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Leannan, -ain, -an,
sus, vel sponsa.
" An so thaisg n
s. m. et/, 1. A spouse : spon-
leannan n
3 ghaoil."
S. D. 104.
Here I laid (buried) the spouse of my love. Hie
sepelivi sponsam amoris mei, (dilectam). 2. A
lover, or mistress, a sweetheart : amatus quis, ama-
ta, vel arnica.
" Innis do m' ieannan,
" Gur maireann an gaol, 's gur buan."
Gill. 247.
Tell my beloved, that love is lasting, and of
long continuance. Die meo amato amorem esse
continuum, diuque manentem. 3. A concubine :
concubina. Gefi. xxv. 6. margi. " Leannan òis-
ich." C. S. An idiot's choice : ineptas mulieris
dilectus. '• Leannan-peacaidh." C. S. A darling
sin : peccatum cui favet aliquis. « Leannan-sith."
Le6/«. xix. 31. A familiar spirit : pytho.
Leannanach, -aiche, adj. (Leannan). 1. Amor-
ous :^ amori proclivis. C. S. 2. Gallant : lautus.
C. S. 3. Having many sweethearts : multos ama-
tores vel multas amatrices habens. C. S.
Leannanachd, *. / ind. (Leannanach), Court-
ship, gallantry of lovers, blandishment, flattery:
sollicitatio, lautitia, adulatio, verborum m<tllitia,
comitas. B. M'B. 326. 3. Whoredom, fornica-
tion : meretricium, stuprum. Sk.
Leann-dubh, -uibh, s. m. (Leann, et Dubh). 1.
Sadness, melancholy : tristitia, atra bilio, melan-
cholia.
" Tha leann-dubh orm gach la,
" 'S e 'g am thaoghal a ghnàth."
R. M'D. 327.
I am in melancholy each day, while it constantly
haunts me. Tristitia est mihi quoque die, et ilia
obsidet me indesinenter. 2. Tears : lachryniEE.
" Bha leann-duhh air a gruaidhean." Omn.
Tears were on her cheeks. Lachrymae erant per
ejus genas.
Leann-tàlaidh, -e, s. m. (Leann, et Tàladh), Al-
lurement, power of enticing by charms : pelliciendi
pulchritudine potestas, pellicitatio.
" Leaim-tàlaidh nam fear òg'." Gill. 284.
The allurement of youths. Juvenum pellicitatio.
Leann-tàth, -a, «. m. (Leann, et Tàth). 1. The
humours of the body : corporis humores. MSS.
" Chain sinn uil' ar kann-tàfh."
R. M'D. 72.
We have all lost our cement. Amisimus nos om-
nes nostrum csementum.
LeANNNTAN, ) 7 i-t
Leanntaidhean,}^'- of Leann, 3. q. vide.
Leantuinn, -e, s. m. etpres.part. v. Lean. I. Fol-
lowing, act of following, pursuing : sequendi, sec-
tandi actus. " Oir tionndaidh iad do mhac o mise
a kantuimi." Dmt. vii. 4 For they will tiu-n away
thy son from following me. Etenim avertent fili-
um tuum ab sequendo me. 2. Adhering, act, or
state of adhering, cleaving to ; adhserendi status
vel actus. " Tha mo theanga a' leantuinn ri m'
3 LEA
ghial." Salm. xxii. 15. My tongue cleaveth to
my jaws. Lingua mea adharet faucibus meis.
LEAPacH, } ^^'*- °f Leabaidh, q. vide.
Leapachan, -ain, -an, s. m. (Leabaidh), A bed-
fellow : lecti consors. MSS. et C. S.
Leapaichean,^/. of Leabaidh, q. vide.
Lear, s. in. hid. The sea : mare.
" Tha 'n suil f i lear gu trie." S. D. 37.
Their eye is frequently toward the sea. Eorum
oculus est saepe versus oceanum. Wei. Llyr. Dav.
Learach, gen. of Leathair, q. vide.
Learag, -aig, -an, s.f. The larch-tree, larch : pi-
nus lariox. Linn. O'R.
Learagach, -aiche, adj. (Learag), Abounding in
larch trees : pinis laricibus abundans. C. S.
Learg, -eirg, -an, s.f. A rain-goose : colymbus
immer. Sh. et C. S.
Learg, -eirg, -an, s.f. 1. A plain : planities.
" 'S an la ud bha Comhal nam buadh,
" fce cheòl, 's le shluagh air an leirg."
S. D. 2.
On that day, Comala of virtues, with his music
and hosts, was on the plain. Eo die fuit Comal
potestatum, cum ejusmusice, ejusque copiis, inpla-
nitie. 2. A little eminence : colliculus. MSS.
3. A sloping declivity of a hill : latus coUis decli-
nans. C. S. 4. A beaten path : via trita. OB.
5. A shore, a beach : littus. MSS.
Leargach, -aiche, adj. (Learg). 1. Steep, hav-
ing many steeps, or slopes : proeceps, multa praeci-
pitia loca habens. C. S. et Sh. 2. Abounding in
plains : planitiebus frequens. C. S. 3. Abound-
ing with rain-geese : colymbis irameribus frequens.
Leargan, -ain, -an, s. m. (Learg), A sloping green,
side of a hill : viride planumque declinans montis
latus. MSS. et C. S.
Learganach, -aiche, adj. (Leargan), Sloping,
steep : declivis, praeceps. C. S. 2. Having slop-
ing greens : prata viridia decliviaque habens. C. S.
LEAS, -EÒis, s.f. Provin. Leus.
Leas, -is, s.f. N. H. Vide Lios.
Leas, s. m. ind. Profit, benefit, advantage : benefi-
cium, bonum, commodum.
" Is osnaiche atmhor eitidh a deas,
" Cha 'n e mo teas gu 'n do sheid sibh."
S. D. 78.
And (ye) boisterous, fearful bowlings from the
south, it is not my profit that you have blown. Et
(vos) gemitus turbidi horridique ex austro, non est
meum commodum quod perflastis. " Cha ruig thu
teasr C. S. You need not. Non opus est tibi.
lit. You will not arrive at doing good, it will not
avail. Non evenies ad utilitatem, vel commodum.
LÈASACH, -aiche, adj. Provin. Vide Leusach.
Leasachadh, -aidh, s. m. et pres. part. i-. Leasaich.
Improving, act, or state of improving, amend-
ing, benefiting, repairing, correcting ; improvement,
repair, correction : corrigendi, emendandi, prove-
hendi, succurrendi, replendi, reformandi, actus ;
profectus, refectio, correctio. " Ann an iomadh
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