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Leacanaich,-idh, i, V. a. (Leacainn), Flatten, make
flat : exaequa, planum redde. MSS. et C. S.
Leacahaichte, pret. part. V. Leacanaich. Flatten-
ed, made flat : exsequatus, planum redditus. C. S.
Leacanta, -ainte, adj. (Leac). 1. Laid with flat
stones : lapidibus planis stratus. C. S. 2. Abound-
ing in flat stones : lapidibus planis frequens. C.S.
3. Stiff, precise, exact, punctilious : rigidus, exac-
tus, notabiliter se gerens, agens, loquensve. C. S.
■ 4. Forward, impudent : impudens. C. S.
Leacantachd, s. f. ind. (Leacanta). L Stiffness,
precision, punctiliousness : precisio, nimia accu-
ratio. Gill. 178. 3. Impudence, forwardness :
impudentia, audacia. C. S.
Leachd, -ichd, -an, s.f. MSS. Vide Leac.
Leachdach, -aiche, adj. (Leachd). Lebh. xxi. 18.
Vide Leacach.
Leachdainn, -e, -ean, s.f. MSS. Vide Leacainn.
Leac-ruiteach, -eiche, adj. (Leac, 3. et Ruiteach),
Ruddy-cheeked : genas rubentes habens. A. M'D.
,. tn. Vide Leud.
[, V. a. MSS. Vide Liodair.
s. ill. et prcs. part. v. Leadair. Vide
28.
lead, -eòie
Leadair, -i
Leadairt,
Liodairt.
Leadan, -ain, -an, s. m. The herb teazle : dipsa-
cus fuUonum. C.S. " Leadan liosta." OB. A
burdock : burdana.
Leadan, -ainn, -an, s.m. 1. Musical notes, a song,
tune : musicae modulatio, carmen, cantus.
Cuach is smeòrach 's an fheasgar,
A' seinn an leadainn 'n am bàrr."
A. M'D. 48.
The cuckoo and thrush at even, singing their notes
in their top. Cuculus turdusque vesperà, canen-
tes carmina sua in earum (arborum) fastigiis.
Leadan, -ain, -an, s. m. \. A head of hair, long
flowing hair : cesaries, longi crines.
" 'S bhiodhfead 's a" ghaoith aig leadan Daoire."
S, D. 307.
And the long hair of Dairo would whistle in the
wind. Et sibilarent in vento longi crines Dairo.
2. A ringlet, lock of hair : cirrus. C .S'.
Leadanach, -aighe, adj. (Leadan), Musical, melo-
dious : canorus. A. M'D. 34.
Leadanach, -aiche, adj. (Leadan), Abounding in
teazle : dipsaco fullonum abundans. C. S.
Leadarra, -aire, adj. \. Harmonious, musical,
tuneful : canorus, musicus, canore vocem modu-
lans. A. M^D. 34. 2. Elegant : elegans, specio-
sus. C.S.
Leadarrachd, s. f. hid. (Leadarra). L Harmo-
niousness, harmony, melodiousness : melos, har-
monia. C. S. 2. Elegance : elegantia. C. S.
Leag, -AiDH, i-, V. a. et n. I. Throw down : de-
" Lmgar i gun dàil." A. M'D. 40.
It shall be thrown down without delay. Dejicie-
tur ilia sine mora. 2. Demolish : destrue. Agus
teag e sios tùr Phenueil." Breith. viii. 17. And he
demolished the tower of Penuel. Et destruxit
turrim Penuelis. 3. Lay, lay upon : pone, impone.
) LEA
Ach teag mi mo bhos air ceann a mic."
& D. 72.
But I laid my hand upon her son's head. At im-
posui manum meam super caput ejus filii. 4. Lay,
lay with, as in paving : Sterne. MSS. et C. S.
5. Fall : cade. C. S. Vide Leig.
Leagadh, -AIDH, -EAN, «. m. etpres.port. v. 1. A
fall : casus.
" Mar bhair air chrith, 's mar ghàradh dh'aom,
" Tha leagadh oirbh a' teachd."
Salm. Ixiii. 3.
As a tottering wall, and as a yielding fence, a fall
cometh upon you. Ut murus nutans, et ut sepi-
mentum quod inclinavit, casus adventat vobis. 2.
Throwing, act of throwing down, demolishing :
dejiciendi, sternendi, destruendi, actus. C. S. Po-
tius Leagail, q. vide.
Leagail, -e, -EAN, s. m. et pres. part. v. Leag.
Tlirowing down, act of throwing down, laying
upon : dejiciendi, sternendi, imponendi, actus.
" 'S e leagail a chlaidheimh mar dhealan."
S. D. 236.
Wliile he lets fall his sword as lightning. Et illo
dejiciente gladium suum sicut fulmen. " Gu
sgrios agus gu leagail" lev. i. 10. To destroy
and to throw down. Ad perdendum, et ad de-
struendum. Vide Leigeil.
. LeagfacUi, -aidh, s. m. Salm. x. 10. Ed. 1753.
Vide Leagadh, et Leag.
Leagh, -aidh. t-, V. a. et n. 1. Melt, cause to
melt : liquefac, liqua. " Feuch, leaghaidh mi iad."
ler. ix. 7. Behold, I will melt them. En, lique-
faciam ego illos. 2. Melt, become liquid : liques-
ce, liquefl.
" ieagh mo chridhe ; mar shruth bha m' anam."
^.Z>. 331.
My heart melted, as a stream was my soul. Lique-
factum est cor meum, ut rivulus fuit meus animus.
Leaghach, -aiche, adj. (Leagh), Soluble, that can
be melted : solubiUs, quod liquifieri potest. C. S.
Leagh ADAIR, -e, -ean, s. m. (Leaghadh, et Fear),
A melter, smelter, a founder : qui metalla lique-
facta fundit, vel qui metalla cruda liquefacit. Voc.
.51.
Leaghadaireachd, s.f. ind. (Leaghadair), A melt-
ing, business of melting, or smelting : liquefacien-
di metalla, vel metalla liquefacta fundendi actus,
velars. C.S.
Leaghadh, -aidh, -ean, s. m. et pres. part. v.
Leagh. 1. Melting, act of melting : liquefaciendi
actus. C. S. 2. Melting, state of becoming li-
quid : liquefiendi s
My soul raelteth away for sorrow. Stillat n
a pro
Leaghta, pret. part. v. Leagh. Melted, smelted,
molten, dissolved, become liquid: hquefactus. C.S.
• Leaghan, -ain, -an, *. m. (Leagh), Liquor, a li-
quid : liquor. OR.
Leaghtach, -aiche, adj. (Leagh). C.S. Id. q.
Leaghach.