J. F. Campbell Collection > Gaelic dictionary, in two parts

ABA
t Ab, aba, s. m. Water. Fers. ab, rker. Turk, ab, Mogul,
ab, river. Hcb. saab, carry water ; from sa, carry, and ab,
mattr. Ethiop. abbi, -uflic. ^raen. ahp, puot. Vers, ab,
ap, av, water. Jap. abi, aa«// with uatir.
Tliis word is found in Martin's description of tlie Hebrides, and
in Irvine's nomenclature on tlie word Avus, wliicli is tlie name ot
a lake and river in Argyllshire (Awe) ; so Ab-us is a name given
to the llumber. Wjttleet, in bis Supplement to Ptolemy's (.eo-
graphy, calls the place where Columbus first landed in America,
Cuanabi, or Guaiiahani. Both these words have the same sii^nili-
cation, meaning a bay, harbour, or sea of water. Cuanh a harbour,
and nb is water, and i seems to be an Indian termination, (juana-
hani: Guan is the same as cunrn g and c, being palatals, are easily
changed the one into the other, and uii [see an] or iian is water :
the t^as in the former instance, is an Indian adjection.
Aba, gen. sing, of ab ; of an ape ; of an abbot.
Aba, s. m. A cause, attair, matter, circumstance, business.
Syr. and Chald. aba.
Ab.\b ! interj. Tush ! fie ! oh ! for shame ! nonsense ! pshaw !
t Abac, aic, s. m. See Abhag.
t Abach, aich, s. m. Entrails of a beast; pluck ; also pro-
clamation. /;■. abhach.
Abaciiadii, aidh, s. m. A ripening, the circumstance of
ripening ; a growing to maturity.
Abachadh (ag), pr. part, of abaich. Ripening. Tha 'n
t-arbhar ag abachadh, the corn is ripening.
fABACUD, i./. Exploits; gain, lucre.
Abach D, *•. /'. Ripeness, maturity. CoH^r. for abaicheachd,
the regularly formed, though not used, derivative, of abaich.
t Abact, s. /'. Irony, jesting.— G/osiwr^/ of Culum Cillc. Now
written ab/iac/nl.
t Abadh, aidh, s. m. A lampoon, a satirical poem; n. pi.
abaidhean.
Abaich, a. Ripe, mature, at full growth ; ready, prepared,
expert. Cum. and sup. abaiche, more or most ripe. Ir.
abaidh. Manx, appee. li'. adhved.
Abaich, r. Ripen ; bring or grow to maturity. Pret. ii. ah'
abaich, ripened; fut. ajf. a. abaichidh, shall or uill ripen;
fut. pass, abaichear, shall be ripened.
Abaichead, eid, s. m. and/. Ripeness, maturity ; increase
in ripeness, advancement in ripeness. Air abaichcad 's gum
bi e, huiceier ripe it shall be. Tha e dol an abaichcad,
it is growing mure and more ripe.
Abaichear, fut. pa.u. of abaich ; shall be ripened.
Abaichidh, fut. aff. a. of abaich ; shall or will ripen.
Abaid, aide, s. f {i. e. ab-aite, the place of an abbot), an
abbey; also an abbot. I'crs. abad, a bimth; plur. abadan.
Dan. abbedie. Spun, abbadia. JV. /;/. abaide, or abaidean,
abbri/s. Lios an abaid, the abbot's court. Arm. les an abad.
Abaide, gen. sing, of abaid.
Abaideachd, «./. (from abaid), an abbacy.
Abaidh, gen. sing, of abadh.
•)■ Abaidh, s. f. A bud, blossom. Hcb. and Chald. abi,
green fruits.
t Abail, s. f. Death. /Irab. Hebil.
Abailt, .?./. An abbey; more frecjuently abaid ; which sec.
t Abailt, s.f. Death. Arab. Hebil.
Abaiii, v. irr. Say, speak, utter, pronounce. Prct. a. thu-
bliairt, s-d\<i; Jut. aj/. a. tlieir, shall or will say ; fut. neg.
dubliairt. Abair ri, ris, riu, say to her, him, them ; na
h-abair sin, or, na abair sin, do nut say that. IV. ebru.
//■. abair. Eng. jabber. Du. jabberen. Ilrb. dabar.
ABAinEAM./n-.v/ sing, impcr. a. of abair. Let nic say, speak,
utter, or pronounce.
