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

GAB
GAB
's na saighdearan, /le enlisted; gabh le, side wtth; gabh
leis, side with him.
Gabha-bheil. See GABiiADir-nHEiL.
GÀBIIACII, aich, s./. Danger; emergency. Am gabhaich,
time of danger.
Gabhach, a. Dangerous, perilous. — Shaiv. Contr. for
gabhaidheach.
Gabhadan, ain, s. m. ('/rom gabh.; A receptacle, a store-
house.
Gabhadh, 3 sing, and pi. imp. a. of gabh. Gabhadh e, let
him take ; gabhadh iad, let them take.
GAbiiadii, aidh, s. f. (Ir. gnhha.) Danger; needy; jeo-
pardy ; want ; surprise, wonder. A charaid ri gabhaldh,
his friend in danger. — Oss. Derm. Is gàtfliadh learn, / am
surprised. Ri am gàbhaidh, in time of need. — Old Song.
An gabhadh 's gach uair, in jeopardy every hour. —
Stew. 1 Cor.
GÀBHADII, GÀBnAiDii,o. Dangerous; dreadful ; wonderful ;
surprising; frugal. Bu ghàbhaidh, iomachd, dreadful was
his conduct. — Ardar. Is gàbhaidh an ni e, it is a wonder-
ful thing. Bu ghabhaidh an iomairt, dreadful was their
strife. — Ull. Is gabhadh leam thu, / am surprised at
you.
GÀBI1ADH-BIIEIL, s. /. A Druidical trial by the ordeal of
fire ; literally, the jeopardy of Bel, the god of the Druids :
hence it comes to denote any kind of danger, emergency,
hazardous situation; hazard of such a nature that one's
escape is a miracle.
Tlie Druids used the ordeal of fire in cases where the innocence
of an accused person could not be ascertained by evidence. They
obliged that person to walk, barefooted on tlie hot ashes and embers
of tlie Samh-theine, or iire of peace. If they had any ground to be-
lieve him innocent, yet, if the muUitude were impressed with an
opinion of his guilt, they, to make a shev/ of rigour and impartiality,
passed sentence of punishment on him ; but, with the craftiness of
their character, and the ever-scheming trickery of their profession,
they privately provided him with anointment well known among the
ancients, (see Ovid, book ii. fable 1, and Servius, on line 78 of the
eleventh il'.neid,) and among modern jugglers, by an aiijilication of
which to his feet and hands, he could go tlirough the ordeal unin-
jured, and thus establisli his innocence. Dr. Smith thinks it pro-
bable that Paul tlie Apostle, who might have seen this trial among
the nations whicli he travelled through, alludes to it in 1 Cor.
iii. 15.
Gabiia-dlbii, s. m. A balm-cricket. — Mncd.
Gabiiacan, ain, s. m. A titling; tlie smull bird that is
observed following the cuckoo.
Gabhaibii, 2 pi. imp. a. of gabh. Take ye, receive ye,
Na gabhaibh geilt no sgà, be not terrified nor dismayed.
— S»i .
GÀDIIAIDII, gen. sing, of gidihadh.
Gabiiaidh, fut. off. a. of galih. Shall or will take. See
G.\Bii. Cr. Ion. KUTTiu, shall take.
GÀBIIAIDII, a. See GÀB1IAD1I.
Gabiiail, s. f. The act of seizing, catching, receiving,
betaking; a lease; spoil, conquest, a seizure, a capture;
a taking fire, a kindling; a barn ; a yoking; a course or
direction ; a tenure. Cuir an gabhail, kindle, set on fire.
A cluimas a gabhail gun dad iuasgain, wlio preserves her
course without agitation. — Macdon.
W. gavael, a hold. Corn, gacl and gavel, to bind.
/r. gabhail. Germ, gabcl, tribute. Anglo-Sax. '^ixl'A, tax.
Span, gabela. From gabhail conies, very prolialily, kcvil, a
lot or portion. Necjuc lot ncquc kcvil. — Slalula Cildce,
ch. XX.
