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Dabhas, ais, jf. »1. A fallow-deer; the buck of the fallow-
deer. N. pi. dadhais ; d. pi. dadhasaibh.
Da-dhuilleacii, a. Bifoliatcd ; two-folded, as a door;
also, substantivehj, a bifoliated herb.
Dadmun, uin, s. m. (/r. id.) A mote.
Dadmunacii, aich, «. m. An atomist ; a follower of Des
Cartes's opinions concerning the formation of our globe.
Dadu.m, s. A mote ; a whit; a jot; anything; some little
thing.
DA-rnAOBiiUAiii, rt. Two-edged. Claidheamh da-fhaobh-
rach, o two-edged sword.
Da-fhiaclach, «. Bidental.
DA-Fiiii.i.rE, a. Twofold; double.
Da-fiioghair, 5. A diphthong; two vowels.
Dag, daig, s./. A pistol. A^. ;i/. dagachan and dagaichean,
pistols. — Macint. Paidhir dhag, a pair of pistols. — Id.
Dag-diollaid, a holster.
Dagacii, a. (froiii dag.) Armed with a pistol; like a pistol ;
of, or belonging to, a pistol. Gu gunnach dagach, armed
with guns and pistols.- — Old Song.
Dagachax, Dagaiciiean, n.pL of dag. Pistols.
Dagh, a. (fr. id.) Good. — Shatv.
Dagiiadii, aidh, s. m. An empyreuma.
Daibhidh, s. m. The name David.
Ir. Daibhi. Arm. Devi a7id Deouy. Scotch, Davie.
Daibhiii, a. (/r. daidhbir.) Poor; destitute; needy; also,
a poor person. The word of opposite meaning is saibhir.
.Saibhir agus daibhir, rich and poor.
Daibiiiueach, o. (con<racto2 daibhreach.) Poor; destitute;
needy.
Daikiiireaciid, s./. (/ram daibhir.) Poverty; necessity;
want,
t Daibiileag, eig, s. m. (/;■. id.) A place of worship.
N. pi. daibhleagan.
Daibiireas, eis, s. m. (frotn daibhir.) Poverty; want.
The word of opposite signification is saibhreas. Saibhreas
is daibhreas, riches and poverty.
DÀicii,dàiche, s.f. Beauty, comeliness, handsomeness.
Dàichealacjid, s.f. Beauty, comeliness, handsomeness.
DAiCHEiL, a. (i. e. daich-amhuil.) Comely, handsome;
well-looked ; stately. Le ceum dàicheil, ivith a stately
step. — Oss. Cathluno.
Daidiibiur, a. (Ir.id.) See Daibhir.
t Daif, s.f. {Ir. id.) Drink.
tDAiGH,s./. (Ir.id.) Pain; fire; roguery; mischief.
Daig II, s. /. {Ir. id.) Hope, confidence. Now written
doigh ; which see.
t Daigh, v. a. {Ir. id.) Give, grant. Lat. da.
t DAiGH-BHiORASG,aisg, i. m. {Ir.id.) Fuel. — Shaic.
t Daigueadh, idh, s. m.. from daigh. (/;•. id.) A giving,
a granting, bestowing ; also, great odds.
Daigheann, a. Firm, fortified, tightly bound; strong,
tight. Written also daingeann ; which see.
Daigiiear, ir, (daigh-fhear.) A rogue.
Daigiineacii, ich, s. m. A fort; a fortress; a garrison;
a fortified city ; a compact ; an assurance. Mo charraig
's mo dhaighneach, my rock and my fortress. — Sm. Written
also daingneach.
Daigiineachadii, aidh, s. m. A fortifying; a binding, a
fastening ; the act of establishing a ratification ; a fortifi-
cation ; constipation. Daighneachadh cuim, constipation
of the bowels. Written also daingneachadh.
DAiGiiNTACiiAnii, (a), jtr.part. of daighnich. Fortifying;
binding, fastening; confirming, establishing, or founding;
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ratifying, sanctioning; obliging or compelling; constring-
ing, constipating.
