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night to direct navigators : cuspair-amliairc, tigh-
soluis, leus-mara.
Beaconage, s. Airgiod a dliiolar le luchd-mara air
son cumail suas thighean-soluis.
Beaconed, acij. Air am blieil teine-rabhaidli, tigli-
soluis, no cuspair-amhairc.
Bead, s. 1. Used by the Romanists : paidirean.
2. an ornament : griogag. 3. any globular body :
ball cruinn air bith.
Beadle, s. 1. A messenger or servitor belonging
to a court, or public body : niaor. 2. a petty of-
ficer in parishes, whose business is to punish petty
offenders : fear-peanasachaidh. 3. (in Scotland),
a church-ofEcer : raaor-eaglais, cleireach.
Beadleship, s. Dreuchd maoire, maorsainneachd,
maorsainneachd-eaglais.
Beadroll, s. Ainmean dhaoine teinne an am ùr-
nuigh.
Beadsman, s. Fear-ùrnuigh as leth neach eile.
Beadswoman, s. Bean-iirnuigh as leth neach eile.
Beagle, s. Tollair, tòbhlair, cu-lorgaidh.
Beak, s. 1. Of a bird : gob. 2. of ancient ships:
bior umha air toiseach nan long o shean, le n
sathadh iad longan nan nàmhad. 3. of modern
ships : toiseach, ceann-toisich. 4. a particular
kind of horse-shoe : cruidh-eich, gob-chruidh eich.
5. any thing ending in a point like a beali ; bior-
snaois.
Beaked, adj. Gobach.
Beakeh, s. Soitheach gobach, copan gobach.
Beal, s. Guirean.
Beal, v. n. longraich.
Beam, s. 1. The main piece of timber supporting a
house : sail, sail-mhullaich. 2. any large and long
piece of timber : sail. 3. a part of a balance :
ceann meidhe. 4. the horn of a stag : croc, cabar-
feidh. 5. the pole of a chariot : crann-cavbaid.
6. of a weaver's loom : garman. 7. of an an-
chor : lurg-acarach. 8. of light : gath-soluis,
gath-greine, dealradh, boillsgeadh.
Beam, v. n. Dealraich, soillsich, soillsich air.
BEAMLESs,a«5?. Neo-dhealrach, neo-shoillseach, doill-
eir.
Beamy, adj. 1. Radiant, shining, emitting beams :
dealrach, soillseach, dèarsach. 2. having the weight
or massiness of a beam : trom, tomultach. 3. hav-
ing horns, or antlers : cabrach, crocach, adharcach,
binneach.
Bean, s. Pònair.
Bean-caper, s. Ì /- ^ 1 -ul
T, V Gne luibhean.
Bean-tressel, S.J
Bean-fed, adj. Biadhta le pònair.
Bear, v. a. et n, 1. Carry as a burden : giiàlain,
iomchair. 2. convey, carry : giùlain, iomchair.
3. carry as a mark of authority : giùlain, taisbein.
4. carry as a mark of distinction : giùlain. 5.
carry as in show : taisbein. 6. carry as in trust :
giùlain, glèidh. 7. support, keep from falling :
giùlain, cum suas. 8. keep afloat, keep from sink-
ing : iomchair, giiilain, cum suas, tog. 9. support
with proportionate strength : failing, giiilain, iom-
chair. 10. carry in the mind, as love, hatred :
thoir, cum. 11. endure : fuiling, giùlain, giùlain
. te. 12. suffer, undergo, as punishment : giùlain,
fuiling. 13. permit, suffer without resentment :
giùlain, giùlain le, fuihng, fuiling do, leig le. 14.
be capable of, admit : fuiling, giulain. 15. pro-
duce, as fruit : thoir, thoir a mach. 16. bring
forth, as a child : heir. 17. give birth to, be the
native place of: heir. 18. possess, as power, or
honour: sealbhaich. 19. gain, win : thoir a mach.
20. maintain, keep up : giulain, cum suas, iom-
chair. 21. support any thing good or bad : giiil-
ain, fuiling. 22. exhibit : feuch, taisbein. 23.
be answerable for : giulain, thoir cunntas a, freag-
air air son. 24. supply : giulain, dean costus air,
cum ri. 25. behave, act in any character : giulain
thu fein, iomchair thu fein. 26. hold, restrain :
seas ri, seas an aghaidh, giulain, fuiling. 27. im-
pel, urge, push : greas, up, saltair, cuir gu cabh-
ag. 28. conduct, manage : riaghail, stiùir. 29.
press : teannaich, claoidh. 30. incite, animate :
brosnaich, beothaich. 31. bear a body, (of co-
lours) : glan-cho-measgaich, thig r' a cheile. 32.
bear date : taisbein am. 33. bear a price : tog
luach, gleidh luach. 34. bear in hand, amuse
with false pretences : breug. 35. bear off, carry
away : thoir a mach, thoir leat, thoir air falbh.
36. support, maintain, defend : seas, cum suas,
dion. 37. suffer pain : fuiling, fuiling le. 38. be
patient : giulain le, dean fòghidinn fuidh, seas ri.
39. be fruitful, prolific : bi siolmhor, fas lionmhor.
40. take effect, succeed : freagair, theirig le, rach
le, thig gu buil. 41. tend, be directed to any
point : crom air, crom ri. 42. act as an impellent,
or opponent : buail fi, buail air. 43. act upon :
amais, amais air. 44. be situated with respect to
other places : coimhid ri, coimhid gu. 45. bear
up, stand firm without falling : seas, na fàilnich..
46. bear with, endure an unpleasing thing : giulain
le.
Beak, s. ] . The animal so called : mathan, math-
ghamhuinn. 2. the name of two constellations :
mathan, am mathan beag 's am mathan mòr. 3.
a name for certain stock-jobbers : ainm a bheirear
air buidheann àraidh am measg luchd-màlairt
airgid.
Bear-baiting, s. Còmhrag chon ri mathghamhuinn.
Bear-bind, s. Seòrsa luis.
Bear-fly, s. Seòrsa cuileig.
Bear-garden, s. 1. A place in which bears are
kept for sport : lann-mhath-ghamhuinn. 2. any
place of tumult or misrule : ionaid-buairels, àite
gun riaghailt.
Beard, s. 1. The hair that grows on the lips and
chin : feusag, ulla. 2. the face : pluic. He jeer-
ed them to their beard : finn e magadh orra f am
pluic. 3. shaip prickles on the ears of corn : colg.
4. a barb on an an-ow : corran, gath.
Beard, v. a. 1. Take or pluck by the beard : beir
air fheusag air. 2. oppose to the face, set at open
defiance : thoir dùlan do, cas ris, thoir a dhùl-
an.
Bearded, a?//'. J. Having a beard : feusagach. 2.