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caidrmbh, m., 3728,^5002, 5795,
6696, vicinity, society, com-
panionship, familiarity ; from
con, together, and treb, a
dwelling ; Gaulish Con-trebia.
cnigneachadh, caigneadh, m.,
2474, 4622, 5666, act of coupling
or linking, crossing (swords) ;
caignich, to couple ; caigeann ,
a couple. -^ ^*"" "
cailc, 5871, whiten with lime ;
Lat. calx ; Eng. chalk.
càileachd, i., 5362, genius, natural
endowment.
cairbimi, 5277, a carbine.
cairidh, i., 5038, 6027, a wall in
the sea to catch fìsh.
càirte, 5114, 5119, part. pass. of
càirich, I arrange ; Ir.
còirighim.
cairt-iuil, i., 4341, a mariner's
^ compass ; cf. iùlchairt.
1 ^^^^ì(^i.xi^^airtealan,VJ70, quarters, lodgings,
k' ^ billets ; '^Late Lat. quartellus,
. Lat. quarlus, fourth.
j )J;«.'J*> cairtidh, 6860, tanned, swarthy,
^" dark-coloured ; Ir. coirtighthe.
caise, i., 163, haste ; cas, steep.
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wrinkle, fold ;
)ness, swift-
caise, i., 1445,
cas, curled.
caisead, i., ^425, gteepi
ness. '^^ CMAyi-<tC
caisfhionn, caisionn, 1596, white-
footed.
caisg, 3822, check, stop ; Ir.
coisgim ; con and root seq-, say;
Eng. 5ay ; Gevm. sagertr' ■• ~ : ■'
caismeachd, i., 1306, 1863, 2806,,
4247, 4844, 5110, an alarm of
^•jtfyt^f^f^ J battle. march tune, signal.
- .- '?^ caiste, 5521, nan caiste ort, if
■■ they met thee ; ipft. subj. pass.
; ' ■ ^ caitheamh, m.,|act of consuming ;
' ' "■' ' 5837, c. a' chuain, speeding over
the sea/; 5607, act of urging on ;
. rlol ^^^'^' ^^^*^' ^^'^ °^ casting at,
L%^ aiming at ; ri c. eun is fhiadh is
lon— D.G. 139.
bO^l
caithream, m., i., 2841, a warlike
noise ; 5126, a joyful noise ;
caithream an làin or an lìonaidh,
the career of the flowing tide ;
from cath-rèimm, battle career ;
triumph. fci3/
caladh, m., 65, 114,^6888, 4969,
pl. calaidh, 3792, pl. calachan ;
a harbour ; primarily a firm
beach ; from caladh, hard ;
cf. Eng. " the Hard."
caladhphort, m., 5840, a haven, . ,
harbour. /^ v^JZ!*.*--^ ;
calg, colg., m., 734, 1034, 2030,«^ •
5301, a prickle, bristle, short/«H| OQ
stifì hair; (2) 4167, a sword/^'^' ^'^
rapier ; hence Calgacus, Ir.
Calgach.
calmnach, 4968, rich in doves.
calpa, m., 6350, the ' calf,' or
thicker part of an arrow.
camparaid, i., 1276, bustle.
canntaireachd, i., 1272, chanting.
caochail, 1850, to change colour, lll'J
to faint. <■ tt^- - ÌK-^Cr- '■ cCc ^ XjA^^
caoir, i., 232, (1) a blaze, stream of
sparks ; (2) a white tumbling
stream of water.
caoirgheal, 263, white fiaming (of
fire or water).
caol, m., 6035, a strait, ' kyle .' ;
pl. caoiltean, 5995.
caolruith, m., 2028, a narrow race,
i.e. a straight course, witjiout /
deviations, Contrast (S12^ /
caol-earra, 5426, with narrow butt.
caomhaidh, 4715, protecting, shel-
tering ; g. of verb. n. of <7
caomhaim, I protect. ,
caorach, 4939, rich in rowan-
berries.
capull-coille, m., 3460, the caper-
/ cailzie, wood grouse.
(car, m., 180, 4931, a turn, trick ;
air a charaibh, in spite of his ^, ■
shifts; 162, 1502, an caraib h, ^'
near to, in contact with.
car, 2548, a relative, one who is
" sib " or allied by blood ;
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