Daighnich, v. a. Fortify; bind, fasten, tighten; make
firm ; confirm, ratify, sanction ; found or establish ; oblige,
constrain ; constringe, constipate. Pret. a. dhaighnich,
bound; fut. ajf. a. daighnichidh, shall or ivill bind; fut.
pass, daighnichear, shall be bound. Dhaighnich e am
feasd, he established for ever. — Sm. P. part, daighnichte,
bound. Written also daingnich.
Daigii.mciiiuh, fut. uff. a. of daighnich. .Shall or will
bind.
Daighnichte, p. part, of daighnich.
Dail, dalach, s.f. A dale, a field; a meadow; a plain.
Dail fhearainn, a level f eld; a parcel of ground. — Steiv.
1 Chr. N'. pi. dailean.
Swed. and Dan. dal. Teut. dal, thai, and tal. Du. dal.
Goth, dal and dallei. Runic, Dal. Isl. doele. Germ. tal.
Arm. dol. Ir. dail. W. and Corn. dol. Eng. dale.
DÀIL, s. y. {Ir.id. Arm. do.\e, to tarry .) Delay; a decree;
a meeting ; nearne.ss, neighbourhood ; space betwixt two
couples in a cottage ; a separate tribe ; desire, willingness.
Onoir diolamaid gun dail, let its pay honour without delay. —
Sm. Dail, in government with the prep, an, commonly
means hostile opposition. Chaidh sinn an dail a cheile, we
rushed towards [went in opposition to] each other. — Oss.
Dargo. It is also used in the sense of meeting, or of
proximity. Le 'curach chaidh i na dhail, in her skiff she
went to meet him. — Ull. Ghabh e Sniobhan na dhail, he
took Sniobhan near him. — Oss.
t Dail, s.f. (from the Celtic primitive, dal.) Goth. dail.
A share, a portion.
t Dail, v. a. {Ir. id.) Give, deliver. Hence the English
word, deal, distribute.
Dail-chatii, s. If dail be accented, this compounded word
means a pitched battle ; if cath be accented, it means a
plain of battle. This remark, mutatis mutandis, is appli-
cable to all such compounded words in Gaelic.
Dail-chl'ach, -chuaich, s. m. A kind of poculated meadow-
flower.
DÀiLEACH,a. {from dail.) Dilatory; tardy; procrastinating.
Dàileachadii, {a), pr.part. of dàilich.
Daileadh, idh, s. ?«. Tradition; affiance. — Shaw.
Daileag, eig, s. /. A date tree; a little dale, a meadow.
N. pi. daileagan.
t Dailean, ein, s. m. {Ir. id.) A scoff. — Shaw.
DÀILICII, V. a. Delay, procrastinate; prorogue; linger.
Pret. a. dhàilich, delayed ; fut. aff. a. dàilichidh, shall or
will delay.
Daille, s. f {from dail.) Blindness ; darkness. More
frequently written doille ; which see.
Daille, com. and sì/;j. of dail. More or most blind. See
Doille.
Dailte, a. Dealt; parted; distributed.
Dailtean, ein, s. m. A stripling; a jackanapes; a cox-
comb ; a puppy ; a rascal. — Shaw.
Dailteajjacii, a. Like a co.xcomb.
Dailteanas, ais, s. ?n. (/rom dailtean.) Scurrility; imperti-
nence ; foppery.
Daimh, s. »i. {Ir.id.) Connexion; consanguinity; kindred;
friendship; kindness; a friend; a stranger; assent; free
will; a poet; a learned man. Co ris do dhaimh ? with
whom is thy connexion? — Oss. Duthona. Dlù an daimh,
near a-kin. — Stew. Lev. Mar ni athair daimh, as a father
befriends. — Sm. An comhstri ri daimh, in contest with
strangers ; fear daimh, a kirtsman. — Stew, Ruth.
t Daimh, s.f. {Ir. id.) A house.