Blair Collection > Dictionarium scoto-celticum > Volume II

BOR a
BoPEEP, s. Folach-fead, dideagaich.
BoRABLE, adj. So-thollaidh, a ghabhas toUadh.
BoRAMEZ, s. Lus an uain, lus letli-blieatliach.
Borax, s. Salann glaodhaidh, salann tàthaidh.
BoRBORYGM, .«. Rugadaicli, fuaim mionaich.
Bordage, s. Seilbli fearainn bùird.
BoRD-LANDS, i. Fearunn bùird, fearunn cosg
tighe.
BoRDEL, I ^_ ^; j^ shiùrsadi, druis-thigh.
Bordello, j ° °
BoRDELLER, s. Fear-glÈidhidli tigh-shiùrsach.
Border, ì. I. The outer part or edge of any thing :
oir, bil, crioch, iomal, bruach. 2. the march or
edge of a country: crioch, iomall, oirthir. 3. the
outer part of a garment : oir, iomall, bil. 4. a
bank raised round a garden, and set with flowers :
oir, taobh.
Border, v. a. et n. 1. Adorn with a border of or-
naments. See Imborder. 2. reach, touch, con-
fine upon : ruig, bean, buail, criochnaich ri. 3.
keep within bounds : cuir crioch ri, cum a stigh.
4. confine upon, touch something else at the side
or edge : criochnaich ri, bean ri. 5. approach
nearly to : bi teann air, bi 'n taice fi, bi dlùth do,
bi 's a' chrich.
Borderer, s. 1. He that dwells on the borders :
criochadair, fear-àiteach nan crioch. 2. he that ap-
proaches near to another : coimhearsnach, nà-
buidh.
BoRDRAGiNG, s. Ruaig chreach nan crioch, ionn-
suidh chrioch.
Bore, v. a. et n. 1. Pierce in a hole: toll, geàrr
toll. 2. hollow : cladhaich, tocail, toll. 3. make,
by piercing : toll, fosgail le tolladh, cladhaich.
4. pierce, break through : toll trid, cladhaich trid.
5. make a hole : dean toll. (i. push forward to-
wards a certain point : cum air aghart.
Bore, «. 1. The hole made by boring : toll. 2.
the instrument with which a hole is bored : tora,
boireal, inneal-toUaidh. 3. the size of any hole,
the cavity : toll, fosgladh, farsuingeachd. 4. a tide
swelling above another tide : àrd-làn mara, Ian os
ceann lain eile.
Bore, pre(. of Bear, which see.
Boreal, m-j. Tuathach, 's an àirde tuatli.
Boreas, s. A' ghaoth tuath.
Borecole, s. See Cabbage.
Borek, s. Inneal-tollaidh, tora, boireal.
To BE BORN, V. It. et pass. 1. Come into life : bi
beirte. 2. spoken with regard to circumstances ;
as, he was born a prince : rugadh e 'n a phrionn-
sa. He was born for greatness : rugadh e air son
a bhi mòr.
"BoRUE, part. pas. Giùlaint.e, air a ghiùlan.
Borough. 1. Anciently a surety : urras, ràthan.
2. a town with a corporation : baile mòr, baile-
margaidh.
Borrow, v. a. 1. Take something from another
upon credit : gabh air dhàil, gabh an coingheall.
2. ask of another tlie use of something for a time :
iarr coingheall, iarr iasachd, 3. take something
belonging to another ; gabh iasad, gabh cuid fir
Ì BOX
eile. 4. use as one's own though not belonging to
one : gabh mar do chuid fein, thoir o.
Borrow, s. 1. The thing borrowed : iasad, coin-
gheall. 2. a pledge, a surety : geall.
Borrower, «. 1. He that borrows : fear-iasaid,
fear-gabhail an coingheall. 2. lie that takes what
is another's, and uses it as his own : gaduiche, fear-
iasachd mhi-mhodhail.
Borrowing, s. Iasad, iasachd, coingheall.
Boscage, s. 1. Wood or woodlands : coille, doire,
fearann coillteach. 2. the representation of woods;
sanihladh choilltean, dealbh choilltean.
Bosh, s. Dealbh, samhladh.
BosKV, adj. Coillteach, preasach, coillteachail.
BosoM, «. 1. The embrace of the arms holding any
thing to the breast : uchd, pasgadh-uchd, dliith-
achadh brollaich. 2. the breast, the heart : uchd,
broUach, broilleach, cridhe. 3. the folds of the
dress that cover the breast : uchd, brollach,
uchd-eideadh. 4. inclosure, compass, embrace :
uchd, meadhon, caidreamh. .5. the breast, as
the seat of the passions : uchd, cridhe. 6. the
breast as the seat of tenderness : uchd, cridhe.
7. the breast as the receptacle of secrets : uchd,
cridhe. 8. any receptacle close or secret : ionad
diomhair, uchd. 9. the tender affections, kind-
ness, favour : uchd-gràidh, caoimhneas. 10. incli-
nation, desire : run, togradh. 11. (in composition),
intimacy, confidence, as, bosom friend : uchd,
caraid-uchd.
BosoM, V. a. 1. Inclose in the bosom: achlaisich,
càirich ri d' bhroilleach, dlùthaich ri d' uchd, caid-
rich. 2. conceal in privacy : folaich 'n a d' uchd,
ceil.
Boss, «. 1. A stud, an ornament raised above the
rest of the work : copan snasmhor, snas-chopan.
2. the part rising in the midst of any thing : copan,
cop, eiridh, cnap, bucaid. 3. a thick body of any
kind : cnap, nieall, bucaid, pluc.
Bossed, at/j. Copanaichte.
Bossage, s. 1. Any stone that has a projecture,
and is laid in a place in a building to be afterwards
carved : clach chopanach. 2. rustic work con-
sisting of stones with indentures or channels left in
the joinings : clachaireachd chopanach.
BossivE, adj. Cam, crotach.
Bossy, adj. See Bossed.
BosvEL. s. Crotha 'n eich.
Botanic, s. Lusragan.
Botanical, |^ adj. Luibheach, lusach, aig am bheil
Botanic, j eòlas air lusan.
BoTANicALLY, adv. See Botanical.
Botanist, s. Lusragan, olla-lus.
Botany, s. Eòlas luibheam, lus-eòlas.
BoTCii, s. 1. A swelling or eruptive discoloration
of the skin : leus, guirean, plucan. 2. a part in
any work ill finished : earrann chearbach.
BoTcii, r. a. 1. Mend or patch clothes clumsily:
clùd, clùdaich, càirich gu neo-shnasmhor. 2. mend
any thing awkwardly : càirich gu neo-shnasmhor,
cuir neo-ealanta r' a cheile. 3. put together un-
suitably : cuir neo-fhreagarrach f' a cheile, cuir