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BlotAli, air, s. m. Cresses, water-cressrs. Ani biolnr naino,
t/ie grceiì wa/cr-ci-es.'.es. — Maciiif. Biolar an fliuarain, t/ic
fouiitaiii-ciesses. — 0/d Song. Ir. biolar. N. pl. biolaire,
or biolaireaii.
t BioLAK, a. Dainty, fine, neat, spruce.
BiOLAiiACii, «. (y)om biolar.) Abounding in cresses; of, or
belonging to, cresses, dlacag bliiolaracli, a dell abounding
in cresses. — Macdun.
BioLASG, aisg, s. m. Prattle, gabble, loquacity.
BiOLASGACii, /1. Loquacious, prating, gabbling.
BiOM, {for bithidh mi, nr for bitlieam.) I sliall be, let me be.
Biom ait air marcaclul na sine, / s/ial/ he joi/oiis in riding
the blast. — Ardar.
+ BioN, adr. Readily, easily, usually,
t BioK, .s. Water; a well, a fountain.
/;■. bior. Andi. bir, u-dh. Pen. bar-an, rain. Turk, bar
and behr, sea. Ihb. and I'lien. baran, nell.s. Miiilag. biliar,
sea. Arm. ber, se<i.
Bior, 4.;«. A tliorn ; any sharp-pointed thing; a spit; a
bodkin; a pin; a goad. K. pl. bioran ; gen. pi. bior;
daf. pl. bioraibh. A geurachadii nam bior, sharpening the
goads. — Stev:. Sam. Nam bioraibh nar siiilibh, as thorns
in 'lour ei/es. — Stew. Jos. Bior nam bride, dandelion : bior
an iasgair, the bird called a kiiigs/isher ; bior ann do dhearn
na faisg, S(iuecze not a thorn in tin/ fist. — G. P.
Arab, habar, a lance. Lat. as-per, rough or prickli/ ; and
veru, a spit. Span, ber, a point. Ir. bior, a pin. W. and
Com. ber, a lance. Arm. bir and ber.
Bior, i. a. Prick; gall; sting; goad; spur on. Pret. a.
bhior, pricked ; fut. aff. a. bioraidh, shall or uill prick.
BioRACii, aicb, s. f. A cow-calf, a two-year-old heifer.
N. pl. bioraichean.
t Biorach, aich, .J. ;«. A boat. See Bior-lixx.
Bioracii, a. {from bior.) Sharp-pointed, nuicronated,
piercing; sharp-sighted; horned, having branching horns;
also watery. A ghreidh bhiorach na dheigh, the branching-
horned herd behind him. — Oss. Carricth. A d' lannaibh
biorach, rcith thi/ pointed swords. — Macint. Sùil bhiorach,
a quick or sharp ei/e.
BiORAEu, aidh, s. m. A stinging, a pricking, a piercing.
Bioradu, (a\ pr. part, of bior. Pricking, stingins:, piercing.
Biorag, aig, S.J'. The foretooth of brutes.
Biorag-lodai.v, s.f. The fish called a bandstickle. — Macd.
BiORAicii, V. Sharpen at the point. Pret. a. bhioraich,
sharpened; fut. off. a. bioraichidh.
BiORAiciiE, com. and sup. of biorach. Sharper, sharpest.
BioRAiciir., s.f. A colt; a foal ; a filly. Bioraiche, mac
na h-asail, a colt, the son of an ass. — Stew. Mat. ref.
N. pl. bioraichean.
BiORAiDE, S.f. A helmet or headpiece; a hat; an osier;
rarely, strife. Bioraid bu loinntreach snàs, a burnished
helmet. — Mac I.ach. \^'ritten also bàircad ; which see.
N. pl. bioraidean.
BiORAiDEACii, «. High-headed; conical,
t Bioraidh, s. m. A bullock. X. pl. bioraidhean.— /;•.
BioRAiN, gen. sing, of bioran.
BioRAN, ain. s. m. {Ir. bioran.) A stick; a staff; a little
stake; a sharp-pointed thing; also strife, anguish, vexa-
tion. Asp. form, bhioran. Bhioran ri thaobh, his spear like
a staff at his side. — Oss. Ting. Bioran na laimh, a stick in
his hand. — Oss. Curriefh.
BioRANACii, a. (yioM bioran.) Like a stick ; abounding in
sticks: also, ««Ì4YflH/ne/y, a contentious person; a pincushion.
BioRAXACHAN, ain, s. m. A pinmaker.
