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VOCABULARY
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clannfhalt, 1129, m. clustering
hair (clann in the sense of a
lock of hair).
cliar, 248 n., 526, 751, /. com-
pany or train of bards, poetic
band.
cliaranach, 1024, m. bard, min-
strel, one of a cliar.
clisgeadh, 583, m. act of start-
ling, alarming.
cluasag, 584, /. pillow.
cneadh, 619,/. wound, hurt.
coigeamh, 1158, m. province,
ht. a fifth part.
coisionta, 781, industrious, over-
coming, hardy.
colg, 798, m. wrath, fierce aspect.
conbhail, 1059, older form of
cumail, holding; Ir. congbhdil.
còraichean, 669, pi. of coir, f.
rightful possessions, property;
titles.
corn, 242, 1 151, m. drinking-
horn.
cosgail, 780, lavish. Liberal.
corran, 269, m. small tapering
point.
corrbheann, 1150, with taper-
ing points or corners {còrr,
beann, a horn).
cràdhghal, 1186, m. painful
sobbing.
crann, 792, 876, 899, m. mast;
264, arrow.
croc, 284, /. deer's antler.
cròdha, 1093, valiant.
crodhanta, 18Ò, strong-hoofed,
strongly shod; crodha, crudha,
horse-shoe, hoof; crodhan, a
parted hoof.
crònan, 725, m. crooning, hum-
ming.
crùidheach, 1126, well-shod.
crùist, 1227, /. burial-vault;
form of crùidse, cridsle.
crùintidh, 1133, pi. of crùn.
crùn, 1 167, 1209, m. crown
piece; 1224, the Crown.
cuachag, 1046, /. small curl,
ringlet.
cuailean, 150, m. lock of hair,
curl.
cuairt, 780, /. a circuit, progress,
here a circuit of bards.
cùil, 1075, /. store-house, closet;
see note.
cuilbhir, 1037, m. gun, fowling-
piece.
cùinneadh, 1182, m. wealth;
coin.
cuireid, 121, /. trick, prank,
wile.
CÙ1, 149, 454, 1045, 1 129, m.
hair of the back of the head,
then in general, the hair,
tresses.
cumasg, 192, m. fray, tumul-
tuous battle.
curanta, 189, 290, 1231, heroic
{curaldh, hero).
cuspair, 259, m. mark, target.
dalta, 1 160, m. foster-child.
daoiread, 470, m. dearness
{daor); air and., despite their
dearness, however dear they
are.
daonnachdach, 655, liberal,
hospitable.
daonnairceach, 1053, same
meaning as daonnachdach.
dearbhta,4i8, 715; dearbhtha,
800, 889, 926, proven, tried,
certain; past part, of dear-
bhaim, I prove, show.
dearcag, 448, /. small berry;
d. na talmhainn, blaeberry.
dèidh, 670, /. fondness, eager-
ness.
deinead, 620, /. keenness.
diobhail, 246, 312,/. loss, want.
diol, 733, m. act of draining (a
glass).
dòigh, 188, m. likelihood; air
dh. buille, by reason of the
likeUhood of being smitten;
640, manner, method, wont.
dolaidh, 577, /. defect, injury.
don-faighneachd, 15, 27, d. ort,
" evil of asking upon you, a
plague on your asking "; cf.
dcni-bidh, dìth-bìdh, don-dòchais
(BGh. vocab.).
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