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VOCABULARY
after the number of the line refers to a footnote on the tex .
acain, 871, /. bemoaning, la-
menting.
adharc, 457, /. horn for holding
shot.
àghmhor, 570, prosperous, for-
tunate; 1 143, magnificent.
aigeanntach, 171, form of aige-
annach, spirited, mettlesome.
àiUeagan, 177, 225, m. jewel;
metaph. handsome maji; often
used as a term of affection for
a child.
àiUteachd, 546, /. beauty, ex-
cellence; form of ailleachd.
àilt, 1 103, noble, stately.
aineol, 605, unacquaintance,
want of knowledge ; air
m'aineol, in a land I know
not; opposed to air m'eòlas.
" Shiubhail mi cian leat air
m'eòlas, Agus spailp de'n
stròic air m'aineol" (Alex.
MacDonald); 1130, fear aineoil,
stranger.
aiteam, 786, m. and /. folk,
people.
aitreabh, 247, /. dwelling, resi-
dence (elsewhere masc).
àlach, 738, m. race, family.
alladh, 147, fame, renown,
whence foil.
allail, 719, illustrious, renowned.
aoidh, 1 131, m. stranger, guest.
araichd, 921, precious thing ac-
quired, godsend, boon; same
as Ir. aireag, O.Ir. airec, in-
vent io.
àrbhuidhe, 531, for òrbhuidhe,
gold-yellow.
àrmunn, 736, 1105, m. hero,
warrior.
àros, 759, m. dwelUng, mansion.
bàdhadh, 268, act of sinking
deeply in.
balg, 472, m. quiver; generally,
a bag.
ball, 900, m. part of rigging,
rope; 1064, stud, nail or boss.
banchag, 373, /. a woman cow-
herd, dairymaid.
barrdhias, 462, /. point of a
sword {bàrr, dias).
basbhuailte, 1161; bean bh., a
woman who claps her hands
(in grief); old gen. of basbhua-
ladh, hand-clapping, used as
adj.
basgheal, 370, white of palm,
white-handed.
batail, 1229, Eng. battle.
bean-mhuinntir, 687, /. maid-
servant.
beart, 654,/. deed; 1128, sword-
sheath.
beòshlaint, 80, /. livelihood,
sustenance.
bian, pi. bèln, 302, m. skin,
hide.
biùthas, 963, m. glory, reputa-
tion.
bleidean, 65, m. wheedler, ca-
joler, importunate bothersome
person.
boinne, m. drop; 1043, a meta-
phor for beauty of form and
colour; cf. "Is i (Deirdire)
boimie-fala bu chaoine cruth ",
' c/. ,;.-. -Ui.'tw.^ ,-'c(«^*>-^K K**
after the number of the line refers to a footnote on the tex .
acain, 871, /. bemoaning, la-
menting.
adharc, 457, /. horn for holding
shot.
àghmhor, 570, prosperous, for-
tunate; 1 143, magnificent.
aigeanntach, 171, form of aige-
annach, spirited, mettlesome.
àiUeagan, 177, 225, m. jewel;
metaph. handsome maji; often
used as a term of affection for
a child.
àiUteachd, 546, /. beauty, ex-
cellence; form of ailleachd.
àilt, 1 103, noble, stately.
aineol, 605, unacquaintance,
want of knowledge ; air
m'aineol, in a land I know
not; opposed to air m'eòlas.
" Shiubhail mi cian leat air
m'eòlas, Agus spailp de'n
stròic air m'aineol" (Alex.
MacDonald); 1130, fear aineoil,
stranger.
aiteam, 786, m. and /. folk,
people.
aitreabh, 247, /. dwelling, resi-
dence (elsewhere masc).
àlach, 738, m. race, family.
alladh, 147, fame, renown,
whence foil.
allail, 719, illustrious, renowned.
aoidh, 1 131, m. stranger, guest.
araichd, 921, precious thing ac-
quired, godsend, boon; same
as Ir. aireag, O.Ir. airec, in-
vent io.
àrbhuidhe, 531, for òrbhuidhe,
gold-yellow.
àrmunn, 736, 1105, m. hero,
warrior.
àros, 759, m. dwelUng, mansion.
bàdhadh, 268, act of sinking
deeply in.
balg, 472, m. quiver; generally,
a bag.
ball, 900, m. part of rigging,
rope; 1064, stud, nail or boss.
banchag, 373, /. a woman cow-
herd, dairymaid.
barrdhias, 462, /. point of a
sword {bàrr, dias).
basbhuailte, 1161; bean bh., a
woman who claps her hands
(in grief); old gen. of basbhua-
ladh, hand-clapping, used as
adj.
basgheal, 370, white of palm,
white-handed.
batail, 1229, Eng. battle.
bean-mhuinntir, 687, /. maid-
servant.
beart, 654,/. deed; 1128, sword-
sheath.
beòshlaint, 80, /. livelihood,
sustenance.
bian, pi. bèln, 302, m. skin,
hide.
biùthas, 963, m. glory, reputa-
tion.
bleidean, 65, m. wheedler, ca-
joler, importunate bothersome
person.
boinne, m. drop; 1043, a meta-
phor for beauty of form and
colour; cf. "Is i (Deirdire)
boimie-fala bu chaoine cruth ",
' c/. ,;.-. -Ui.'tw.^ ,-'c(«^*>-^K K**
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| Description | Gaelic half-title, entitled: Orain agus luinneagan Gàidhlig le Màiri nighean Alasdair Ruaidh. Edited with introduction, translation, notes, etc. by J. Carmichael Watson. |
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| Description | Items from a collection of 170 volumes relating to Gaelic matters. Mainly philological works in the Celtic and some non-Celtic languages. Some books extensively annotated by Angus Matheson, the first Professor of Celtic at Glasgow University. |
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| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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