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GAL
cock crowing ; gairm challan, the noise of hounds in the
chase.
Arm. garm. Ir. gairm. W. garm. Hence the Latin
carmen, a song. Also, ^a^ftn of the Greeks, meaning both
a battle tmd jo;/ ,(Tom the circumstance of the bards singing
a war-song before battle. Tacitus says of the Germans,
who resembled the Gael in many respects, Ituri in prselia
canunt, on the eve ofjightiag they sing.
Gairmax, ain, s. f. (Ir. garmaiu.) A weaver's beam.
A shleagh mar ghairmain, his spear like a iceaver's beam. —
Stew. Sam.
Gairmeadair, s. m. (Ir. garmadoir.) A crier, a pro-
claimer.
Gairmear, eir, s. m. A crier.
Gairmeaxacii, ich, s. 7«. (Ir.id.) The vocative case.
Gairxeal. See Gaoirxeal.
Gaihneag, eig, s.f. A noisy little stream.
Gairnealair, s. TO. A gardener. A^ pJ. gairnealairean.
Gairnealaireaci:d, s. f. The business or calling of a
gardener.
Gair-fiiitiieacii, ich, s. m. A vulture, a raven.
Gairuigeach, a. Rocky, rough; more properly car-
raigeach.
Gairseacii, ich, s.f. (Ir. id.) A bawd; a woman; a
drivelling prostitute.
Gairseaciid, s.f. Lewdness, bawdiness, debauchery.
Gairsealachd, s.f. (Ir. gairsamhlachd.) Lewdness, de-
baucherv, bawdiness.
Gairseax, ein, s. A scold, a shrew.
Gairseil, a. (Ir. gairsamhail.) Lewd, whorish ; nasty,
indecent.
Gairsgeal, eil, s. m. A rabble; a band of worthless
persons.
Gairsneacii, a. Lewd, debauched, bawdy ; horrible ; nasty.
Gu gairsneach, bawdity. Com. and sup. gairsniche.
GAiRSNEACiiD,s.y. Lcwdncss, bawdiness, bebauchery, nasti-
ness, indecency.
Gairsxeag, eig, s. f A lewd female, a bawd
gairsneagan.
Gairteag, eig, s.f A CTab-tree; pyrus 7nalus.
Gairte, s.f. (Ir. id.) A narrow path. — Shaw.
Gair-theas, s. m. {Ir. id.) Scorching heat ; reflected
heat ; the glittering reflection of the sun, as from the sur-
face of water.
fGAiSjS./. (Ir.id.) A torrent, a stream ; a surfeit.
Gais, s. /. (Ir.id.) Cloyraeut, satiety ; a surfeit,
t Gais, s. f A spear, a weapon. This is an ancient Celtic
word, which, though not much in use among the Gael, is
found in several derivatives; as, gaisge, valour, and gais-
geach, a hero.
Gr. yàia-a and yairo;, a weapon. Arab, gaish. Heb.ghh.
Lat. gsesum, a weapon peculiar to the Gauls, as the pilum
was to the Romans, and sarissa to the LacedKmonians.
See also Geis.
Gaisd, gaisde, s./. (Ir.id.) A snare or trap; wile, cunning;
a trick.
Gaisde, a. (Ir, id.) Armed, accoutred. — Shaw.
Gaisdeax, ein, s. m. (from gaisd.) A cunning fellow ; a
deceiver or cheat ; a snare.
Gaisdiche, s. m. (Ir. id.) A deceiver; a painter.
Gaise, s.f. A flaw or blemish, injury; boldness, valour;
a withering, a blasting.
Gaiseach,
witherint
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N. pi.
(from gaise.) Blemished, injured; blasting,
Gaiseadh, idh, s. m. A blemish or flaw, injury; bravery;
a blasting or withering. Eutrom gun ghaiseadh, lively,
without blemish. — Old Song. Buailidh se e le gaiseadh, Ae
will strike him with blasting. — Stew. Deut. ref.
t Gaiseax, ein, s. m. (Ir. gaisin.) A scanty crop.
G.\isG, gaisge, s.f. (Ir. id. from gais.j Bravery; a feat
of arms ; might ; a slope ; a place called Gask. Clann na
gaisge, the sons of bravery.- — Orr. Do ghahge, thy might.
— Stew. 2 K. ref.
Gaisgeach, ich, s. m., from gaisg. (Ir. gaisgidheach.)
A warrior, hero, champion. Gaisgeach liath, a hoary
warrior. — Oss. Croma. Voc. sing, ghaisgich.
Gaisgeachd, s.f. (from gdiistg.) Heroism, bravery; feats
in arms.
Gaisgealachd, s. f. (Ir. gaisg-amhaileachd.) Heroism,
braven,-.
Gaisgeanta, a. (from gaisg.) Heroic, brave, warlike. Gu
gaisgeanta, bravely.
Gaisg EIL, a. (gaisg-amhuil.) Heroic, Ijrave, warlike. Is
gaisgeil ur mor-thionail cheud, brave are your gatherings
of hundreds. — Old Song.
Gaisidh, s. m. (Ir. id.) A stream.
Gaist, u. a. Ensnare, trepan, deceive, trick. Pre^ a. ghaist ;
fut. aff. gaistidh, shall ensnare.
Gaiste, s.y. (Ir.id.) A snare, gin, trap ; a trick, a wile.
Gaisteacii, a. (from gaiste.) Full of snares; entrapping;
cunning, wilv.
Gaisteag, eig, s.y. (rf«m. of gaiste.) A snare, a gin, a trap ;
a trick or wile ; a cunning female. — Shaw.
Gaisteagach, a. Cunning.
Gaistean", ein, s. m. A deceiver, a wily fellow.
Gaistean-cloich, s. to. A certain little bird of the size
of a wren. — Shaic.
Gaiteax, ein, s. m. A brief, an abridgement.
Gaitiieax, ein, s. m. A straight branch; an oar. A gaitheau
reithe, her smooth oars. — Macfar.
f Gal, s. m. (Ir. id. Dan. gal, raging.) Warfare; slaughter.
Gal, gail, s. m. (Ir. id.) Smoke, vapour; a gale, a puff, a
blast or flame of straw ; kindred.
Gal, s.f. (Ir. id. Box. Lex. galor, weeping.) Weeping,
lamentation. Is beag eadar do ghal is do ghàire, there is
but little between your weeping and your mirth. — G. P.
Written also gul.
Gal, I'. 71. Cry, weep. Pret. ghuil,itpp<; fut. aff. a. guilidh,
siiall weep.
Galabhas, ais, s. m. (Ir.id.) A parasite; a glutton; a
flatterer.
Galacii, aich, s. m. (Ir.id.) Bravery, courage. — Shaw.
t Galach, a. Brave, courageous ; sorry. Com. and sup.
galaiche.
Galad, aid, s.f. A girl, a lass, a young girl. Voc. sing.
a ghalad, my girl.
Galadach, a. Girlish, queanish.
Galadachd, s.f. Girlishness; queanishness.
Galaix, gen. sÌ7ig. and n. pi. o/galan.
Galan, ain, s. m. (Ir.id.) A gallon; noise; limiult; an
enemy. N. pi. galain.
Galaxach, a. (Ir. id.) Noisy, tumultuous.
Galaxx, ainn, s. m. An enemy. — Shaw.
Galapaixx, s./. Gallopping.
Galapaixx, v. a. and n. Gallop.
Galar, air, s. »2. (Ir.id. Corn. g3.la.Ton,pa7igs.) Disease;
malady. Galar francach, the venereal; galar fuail, the
gravel; salar gasda, a flux ; galar mòr, a plague; galar
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