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Part II.] OF SPEECH. 141
Implying desire; *ciod tha uait?' what would you have P
'Tha claidheamh uam' 1 want a sivord.
Os.
Above : *Mar togam os m' uil' aoibhneas àrd cathair leru-
saleim' if I prefer not 'Jerusalem above my chief joy,
Psal. cxxxvii. 6. metr. ; 'os mo cheann' above me^
over me.
Ri, ris.
To : *cosmhuil ri mac Righ' lih to the son of a King ;
*chuir iad teine ris an tigh' they set fire to the house ;
*laimh ris a' bhalla' ?iigh to the wall ; *maille ri'
together with.
*Ri la gaoithe' on a day of wind ; 'ri fad mo re 's
' mo la' during all the days of my life ; 'ri linn Righ
Uilliam' in the reign of King William.
'Na bi rium' doti't ?nolest me.
*Feuch ris' try it.
*Cuir ris' ply your war ik, exert yourself ; 'cuirear na
* nithe so ribh' these things shall be added unto you ^
Matt, vi, 33. 'Tha an Spiorad ag cur ruinn na
' saorsa' the Spirit applieth to us the redemption.,
Assemb. Sh. Catech.
Exposed: *tha an craicionn ris' tlie skin is exposed^ or bare ^
'leig ris' expose^ make manifest.
Roimh.
Before : 'roimh 'n charbad' befo7-e the chariot ; 'roimh 'a
' chamhair' before the dawn ; 'roimh na h-uile nith-
' ibh' before^ in preference to, all things ; 'chuir mi
' romham' / set before me, purposed, intended.
'Imich romhad' go forward ; 'dh' fhalbh e roimhe'
he went his way., he went off.
Seach.
^ast : *chaidh e scach an dorus' he passed by the door.