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Fasach, aich, «. m. Stubble. — .S7ia«'.
FisACH, aich, s. m. and/, from fas. (/;•. id.) A wilderness.
a forest or fastness; solitude. Fasach falamb, an emptxj
wilderness. — Sicw. Deitt. Luchd còmhnuidh na fàsaich,
the dwellers of the desert. — Sm. Faogbaid fàsaicb, a fo-
rest hunt. — Oss. Com. Feidh na fàsaich, the furcst-decr.
— Oss. Fin. and Lor. Fasach nam frith, the solitude of
the forests. — Oss. Fing. N. pi. fàsaichean.
FÀSACHADI1, aidh, s. m. (Ir. id.) A depopulating or laying
waste; depopulation.
Fasachadh, aidh, s. rn. Encum1)rance ; an encumbering.
FAsACHAPii, (a), j;r. pur<. of fasaich. Laying waste. 'G a
fàsachadh gu leir, layinij her wholly waste. — Sm.
Fasadh, aidh, s. m. A protuberance.
Fas AICH, V. a. Encumber. — Shaw. Fret. a. dh' fhasaich,
encumbered ; fut. aff. a. fasaichidh.
FÀSAICH, V. a. Lay waste, depopulate, desolate, destroy.
Pret.u. dh' fliàsaich, /«jV/ waste ; fut. aff. a. fasaichidh,
shall lay waste. Fasaichidh mi, / will destroy. — Stcic.
Lev. ref.
FiSAicnEAR, fut. pass, of fasaich. Shall be laid waste.
FXsAiciiTE, p. part, of fasaich. Laid waste, desolated. Ann
am bailtibh fàsaichte, in desolated cities. — Slctv. Job.
FÀSAIL, H. (fàs-amhuil.) /r. fasamhail. Deserted, desolate,
wild, lonely, growing. Aig sruthan fàsail, beside the lonely
streams. — Oss.
Fasair, fasrach, s.f. Harness, equipage. Is olc an t-
each nach giùlan fhasair, he is a bad horse who will not
carry his harness. — G. P.
F.'isALACiiD, S.f Wasteness, desolation ; emptiness; soli-
tude. La fàsalachd, a day of wasteness. — Slew. Zcph.
Fàsalachd, emptiness. — Stew. Is. ref.
FAsAM, (for fasaidh mi.) I will grow. Also, 1 sing, imper.
Let me grow.
FAsAN, ain, s.m. Refuse of grain.
Fasan, ain, s. m. A fashion or custom, manner, habit. A
reir an fhasain, according to fashion; anns an fhasan, in
the fashion ; à-la-mode.
teut. fatsoen. Arm. fe^on. Fr. fa(;on.
Fasanacii, n. Fond of fashion ; fashionable. Gu fasanach,
fashionably. Com. and sup. fasanaiche.
[•'a.santa, a. Customary ; fashionable ; in fashion ; habitual. I
Bain-tighearan fhasanta, a fashionable lady. — R. and
Macfar.
Fasantaciid, s.f. Fashionabknoss, adherence to fashion. |
FAs-BHKANN, bheinn, s.f A desert bill. Ciob nam fas- I
bheann, the rank grass of the di:scrt hill. — Oss. I
FAsniri' AIN, s.f. (/r. fasbbnin.) Stublilc. Mar fhasbhuain, j
like stubble.
I''a8B1Uiai N r.vcii, a. Having stiiljble; having high stubble. |
FAsRiiLAiN icrrr., s.m. A stubbkr ; a creature that grazes
among stubble ; also, a staiTeling ; in ridicule, a probationer
in the Kirk.
l''As-cin:il.o, s.f. Hollow guile ; low cunning. Lal)hair e
gun fliàs-cheilg, he spake without guile. — Old Poem.
FAs-ciioii.i.E, s./. (Ir. id.) Ayoung grove; ayoungwood;a
grovu or wood in the first few years of its growth : hence
the name of the romantic scat of the chief of the Butters, on
the banks of the Tumel, in Perthshire. N.pl. f<\s-choilltean.
Faseacii, adv. Individually, by turns, alternately. Ceòl is
cuilm fa seach, music and feasting by turns. — Oss. Cathluno.
Faso, aisg, s. m. A prison ; a band.