Aba I KEA R, fut. atid impcr. pass. Shall be said, let be said ;
abairear c, let it be said. It is often contracted abrar.—
Stew. Luke, ri/.
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A B H
Abairt, i.y. (yrom abair.) Education; politeness, breeding;
• speech, articulation. Ir. abairt.
t Abairt, s.f. Custom, use, habit, usage. See Abhairt.
Abait, aite, s.f. (ab-aite). An abbey,
t Abaoi, s.f. Sunset, descent. Engi eve.
t Abar, air, s. m. Speech.
Abar, air, J. ?«. A marsh, bog, fen ; marshy ground. Arab.
ybr, margin of a riier, and abar, wells, lieb. by met.
baar. Ir. abar.
Abaracii, a. {from abar.) Fenny, boggy, marshy; of or
pertaining to a marsh ; likewise of or pertaininjj,' to Loch-
aber; a Lochaber-man ; also bold, daring. Gu haghmhov
abarach, in a brave and bold manner. — Old Song. Com.
and sup. abaraiche, bolder, boldest.
Abaraciid, s. f. Marshiness, bogginess.
Abardair, s. m. (from abair.) A dictionary.
Abardaiuiche, s. m. (from abardair.) A lexicographer.
AiiARTACH, a. (^from abair.) Bold, daring, forward, impu-
dent, talkative. Cum. and sup. abartaiclie, more or must bold.
Abartachd, s. f (from abair.) A mode of speech; an
idiom ; talkativeness.
AnARTAiR (//-om abair), s. A dictionary.
Abautairiciie, s. »i. (y}-om abartair.) A lexicographer.
Aber, i. m. (Corn. aber. Hcb. habar, to join together;
haber, a companion ; heber, a junction ; Chald. Syr. Ethiop.
habar, to unite.) A place where two or more streams
meet, a confluence, a conflux, as Aberfeldy ; a place where
a river falls into the sea, as Aberdeen, in Scotland ;
Aberistwyth, in Cardiganshire. " Sen mari," says Box-
horn, " sen duo fluvii junctis aqnis consociantur, locus in
quo fit ha'c conjunclio Britannicè vocatur aber." The place
where a river falls into the sea, or where two rivers join,
is, in the old British tongue, called aber. Boxhorn seems
to think that aber is a Phenician word. In some districts
of the Highlands, as Breadalbane and Strathtay, this word
is improperly pronounced obair.
Abu, i. m. A landing net; a sack net; an instrument,
t Abh, s. m. Water. Tonq. hài, sea. Shans. ab, and aw,
water. Arab, ahha, pool. Pers. awe. Or. jEol. à(p-ci.
Lat. a-qua. Dan. aae. W. aw. Fr. eau. Cothic, a.
Isl. aa. Low Germ. aa. Swed. a, a rixer. Old Sax.
a, ea, eha. See also An.
Abh, in its original acceptation, is a Jluid, and from this root
are derived all words that nnply fluidity, or the action m motion
of fluids, as well as many words which imply motion. Hence also
aninis, a river, and ahhuinn, a river; properly abti-an, the flowing
element. See also unili.
Abiiac, aic, (more properly abhag.) A terrier ; a dwarf, a
sprite; also, in derision, a petulant person. N. pi. abhaic,
or abhacan.
Abii-ciùil, s f A musical instrument.
Abhacan, n. pi. of abhac. Terriers.
AniiACA9,'«. m. and /! Diversion, sport, ridicule, merriment;
boisterous day. Ball abhacais, a laughing stock. — Stew. Jer.
Vc'M na h-abliacais, a merry fellow, a man for merriment.
I .'VuiiACn, a. .Joyful, glad, humorous; sportful, merry.
Cump. and sup. abhaiche, more or most joyful ; now written
aobhach; which see.
.ABHAICHE, com. and sup. of abhach, more or most joyful.
AniiACiiD, s.f. (from abhach.) .loy, humour, hilarity ; gibe;
irony; jesting'; also capability. Ri h-abhachd, merry
making. — Macint. A togail abhaehd, raising joy. — Old
Song.
Abhachdacii, a. Humorous, merry, joyous, joyful ; jolly,
corpulent; inclineU to gibe, jesting, or raillery. Gu \i-a.h-
\r.ichdi\c\i,joyfuily. — Macint. Com. and sup. abhachdaiche,
more or most humorous.