BiORANAiCH, r. a. Vex. Pret. a. bhioranaich ; fut. aff. a.
bioranaichidh.
BioRANAicHE, s. M. A pinmaker. JV. p/. bioranaichean.
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BioRANAiciiTE, ;). part. Vexed.
BioRAR, air, s. m. Water-cresses. — Shaw.
BiouAS, ais, s. m. A water-lily; perhaps bior-ròs. N. pl.
biorasan.
I BioR-uiiOGiiA, s. ni. A rainbow.
t BioR-uiiu ASACii, aicli, v. ;». A water-scrpont, a conger-eel.
BiOR-ciiLUAiSEANACii, fl. Having pointed ears; sharp-
eared. — Macint.
Biou-ciiLUAs, -chluais, s. f A sharp-pointed ear. iV. pl.
bior-chluasau.
BioR-CHLUASACii, rt. Having sharp or pointed cars; sharp-
eared ; quick of hearing.
Biou-ciioMiiLADii, aidh, i. m. A flood-gate, a sluice.
BioR-DiioRus, -dhoruis, s. m. {Ir. id.) A flood-gate, a
sluice. N. pl. bior-dhorsan.
BioR-DiiRuiDiiEACiiD, S.J'. A modc of divining by meant
of water.
B10U-D11U1511-LUINOE, s. m. A ship's stern. — Macd,
BioR-EiDiiE, 4'. An icicle.
Biou-FiiEADAN, ain, s. m. A water-pipe.
BioR-FiiiACALL, ajll, s. m. A toothpick.
BiOR-FUiNX, s. m. A landmark, a beacon. Bheirinn bior-
fuinn a mach, I would descry the landmark. — Old Song.
BiORGAJcTA, (7. Perplexing; hampering; vexatious.
BioRGANTACiiD, S.f. Perplexity.
BiOR-GREASAiDH,f.?7«. Agoad; ano.x-goad. — Stew. Jud. ref.
BioR-Lixx, s. m. A boat.
Ttiis is a very ancient word, as its composition bior-linn (pool-
log) may show. It was formed in the earliest periods of society,
anil in tile inf;uicy of navigation, before the ingenuity of man con-
trived any other vehicle for sailing than the hollowed trunk of a
treo, or a piece ot wood, in whit h he mii;ht venture across the
smooth pool ol hia river. This kind of boat was also called amur
by the Gael, in allusion to its resemblance to a large trough.
\ irnil had in his mind, or had seen, such canoes, wlien he wrote,
in Georg. L " Tunc ahios primuin fluvii sensere cavatas."
BioR-siiRUTii, s. m. The old bed of a river.
B10R-S11ÙIL, s. f. A sharp eye, a quick-sighted eye.
jV. pl. bior-shuilean.
BioR-SHUiLEACii, «. Sharp-eyed, quick-sighted. Com. and
4«;;. bior shuiliche. Gabhair bhior-shuileach, sharp-sighted
goals. — Russ.
BiosA, r. (_/òr bi thusa.) Be thou. Sior bheannaichte biosa,
be thou eier blessed. — Smith.
t BiREiD, s. f. A breeding cow. — Shaw.
t BiosAR, air, s. m. Silk.
BiosGAiR, .y. m. A scrub. A\ />/. biosgairean.
BiosGAiREACiiD, s.J'. Scrubbishness, meanness.
t BiRT, s.f. A hilt ; a handle, a haft.
t Bis, s.f. A bufTet, a box, a slap.
B'isE, (i. e. bn ise.) It was she.
BisEACii, eich, s.f. Prosperity. Ir. biseach. See Piseach.
BisEACiiD, 4. /'. Prosperity. More frequently ^JiVeaf^d.
BiTEAG, eig, s. J'. A morsel ; a fragment, a bit, a little bit.
N. pl. biteagan. Chaidh e na bhiteagean, it went into bits.
BiTEiG, gen. sing, of biteag.
BiTii, s. {Gr. /3iò;.) Life, existence, being ; living; the world.
Aon air bith, any one ; ciod air bith, whaleier ; ni air bi,
any thing ; ni sambi, any thing; cia b' e air bith n\,whut
thing soever.
t BiTii, 4. Custom, habit; a blow, a wound; contest. Hence
Baile-bhithun, a place in Aberdeen, meaning the place oj
wounds, or if cont'st. In affinity to bith are the English
beat, and the French battre.
BÌTH, a. Quiet, tranquil, peaceable. Bi bith, be quiet ; cho
bith ri luch, as quiet as a mouse.
BiTii. (/F. byth.) A prepositive particle, signifying erer,