ABiiAiL, (a), pr. part, of gabh. Taking: catching; ac-
cepting; seizing; receiving; kindling; it is also used in
the sense of motion ; as, am bochd a gabhail seacli, the
poor man passing by. — Sm. A gabhail gnothuich, meddling,
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being a busy body. — Sicu-. Thess. Gun ghabhail ri saorsa,
without accepting salvation. — Stetv. Hcb. A gabhail na
pioba, smoking a pipe.
Gabiiail-cixe, s. f. Gavelkind, an old statute by which
the land belonging to any house was distributed among its
members.— .SAajt'.
Gabhail-fearraixx, s.y. A farm ; a lease.
Gabh AIN X, I sing.pret. sub. of gabh.
G ABiiAixN, (;.gabhna, con<r. forgabhainne, s. m. A yearling,
a sturk, a steer; also, a smith. In this last sense, the
general orthography is gobhadh or gobhainn. Gabhainn, in
the sense of a steer, is also wrilten gamhuinn ; which see.
Gabhal, ail, s. (/)'. gabhal.; See Gobiial.
GAbhaltach, aich, s. m. A lessee, or the person to whom
a lease is given ; in Scotland, called tacksman.
Gabiialtacii, a. {from gabhail.) Ready to grasp or catch;
infectious. Com. and sup. gabhaltaich, more or most
infectious.
Gabhaltaciid, s. f. A readiness to grasp or catch; in-
fectiousness.
G.\bhaltaiciie, s. m. .See Gabiialtacii, s.
Gabhaltaiciie, corn, and sm/>. of gabhaltach. More or most
infectious.
Gabiialtas, ais, s. vi., from gabh. {Ir. gabhaltus.) Cap-
tured or conquered land ; land rented from a proprietor ;
land in tack ; land divided amongst a tribe.
Gabham, 1 sing. pr. imp. of gabh. Let me take. Also,
1 sing. fut. aff. a. for gabhaidh mi. 1 shall or will take.
See Gabii.
Gabiiann, ainn, s. rn. {Ir. gabhann. Dan. gaben, yawning.)
Flattery, sycophancy ; prating, tattling ; also, a gaol or
prison. Làn do gahhaììu, full of smooth flattery. — Sm.
Is mil o'n bheartach an gabhann, sweet is the prating of the
rich. — G. P.
Gabii ANNACii, a. {Ir. id.) Prene to flatter ; tattling ; ca-
joling; of, or pertaining to, flattery; like a prisoner; of,
or belonging to, a prison. Mar an ceudna gabhannach,
also given to tattling. — Stew. I Tim. Com. and sup. gabh-
annaiche.
Gabiianxaiciie, com. and sup. of gabhannach. I\Iore or
most prone to Hatter.
Gatmìaìì, fut. pass, of gabh. (ia<. capiar.) Shall or will
be taken. See Gabh. Gabhar is often significant of
motion, and in this sense it is used impersonally ; as,
gabhar suas leam, westwards or upwards I proceeded.
Gabhar suas leinn gu mullach an t-sleibh, xvc struck up to
the top of the mountain. — Old Lrgend.
Gabiiau, air, s.f A goal.
Gabhar, gaibhre, s.f. A goat. Croicne ghabhar, goat's
skins. — Stew. Exod.
Gr. Kxv^k. Lat. caper and capra. Also, Gr. ku^v, to
browse. ./Ijvn. gafr, gauvr, a?irf gaour, a (/oai. Corn, gavar.
Ir. gabhar. Manks. gaawr. W. gavyr. Span, and It.
cabretto. Port, cabra. Fr. chèvre.
Gabhar, air, s. m. {Ir. id.) Light; comfort.
Gabharach, a. (/r. gabharach.) Like a goat; of, or re-
lating to, a goat ; skipping.
Gabhar-bhreac, s.f. A buck-snail. — Shaw.
Gabharlann, lainn, s.f. {Ir. id.) A goat-pen.
GABHAR-ADHinit, s.f. (Ir. id.) A snipe.
Gabhar-oidhciie, s.f. {Ir. id.) A snipe.
Gaiuidach, a. Plausible, sly, cunning, deceitful; greedy.
Cimi. and sup. gabhdaiche, more or most plausible. Cho
gabhdach ri mcirleach, as sly as a thief.
Gabhdachi), s. /. {Dan. gautyv.) Plausibleness, sliness.