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FioDHACn, aich, s. m. {Ir. id.) A copse, a shrubbery.
Shaw.
FiODiiACH, a., /roni fiodh. (Ir. id.) Woody, copsy ; full of
woods or copses ; wooden.
FiODHAG, aig, s.f. A bird-cherry; a hard berry. N. pi.
fiodhagan. Craobh fhiodhag, a bird-cherry-tree.
FiODiiAGACH, a. Abounding; in bird-berries or hard berries,
t FiODiiAiN, s. m. {Ir. id.) A witness. — Shaw.
FioDiiAN, ain, s. m. (Ir. id.) A cheese-press. N. pi.
fiodhain.
FioDH-CHAiT, s. m. A mouse-trap. — Shaw.
FioDH-cnoNNADii, aidh, s. TO. {It. id.) Cordwood ; brush-
wood. — Macd.
FiODH-GiiiTAL, ail, s. ìTi. {Ir. id.) Charcoal. — Macd.
FioDii-Giiu.iLACH, a. Carbonic ; abounding in charcoal.
FioDiiNACH, a. {Ir. id.) Manifest, plain.
FioDHRACn, aich, s. ?rt. {Ir. id.) Wood for vessel-building ;
also, increase.
FioDHRADH, aidh, s. m. {Ir. id.) Fashion; a written
testimony.
t FiOG, FioGH, s.f. {Ir. id.) A wall ; a wreath or braid.
— Shaw.
t FiOGHA, ai, s. m. {Ir. id.) The weather or windv/ard side.
— Shaw.
FiOGHAiR, V. Figure.
FioGHAin, s. f. {Lat. figura. Ir. fioghar.) A figure, a
sign, a mart.
FiOGHAiT, s.f. {Ir. id.) A quadrangle; a square. N. pi.
fiodh-ghaitean.
FiOGHAiTEACH, a. Quadrangular; square.
FiOGHAL, a. Quadrangular. Feunadh fioghal, a qiiadran-
gular chariot. — Old Poem.
FioLAR, air, s. m. {Ir. id.) An eagle.
FiOMiiALACii, aich, s. 7n. A giant; a big fellow. — Shaw.
FiON, s. m. (Gr. by met. ipmv-ov. Lat. vin-um. /;•. fion.)
Wine; rarely, truth. Fion teantach, tent ivinc. — Macd.
Fion-geur, vinegar. Fion mailmhaiseach, Malmsey. — -
Macd. Fion dearg, Port wine; fion geal, white wine;
fion fionn, white wine. — Shaw.
t FiON, a. Old; small; few.
Fion AIL, s.f. {Ir. id.) A fine. — Shaiv.
FiONACH, a. Old, ancient, antique, old-fashioned. — Shaw.
FioN-ABHAL, ail, s. A grape. — Shaw.
FiONAis, s. SeeFiANuis.
FioN-AMAR, air, s. m. A vine-press. Mach as an fhion-
amar, out of the vine-press. — Stew. Rev.
Fion AN, ain, s.f. and m. A vine. Luchd saoithreachaidh
na fionain, the vine-dressers. — Stew. G. B. Tir nam fionan
trom, the land of the heai>y vines. — Mac Lach.
t FioN-BiiuTH, s. m. A tent, a boot. — Shaiv.
FioN-CHAOR, s. m. A grape. N. pi. fion-chaoran.
FiON-CHRANN, oinn, s. A vine. Meas air fion-chrann,
fruit on the vine. — Sm.
FioNDA, a. {Ir. id.) Cerulean. — Shaiv.
FioN-DEARC, s. m. (Ir. id.) A grape. Fion-dearcan mar-
bhtach, poisonous [bitter] grapes. — Stew. Deut. Full nam
fion-dhearc, the blood of the grapes. — Stew. Gen.
FioN-DEARCAG, aig, S.f. A grape.
FioN-DEARG, s. TO. Red wine. Port.
FioN-DHuiLLE, S.f. A vine-leaf.
FioN-DHUiLLEAG, cig, S.f. A vins-leaf. N. pi. fion-
dhuilleagan.
FioN-FHÀSGAN, ain, s. TO. A vine-press. N. pi. fion-
fhasgain.
