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speak to, address : labhair fi, cuir an ceill do.
5. betoken, shew : cuir an ceill.
Bespeaker, s. Fear deadli earalais, fear-iarraidh
roinih làinih.
Bespeckle, v. a. Dean breac, dean ballach.
Bespet, v. a. Dean ballach le smugaidibh, no, le sile.
Bespew, v. a. Sgeith, salaich le sgeith.
Bespice, v. a. Greidh le peabar.
Bespit, v. a. See Bespet.
Bespoke, part. See Bespeak.
Bespot, v. a. Dean breac, dean ballach.
Bespread, i\ a. Còmhdaich thairis, sgaoil thairis.
Besprent, part. Cratlita le uisge.
Besprinkle, v. a. Uisgich, crath uisge air, sriodag-
aich.
Bespkinkler, s. Fear-crathaidh uisge.
Bespirt, 1 V. a. Tilg a mach gu sgapach, drabhas-
Bespurt, J aich, salaich.
Besputter, v. a. Drabhasaich, salaich le smugaid-
ibh, fag gràineil le sile.
Best, adj. (superlative degree). 1. Most good : a 's
feàrr, iomlan maith. 2. the utmost power, the
strongest endeavour : uile neart, a 's feàrr is urra'.nn
e. 3. caiTy to the greatest perfection, make the
best : dean a' chuid a 's feàrr dheth.
Best, adv. Gu ro-mhaith, a 's fearr.
Bestain, v. a. Cuir buill shalach air.
Bestead, v. a. 1. Profit : tarbhaich, buannaich.
2. treat, accomodate : càirich gu maith, cuir fiut
fein. 3. dispose : rùnaich, suidhich 'h ad imitinn.
Bestial, adj. 1. Belonging to a beast : ainmhidh-
each, a bhuineas do bhrùid. 2. having the qua-
lities of beasts, brutal, carnal : briiideil, an-iochd-
mhor, feòlmhor.
Bestiality, s. Ainmhidheachd, brùidealachd, feòl-
mhorachd.
Bestialize, v. a. Dean 'n a aimnhidh, dean mar ain-
mhidh.
Bestially, adv. See Bestial.
Bestick, v. a. Comharraich le buill.
Bestink, v. a. Dean droch bholadh, dean droch
fhàile.
Bestir, v. a. Grad-ghluais, eirich an àirde, mosgail,
caraich, dean cabhag, brosnaich.
Bestness, s. An staid is ro-fheàrr.
Bestorm, v. a. Beuc, eirich gu h-atmhor, seid, dean
mòr stoirni.
Bestow, t'. a. 1. Give, confer upon: thoir seach-
avl, thoir do, builich air. 2. give as charity or
bounty : thoir mar thiodhlac, thoir mar oircheis,
builich le gean maith. 3. give in marriage : thoir
seachad am pòsadh, pòs. 4. give as a present : thoir
seachad an tiodhlac, coinpàirtich ri. 5. apply :
cuir. C. lay out upon : thoir air son, cuir a mach
air son, cosg air. 7. lay up, stow, place : cuir a
suas, taisg seachad.
Bestowal, *. Tabhartas seachad, buileachadh.
Bestoweh, s. Tabhartair, fear-buileachaidh, tiodhlac-
air.
Bestraddle, v. a. See Bestride.
Bestraught, part. Air mhcaraichinn, air a' chuth-
. ach, air boile.
Bestrew, v. a. See Strew.
Bestride, v. a. 1. Stride over any thing : leum
casa gobhlach, rach casa gobhlach. 2. step over :
ceum thairis. 3. ride on : marcaich air a mhuin,
marcaich. 4. often used of a man standing over
something which he defends : seas thairis air,
teasraig e.
Bestud, v. a. Leugaich, seudaich, sgeadaich le cinn-
thàirnean.
Beswike, v. a. Tàlaidh, meall, breugaich.
Bet, s. Geall.
Bet, v. a. Cuir geall, cuir an gsall, leag geall air.
Betake, v. a. 1. Commit, entrust or deliver : thoir
seachad do, cuir fuidh chùram, thoir toirteas
thairis do. 2. have recourse to : theirig d' a ionn-
suidh, iaiT cobhair air. 3. apply : rach d' a ionn-
suidh. 4. move, remove : falbh, imich, siubhail,
gluais, togair, bi falbh.
Betaught, />re^ of Betake, sense 1.
Beteem, v. a. Thoir a mach, builich, bàirig.
Bethink, t». a. etn. 1. Recal to reflection : smuaint-
ich, cuimhnich, gairm gu d' aire, beachdaich. 2.
consider : smuainich, thoir fainear.
Bethought, /)art. Smuaintichte.
Betiihall, v. a. Buadhaich thairis air, cuir an daor-
sa, dean tràill dheth.
Bethump, v. a. Buail, spuac, cnap, eirich air.
Betide, v. a. et «. 1. Happen to, befal : tachair
do, eirich a mach, thoir gu crich. 2. come to
pass, fall out, happen, without the person : tach-
air, tuit a mach, tàriadh, thigeadh gu teachd. 3.
become, be the fate : tachradh do, tàrladh.
Betime, I adv. i. Seasonably, early : 'na am.
Betimes, J moch, tràthail. 2. soon, before long
time has passed : an ùine ghoirid, gu luath. 3.
early in the day : moch-thrath, gu moch, 's a' mhad-
uinn.
Betoken, v. a. 1. Signify, mark, represent : ciall-
aich te, comharraich, samhiaich. 2. foreshew, pre-
signify : innis roimh iàimh, cuir an ceill roimh
làimh.
Betony, s. Lus mhic blieathaig, glasair-choille.
Betoss, v. a. 1. Disturb, agitate : cuir gluasad
fuidh, cuir fuidh bhuaireas, crath. 2. toss into the
air : luaisg 's an athar, tulg, crath, cuir roimh
cheile.
Betrap, v. a. Cuir an ribe, glac le lion.
Betray, v, a. 1. Give into the hands of enemies
by treachery : brath. 2. discover that which has
been entrusted to secrecy : dean feall, meall, leig
ris run diorahair caraid. 3. expose to evil by re-
vealing something entrusted : brath, nochd a chum
a chall. 4. make known something that were
better concealed : bi luath-bheulach, cuir os àird,
leig ris, thoir am fradharc. 5. make liable to
fall into something inconvenient : brath, cuir an
cunnart. 6. shew, discover : brath, nochd gu
foilleir.
Betrayer, *. Brathadair, mealltair, fear-brathaidh,
fear-foille.
Betri.m, v. a. Riomhaich, sgeadaich, eid, sgèiiah-
ich, snasaich, deasaich.