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Being, s. 1. Existence, opposed to nonentity: bith.
2. a particular state, or condition : inbhe, cor,
beatha. 3. the person existing : bith, creutair, ti,
urra, neach, ere.
Being, conj. A chionn, air dha bith, 's è sin.
Being-place, s. lonad beatha, àite bith, àite còrah-
nuidh.
Be it so, Biodh e mar sin, ge 'd a bhiodli c mar sin.
Bekiss, v. a. Pòg, cuir fàilte.
Beknave, v. a. Cain, gairm n a shlaightear.
Beknow, v. a. Aidich.
Belabour, v. a. Slachd, cnapaich, buail gu minic,
greidh, lundrainn, eirich air.
Belace, v. a. Snaidhm, iallaich r' a cheile, teannaich
le còrdaibh, sreangaich.
Belaced, adj. Sgeadaichte gu riomlwch, greiste.
Belam, v. a. Buail, cnapaich,
Belamy, s. Caraid, fear-eòlais, aon ionmhuinn.
Belamour, s. Leannan, suiriche, ceile, aon gaoil.
Belate, v. a. Cum moille air, dean anmoch, cuir
an oidhche air.
Belated, adj. Anmoch, feasgarach, a mach 's an
oidhche.
Belatedness, s. Athaiseachd, màirnealachd, slaod-
achd.
Belave, v. a. Nigh, ionnlaid.
Belay, v. a. 1. Block up, stop the passage: druid
a stigh, dùin a suas. 2. place in ambush : feall-
fholaich, iath-fheith, cuir am plaid-luidhe. 3.
decorate, lay over : maisich, dean riomhach,
cònihdaich thairis le obair-ghreis. 4. splice a
rope : sreangaich, iallaich, teannaich le còrdaibh,
snaidhm.
Belch, v. a. et n. 1. Throw out from the stomach :
brùchd a mach, brist gaoth, diobhair, 2. eject
the wind from the stomach, eruct : brùchd gaoth,
raoichd, 3. issue out as by eructation : brùchd,
taom a mach, tilg an àirde.
Belch, s. 1. The act of eructation : brùchdadh,
dìobhairt. 2. a cant term for malt liquor : leann-
gaoithe.
Belching, s. Brùchdadh, brìjchdail, dìobhairt.
Beldam, s. 1. An old woman, generally a term of
contempt : scan chailleach, cailleach chrosda, caill-
each chànranach. 2. a hag : droch cailleach, sean
bhuitseach.
Beleaguer, v. a. lom-dhruid, teannaich mu 'n
cuairt, iadh air gach taobh, seisd.
Beleagurer, s. Sèisdear, fear iom-dhruididh.
Beleave, v. a. Fag, treig.
Belee, v. a. Cuir as a ghaoith, bi am fasgadh,
Belemnites, s. Saighead shithe.
Beleper, v. a. Buail mar le luibhre, salaich mar le
luiblire.
Belfounder, s. Fear-dèanaimh chlag, ceàrd chlag.
Belfry, s. Clag-thigh, ionad bualaidh chlag.
Belgard, s. Caoin shuil, niiog-shuil, blà sheall-
adh.
Belibel, v. a. See Libel, v. a.
Belie, v. a. 1. Counterfeit, feign, raimick : gabh
ort fiochd, riochdaich, bi coltach ri, mag. 2.
charge with falsehood : breugaich, thoir a blireug
do. 3. calumniate : cì>l-chàin, aithris gu meall-
ta. 4. give a false representation of any thing :
aithris breugan. 5. fill with lies : lion le breug-
aibh, tòrr le breugaibh.
Belief, s. 1. Credit given to something that we
know not of: creideas. 2. the theological virtue
of faith : creidirah. 3. religion, the body of
tenets held by the professors of faith : creidimh,
aidmheil creidimh. 4. persuason, opinion : bar-
ail. 5. the thing believed, the object of belief :
ni a theid a chreidsinn. 6. creed : creud, creid-
eamh-catharra.
Believable, ai^. So-chreidsinn, creideasach.
Believe, v. a. et n. 1. Credit upon the authority
of another : creid, thoir creideas do. 2. put confi-
dence in the veracity of any one : thoir creidas, do,
bi cinnteach, a earb a. 3. have a firm persuasion
of any thing : creid, bi creidsinn. 4. exercise the
theological virtue of faith : creid, bitheadh creid-
imh agad. 5. hold as an object of faith : creid
ann. 6. trust, place full confidence in : creid ann,
earb a, biodh muinghinn agad ann. 7. / believe,
is sometimes used as a way of slightly noting some
want of certainty, or exactness : tha mi creid-
sinn.
Believer, s. 1. He that believes or gives credit:
creideach, creidmheach, neach a tha toirt creideis
seachad. 2. a professor of Christianity : fear aid-
mheil an t-Soisgeil, Criosduidh.
Believingly, adv. Gu creidmheach, le Ian earbsa,
gu creideasach.
Belike, adv. 1. Probably, likely, perhaps : a reir
coslais, maith a dh' fhaodta, theagamh, faodaidh
e bhith. 2. it may be supposed, (used ironically) :
feudar a smuainteachadh.
Belikely, adv. Gle choltach.
Belive, adv. Gu luath, gu grad, gun dàil.
Bell, s. 1. A vessel or hollow body of cast metal :
clag. 2. any thing in the form of a bell, as the
cups of flowers : ni air chumadh cluig, cupa luis. 3.
a small hollow globe of metal perforated, and con-
taining in it a solid ball, which, when shaken, gives
a sound : clag beag. 4. bell, booh, and candle, the
old phrase for execration : ascaoin-eaglais. 5.
bear tiie bell, be the first : toiseach, àrd-onoir cùise.
6. shake the bells : crathadh a chluasan, maslach-
adh a chluasan.
Bell, i: n. Fas air chumadh cluig.
Bell-fashioned, adj. Air chumadh cluig.
Belle, s. Steudag, ribhinn, maise mnà.
Belled, adj. Kis am bheil cluig bheag an crochadh,
cluigeanach.
Belles-lettres, s. Snas-chainnt sgriobhaidh, fogh-
lum uasal ; eòlas-fìnealta.
Bellied, adj. See Big-bellied.
Belligerant,ì ,._ Bagarach air cogadh, cogach.
Belligerous, j JO o 1 a
Belligerate, r,. n. Bi cogadh, cog, dean cogadh.
Belligerent, adj. See Belligerant.
Belling, s. Buirich, langanaich.
Bellipotent, adj. Euchdach.
Belligue, adj. Gaisgeil, curanta, treubhach, cath-