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FiON-FiioGiiARADii, aidh, s. TO. Vintage. Fion-fhogharadh
an aingidh, the vintage of the ivicked. — Stew. Job.
FioN-GEUR, s. Vinegar. Mar fhion-geur, like vinegar. — -
Stew. Pro.
FioNGiiAL, ail, s. TO. (/;•. id.) Murder of a relative ;
treason.
FiosGHALACn, a. Murderous; bloody; also, a murderer,
a parricide. Gu fionghalach coirbte, in a hostile and
bloody manner. — Old Song.
FioNGHALACHD, S.f. Murdcr ; bloodiness.
FioNGiiARADH, aidh, s. TO. A vineyard. N. pi. fion-
gharachan, vineyards.
FioN-Lios, s. TO. A vineyard. — Stew. N. T. N. pi. fion-
liosan.
FioN-LiosACn, a. Having vineyards.
FioN-MHEUG, -mheig, s.f. Wine-whey.
FioN-MiiOR, a. (Ir. id.) Abounding in wine.
FioNN, s. TO. Fingal. See Fionnghal, among the proper
names at the end of the work.
Fionn, a. (Ir. finn and fionn.) White; fair; pale; re-
splendent, bright ; sincere; prudent; certain, sure; known;
little ; small. Fonnadh fioghal, fionn, a quadrangular, re-
splendent chariot. — Fingalian Poem. Aon ni 's fionn duinn,
any thing we know by experience ox for certain; eun fionn,
the bird called hen-harrier ; the falco cyaneus of Linnseus.
Fionn, v. a. (Ir. id.) Skin, flay; rarely, behold, look.
Pret. a. dh'fhionn, skinned ; fat. aff. a. fionnaidh, shall
skin.
t Fionn, s. (Ir. id.) A cow, milk.
Fionn A, s. (Ir. id.) Hair; the hair of a quadruped.
Fionna ghabhar, goat's hair. — Stew. Ex. A cur an fhionn,
shedding the hair ; fionna fad, the middle finger.
FioNNACii, a. Old, antique.
FioNNACii, a. (Ir. fionnadhmach.) Hairy, rough, shaggy.
FioNNACTiAS, ais, s. TO. Bravery.
FioNNACHDAiNN, s. f. (Ir. id.) Experience. — Macd.
Knowledge.
FiONNADii, aidh, s. TO. (/)•. id.) A flaying, a skinning;
also, the hair of a quadruped ; beard ; fur. Am fionnadh
sa phlaigh, the hair in the plague. — Stew. Lev.
Fionnadh, (a), pr. part, of fionn. Skinning, flaying. A
fionnadh dhiubh an CTaicinn, flaying off their skins. — Stew.
Lev.
FioNNAG, aig, s. f. {Ir. fionnog.) A hooded crow ; the
corvus comix of Linnaeus. N. pi. fionnagan.
Fionnaidh, a. {Ir. id.) Antique.
FlONNAIREACIID, S.f. See FlONNFUUAIREACIID.
Fionnaltachd, s.f. (Ir. id.) Fineness.
FiONNAN-FEÒiR, s. TO. A grashoppcr ; a balm-cricket.
N. pi. fionnain-feòir, grashoppers. Mar na fionnain feòir,
like the grashoppers. — Stew. Nah. Torman nam fionnan
feòir, the twittering of the grashoppers. — Mac Lach.
FiONNAOBH, a. (Ir. id.) Neat, clean, clever.
FioNNAOLTA, a. (fionn-aol.) White-washed; white-washed
with lime.
FioNNAU, a. (/or fionnfhuar.) Cool, chill, cold ; fresh.
FioNNARACHADii, aidh, s. TO. A cooliug.
FioNNARACHD, S.f. See Fionn-fhuaireachd.
FioNN ARAicii, V. a. and n. Cool ; refrigerate ; become cool.
Pre^ a. dh'fhionnaraich, cooled; f at. aff. a. fionnaraichidh,
shall cool.
FioNNASGA, s. pi. Bands wherewith vines are tied,— Shaw.
FioNNCiiAiR, s. y. Wisdom.