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In-ghrf,i iF.ACir, a. Clutching;; ravenous; clawing; per-
secuting ; avaricious ; plundering-.
Ingilt, s./. Feeding, grazing ; pasture.
IjfGin, s.f. (fr. id.) Sorrow, affliction. — Shaw. An anchor.
Inglan, a. (/)•. id.) Dirty, filthy, nasty.
Iniatar, air, s. m. (/;•. id.) A bowel or cntrail.
Inich, a. Strong, sutHcient; eager. Gu h-inich, siiffi-
cientli/.
Inid, s.f. (Ir. id.) Shrovetide. Di-nu\irt inid, Shrovc-
Tucsday.
Inilt, s.f. {Ii: id.) Pasture, fodder.
Inilt, f. Feed cattle; pasture, graze. — Shnw.
Iniiite, s.f. {Ir. id. Lat. inertia.) Laziness, inactivity,
feebleness.
Inis, s.f. An island; a field to graze cattle in. More fre-
quently written innis ; which see.
Inis, v. a. More frequently ■.\TÌtten innis; which see.
t Ims, s.f. {Ir. id.) Distress, sorrow.
Ixiso, s.f. {Ir. id.) A reproach.
IxisioL, s. m. A servant.
I>iTE, IxiTHE, a. Edible, eatable.
Inmiie, s. See Inbhe.
Inmheacii, a. See Inbheach.
t IxN, I, us, we. This vocable is now used only in com-
position with a verb ; as, dheanainn, / would do ; bhuaihV.'H,
/ would strike.
+ Inn, s. {Ir. id.) A wave. — Shaw.
Inneacii, ich, s. m. and /. {Ir. id.) Woof, or lining of
cloth in weaving; a block; a curse. San dlùtli no san
inneach, in the luarp or woof. — Stew. Lev. Is math an
inneach a chlach gus an ruigear i, the stone is a good block
till you reach it. — O. P.
t Inneaciias, ais, s. m. {Ir. id.) Choice.
Inneaciid, s.f. A blow.
Inneachadh, aidh, s. m. {Ir. id.) Agitating.
Inneadii, idh, s. 7k. {Ir. id.) Want, deficiency.
Inneal, eil, s. m. and/. (7r. id.) An instrument, a tool,
a machine; condition, state; deportment; order, array;
attendance; dress, attire; service; restraint. Inneal bu
shlinnteach fuaim, a lond-sounding instrummt. — Mac Lach.
Inneal cogaidh, a weapon, arms ; inneal-cii^il, a inusical in-
strument. — Ull. Inneal draghaidh, a capstan ; inneal
glacaidh, a <raj) ; inneal fàsgaidh, a press; inneal iomchair,
a vehicle; inneal mairbh, an instrument of death; inneal-
smàlaidh, an extinguisher.
Innealaich, v. {from inneal.) Wield an instrument. Pret. a.
dh'innealaich ; fut. aff. innealaichidh.
Innealta, a. {Ir. id.) Neat; sprightly; elegant; well-
made; handsome; active. Written also ^neoi/a.
Innealtachd, s.f. {Ir. id.) Neatness; sprightliness ;
elegance ; handsomeness ; activity.
t Innea.mii, imh, s. m. {Ir. id.) Increase, augmentation.
— Shaw.
Innean, ein, s. m. andy. (/r. inneoin. Corn, anuan. IF. ein-
nion, anvil.) An anvil ; a navel ; rarely, the middle of a
pool. Mar innean nan ord, like the sounding of an anvil.
— Old Poem. Adharc innein, the horn of an anvil.
Inneauach, gen. sing, of inneir.
IsNEARACii, a. Full of dung.
Innein, gen. sing, oi inncsm; which see.
Inneir, iunearach, s.f. {Ir. id.) Manure, dung, ordure.
Cairt innearach, a dung-cart ; also, a cart full of dung ;
dun innearach, a dunghill.
Innldh, Inxigii, s.pl. {Ir. id.) Bov.els, entrails, intes-
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tines; compassion. i5. p?. innibh ; con<mc<ed for innighibh.