Fasoa, FAsoAnii, aidh, s.m. (fr. id.) A shelter, refuge,
protection ; a shadow ; sparks from red-hot iron. Fasga
na daraig, the shelter of the oak. — Ull. A dhith fasgaidh,
for tvant of shelter. — Stew. Job. Taobh an fhasgaidh, a
lee side.
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FASGArii,a. Calm; sheltered; affording shelter ; screening.
Is fasgach do chùilidh, calm are thy recesses. — Old Song.
FAsGAUAiR, s. m. A cheese-press. Fasgadair càise, a cheese-
press.
Fasgadair, s. m. A Lewis-bird, about the size of a gull.
It flies with great velocity. When it observes the smaller
birds with food in their bills, it immediately pursues them
so closely as to compel them to chop whatever they have,
which it catches easily before it touches the ground.
Fasgadan, ain, s. vi. {Ir. id.) A umbrella; a shade; a
parasol. A", pi. fasgadain.
F vsGADii, aidh, «. m. See Fasga.
FAsGADii, aidh, s. m. A wringing; a pressing, a squeezing.
Fasgadh na sròin, a wringing of the nose.— Stew. Pro.
Gu sinneachan fhàsgadh, to press the teat.— Old Song.
An ni nach gabh nigheadh cha ghabh e fasgadh, what toill
not wash will not wring. — G. P.
Fasgadh, (a), pr. part, of fàisg. Wringing, squeezing,
pressing.
Fasgadhach, a. Sheltering, protecting. Creug flisgadhach,
a sheltering rock. — Old Song.
Fasgaicii, v. a. Shelter; embower. P)•c^n. dh' fhasgaich,
fut. aff. fasgaichidh.
Fasgaidh, a. Sheltered; calm.
Fasgain, v. a. Winnow; sift. Pre/, a. dh' fhasgam, ji'm-
noioed. A dh' fhasgnadh nan cinneach, to winnow the
nations. — Steiu. Is.
Fasgainte, p. pari, of fasgain. Winnowed; sifted.
Fasgair, s. m. A jailor.
Fasgan, ain, s. w?. A winnow; a sieve; a muscle. — Shaw.
N. pi. fasgain. Fasgan an diomhanais, the sieve of vanity .
— Stew. Is.
FAs-ghleann, -ghlinn, .?. f. A desert valley; a lonely
glen. Feidh nam fàs-ghleann, the deer of the desert hill.
— Oss. Com. iV. p/. fàs-ghleanntan.
Fasgnadh, aidh, s. m. A winnowing. Inneal fasgnaidh,
a fan; a winnow ; a %oinnowing machine. — Stew. O. T.
Fasgnadh, (a), pr. part, of fasgain. Winnowing; siftint;.
A fasgnadh eorna, winnowing barley. — Steiv. 0. T.
Fa-sgriobhadh, aidh, s.m. An appendi.x.
Faslach, aich, s. m. A void, space, a vacuity, a vactuim ;
an interstice; instigation. N. pi. faslaicli, vacuities.
t Faslairt, i. Encampment. — Shaw.
FAs-i.oMAiRT, s. f .\n expeditious method of cooking
victuals in tlie stomach of an animal, once practised by the
Gael.
FAsMiioiuE, com. and sup. of fàsndior. More or most
desolate.
FAsMiiOR, a. Lonely, solitary, desolate, desert, waste ; vege-
tative. Com. and sup. fàsmhoire. Gu fàsnihor, desolately.
Fasnag, aig, s.f. A winnow. — Shaw. A pimple.
Fasuadh, aidh, s. vi. Harness.
FASTACHAnn, aidh, s. m. A stopping, a binding, making
fast or secure ; a seizing or apprehending ; a stoppage, a
seizure.
Fastadh, aidh, s. m. A binding, a seizing, a securing.
Fastaich, v. a. (Swcd. fasta.) Bind, secure, make fast.
Pret. a. dh'fhastaich, bound ; fit. aff. a. fastaichidh, shall
bind.
FAHiAicnrr, p. part, of fastaich. Bound, secured, made fast.
Fastaidm, v. a. More frequently written yàs<a(c/i.
FAth, s. 7«. (/r. id.) A cause, a reason, occasion ; oppor-
tunity ; ambush ; rarely, skill ; a poem ; field; heat; breath.
Fàth iongantais, a cause of woiatrr. — Sm. Fàth airson
fala, opportunity for bloodshed. — Stew. Mic. A fcithcamh
am fàth, lying in ambush. — Stew. Pro.