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VOCABULARY
delivering, bestowing (based
on Eng. deliver).
lionsgaradh, 794, m. resources
(in a very wide sense) ; cf . Rosg
Gàidhlig p. 136, where lians-
garaidh means genealogy, ex-
traction. Mr. John N. Macleod
gives examples of the idiom-
atic use of this word: ììach
ami aice {aige) tha an L,
applied to a gossip who re-
turns from a ceilidh with all
the goileam of the place; to
a minister who has much free-
dom in preaching; to a man
thoroughly versed in any
sphere. This sense may be
defined as " a wide range, a
wide field of operations,"
and seems appropriate in Alex.
Macdonald 's Aoir Eile do Bhan-
bhàrd an Obain (1924 ed. p.
336). The word is sometimes
used in the sense of scattering,
e.g. of sheep on a hillside.
lòisdean, 636, m. lodging, resi-
dence; Ir. Idiste, lodge, booth;
entertainment. Or poss. a
form of lòiseam, pomp, mag-
nificent assemblage: " gum
b'uallach do lòiseam, T. 54,
explained in a footnote " a
great company of gentry ".
lomhainn, 1035, /. leash of
hounds.
luachach, 862, precious, excel-
lent; mor luachach forms a
noun, " that man of great
worth ".
luaimneach, 1042, restless, a-
flutter.
lùb, 182, /. young man, carried
on in 183 as a scion, shoot.
macaomh, 241, 748, m. goodly
youth, gallant; mac (adjec-
tival), caomh (used as noun),
lit. a lad dear one.
tnacnas, 378, 1068, m. sport,
mirthfulness, whence foil.
macnasach, 240, sportive,
mirthful.
mairg, 184, 505, 993, /. object
of pity; is mairg an duine,
woe to the man.
maith, 994, n. a noble; mith is
maith, peasant and noble,
gentle and simple (Alex. Mac-
Donald).
màl, 1 147, m. payment, sub-
sidy.
malairt, 724, /. change (from
sickness to health); 1133,
exchange, barter.
mànran, 238, 519, m. tuneful
sound, melody.
maothar, 12 19, coll. noun; the
young, the tender; m. na
treuda, the young of the flock
(MacLennan).
marbh, 438, sgeul marbh, either
" news of thy death ", lit.
" a dead tale of thee "; cf.
marbhrann: or " news that
thou art inactive"; cf. fuar-
scèal, a dead or uninteresting
story (Dinneen).
marcanta, 202, m. horseman,
knight.
mathasach, 1052, benevolent,
benign, or perhaps " giving
without condition "; cf. Ir.
maithim.
meachar, loii, tender, kindly.
meadhrach, 240, 939, cheerful,
merry, festive.
meadhrachail, 1052, same
meaning as meadhrach.
mindearg, 179, smooth and
ruddy.
mingheal, 160, smooth and
bright.
miosair, 457, m. measure for
powder; Ir. miosùr
mod, 102, m. court of justice,
council.
moltair, 1005, /. mill-dues.
mordha, 701, noble, great.
mordhalach, 569, magnificent,
majestic.
morghail, 1149, sea -prowess,
sea - fighting; {mor-, composi-
tional form of muir, gal, gail,
valour).