O t-innibh,/rom thy bowels. — Stew. 0. T.
[ Innili,, s. /. {Ir. id.) A fort; a gin or snare. — Shaiv.
Innilt, s.f. {Ir. id.) A handmaid ; a maid-servant. Do
bhan-oglach na h-innilt, thy handmaid a servant. — Stew.
Sam.
Innis, s. f Distress, misery. — Shaw.
Innis, innse, s.f. An island, an isle or islet. iV. pZ. innise,
innsean, and innseachan, islands. Innis nan stuadh, the
island of waves. — Oss. Carricth. Crathaidh innise, islands
shall tremble. — Oss. Tern.
Arm. cnes and enesixn. /r. inis. IF. ynis. Com. ennis.
Innis does not always signify an island ; somelimes it means a
headland or promontory ; as, Craiginish, Deiginish, Treisinish, in
Ariyleshire ; Morinish, in IJreadalbane.
With the word innis, the Norvvegiun noes or nacs, a promontory,
and the termination ness, of many places in Scotland, as, Inverness,
Tabertness, Stromness, have a strong affinity ; so also have the
Latin nasum, French 7icz, and the English 7wsf; meaning the pro-
jecting feature. The Scotch ncs also means a promontory, as do the
Anglo-Saxon nessa and nesse ; Old Swed. nacs; Belg. mus.
Innis, v. a. Tell, relate, infonn. Pret. dh' innis, told,
fit. aff. a. innsidh, shall tell. Innis d'iarguinn, relate thy
trouble. — Orr. Innis dhorah, tell me.
Innisg. See Inisg.
Innleaciid, s. f. {Lat. intellectus. In innleachd.) In-
vention, ingenuity; contrivance, device. Droch innleachd,
a wicked contrivance. N. pi. innleachdan. Dealbhmaid
innleachdan, let us devise devices. — Stew. Jer. Cha 'n
fhiach duine gun neart gun innleachd, a man is of little
worth without strength or device.- — G. P. Gleidhidh aire
innleachd, necessity will make a shift. — Id.
Innleaciidadh, a. {Ir. id.) Ingenious, inventive; con-
triving; full of device or contrivance; sagacious. Gu h-
innleachdach, ingeniously. Com. and sup. innleachdaiche.
Innleachd AICHE, s. in. A contriver, an inventor, a deviser;
an ingenious person.
Innleachdaiche, com. and sup. of innleachdach.
Inxleachdail, a. See Innleachdach.
Innleaciidair. See Innleachdaiche.
Innleachdan, 7i.pl. of innleachd. Inventions, devices,
contrivances.
Innleag, eig, s.f. {Ir. id.) A child's doll.
f Innlidh, s.f. {Ir. id.) Forage.
Innlinn, s. m. Provender, fodder. Oscionn 'innlinn, over
its fodder. — Stew. Job.
Innhs, s.f. {Ir. id.) A lamp, a lantern.
Innseach, a. Inclined to blab; also, insular, peninsular;
abounding in islands. — Macdon.
Innseachan, n. pi. of innis. Islands. Na h-innseachan,
the Indies ; na h-lnnseachan shuas, the West Indies ; na
h-lnnseachan shios, the East Indies.
Innseadh, idh, s. m. {Ir. id.) A telling, a rehearsing or
relating; a rehearsal or relation.
Innseadh, (ag), p. pari, of innis.
Innseag, eig, s.f, (/zm. of innis. {Ir. id.) An islet. N.pl.
innseagan, islets. Also, little patches of arable ground, as
in hilly or woody countries.
Innseagan, s.pl. Small plots of arable land, as in hilly
ground, or in woods; also, islets. — Macint.
Innsean, n. pZ. of innis. Islands, isles; Indies. Nah-Innsean
shios, the East Indies ; na h-Innsean shuas, the West
Indies.
Innseanach, aich, s. m. {from innis.) An Indian; an
islander. Innseannaich, Indians.
Innsear, fut. pass, of innis. Shall be told.
Innsgineach, a. Sprightly, lively, cheerful.