MH-, V. a. and n. (Maol,