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difficult; rarely, stout, thick. Sruth gann, a scanty
stream. — Oss. Tern. Mhic an anma ghainne, son of the
little soul. — Oss. Tern. Gun iongantas gann, with no
small zvonder. — Id. Is gann dh'fhalbh e nur — , ^e was
scarcely gone when — ; ach gann, almost. Cow. and sup.
gainne.
Gakxail, s. p?. (Ir.id.) Lattices.
G.iJfXDAU, a. (from gann.; Scarce, rare; also, substan-
tively, scarcity ; hunger.
Ganndas, ais, s. m. A grudge, animosity, malice.
Ganndasach, a, (from ganndas.; Having a grudge, ma-
licious, envious.
GÀXXRAICH, GÀNRAICH, s.f Noise, tumult, din, clamour.
Mar ghannraich eun, like the iioise of birds. — Oss.
Ganntar, air, s. m. See Ganxdau.
Gastair. See Gaixxtir.
GAxRA, Gàxradh, aidh, s. 7n. ('.S'ai. ganra. Ir. gann.)
A gander. N'. pi. ganraidhean.
t Gaod, gaoid, s.f. (Ir. id.) A swan; a leech.
+ Gaod, v. a. (Ir. id.) Wound ; blemish.
Gaodadh, aidhj s. m. A wounding, a blemishing; awound,
a blemish.
GoADiiAR, air, s. m. A hound ; a greyhound. -iV. })l.
gaodhair.
Gaog, gaoig, s. 7n. (Ir. id.) A defect in a thread ; a part
of a thread spun finer than another. — Macint. Defect of
any kind ; evaporation ; staleness ; flatness ; a squint of
the eye. Air dol ghaog, dead. — Shaw. Grown stale.
Gaogach, a. Having defects, as thread or yarn ; flat, stale;
squint-eyed.
Gaogax, ain, s. m., dim. of gaog. (Ir. id.) A part of a
thread spun finer than the rest,
t Gaoi, s.f. (Bisc. gue, a lie.) Wisdom; also, a falsehood.
Gaoid, s.f. A blemish, flaw, or fault; a stain; disease;
rarely, wind, blasts, flatulence. Gun ghaoid, luithout ble-
mish. — Steiv. Ex.
Gaoid'bheixx, s. a mountain in Arran.
Gaoideaxta, a. (Ir. id.) Idle, slothful, sluggish; ble-
mished. — Shaw.
Gaoide.ìXtachd, s.f. Idleness, slothfulness, sluggishness.
Gaoideil, a. (gaoid-amhuil.) Diseased, tabid ; blemished,
t Gaoidheax', in, s. m. (Ir. id.) False colour, counterfeit.
Gaoil, yen. sin^. of gaol. Of love. See Gaol.
t Gaoixe, s.f. (Ir. id.) Goodness, honesty.
Gaoir, s.y. (Gr. yrt^v;, vox. V/. gaii and ga\vT.) Confused
noise, din ; a cry ; the throbbing pain of the toothache.
Gaoir eòin na tuinn, the noise of the sea-foivl.-^ Oss.
Gaoir sa mhaduinn, a en) in the morniny. — ^^eti'. Jer.
Gaoir na chluais, a tingling in his ear. — Stew. 2 K.
Gaoirbh, s.f. (Ir. id.) The paunch of a deer.
Gaoir chatiia, s. A shout set up when on the eve of en-
gaging in battle ; a war-crv.
The Gatl, in common with all wild and warlike people, were
wont to raise a loud and confused cry as they rushed on their ene-
mies in the field. Giraldus Carabrensis, as quoted by Dr. Smith,
observes, that the war-cry of the ancient Irish was Phar-roh ; " lu
congressu PImr-roh quam acerrime clamant." " Barditum ilium
existimo de quo Ammianus," inquit Camden. Any loud clamour
IS still compared to gaoir-chut/m ; and nothing is more common
than for one who is disturbed with the noise of people's voices to
say, Cha chluinnte gaoir-chatha leibh. — Smitli.
Gaoirxeal, eil, s./. C/r. geimeal. Scotch, girnel.; A
granary.
Gaoirxealair, s.f. A granary. — Macd.
Gaois, s.f. Wisdom, prudence.
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Gaoisd, s./. Horses' hair; the hair of beasts; the hair of
any part of the human body except the head. Gaoisd an
eich ghlais, the grey horses hair. — Mac Lach.
Gaoisdeach. a. (from gaoisd.^ Hairy; made of horses'
hair ; like horses' hair.
Gaois DEAX, ein, s. m. A single horse-hair.
Gaoiseax, ein, s. ?«. (Arm. guezen, a tree.) A bush ; a
bunch or tuft of heath or broom, or of any low growing
tufty plant. Gaoisean iosal,a/o!« òmsA. In £reta^ne, they
say, guezen isel.
Gaoiseanach, n. ([/row gaoisean.^ Tufty, bunchy ; in tufts
or bunches. Am fraoch gaoiseanach, the tufty heath.
Gaoisxeach, a. (Ir.id.) Hairy, shaggy, rough. Le 'n
gairdeinibh gaoisneach, with their hairy arms. — Macfar.
Gaoisneax, ein, s. m. A single horse hair. Written also
gaoisdean.
Gaoith, a. (from gaoth.) Windy, flighty, giddy.
Gaoithe, gen. sing, of gaoth. Wind.
Gaoitheax, ein, .f. m. (from gaoth. j A fop; a giddy fel-
low ; a small pipe attached to a bagpipe for inflating it.
Gaoith E AN ACH, a. Airy ; foppish ; giddy. Frangach
gaoitheanach, a foppish Frenchman. — Old Song.
Gaoithreag, eig, i./. A blast.
Gaol, gaoil, s. m. (Ir. id.) Love, fondness; liking; a
person beloved ; rarely, kindred. Theach mo ghaoil !
thou home of my love! — Oss. Taura. Cha 'n fhaic mi rao
ghaol, / do not see my beloved. — Ardar. Thoir gaol, love.
Clann mo mhathar gaoil, tiie children of my beloved mother.
— Mac Lach. Ann an gaol, m love; air ghaol ni math,
for the love of God.
Gaolach, a. (from gaol.^ Dear, beloved; lovely, affec-
tionate, fond. Gaolach am bròn, lovely in grief. — Oss.
Com. Ardar gaolach, beloved Ardar. — Ardar. Com. and
sup. gaolaiche.
Gaolach, aich, s. m. (from gaol.^ A beloved person, a
darling. A caoidh a gaolaich, mourning her beloved. —
Ardar. A ghaolaich, my darling !
Gaolaicii, gen. sing, of gaolach.
Gaolaiche, com. and sup. of gaolach ; which see.
Gaor, s. See G.iorr.
Gaor, v. a. (Ir. id.) Cram, glut. Pret. ghaor, crammed.
G.a.or.\n, ain, s. m. (from gaor. Ir. id.) A glutton ; a
little glutton. — Shaw.
Gaorr, gaoirre, s.f. {Ir. id.) Dung, dirt; ordure con-
tained in the intestines. A mhiouach agus a ghaorr, his
entrails and his dung. — Stezv. Lev.
Gaorsacii, aich, s.f. {Ir.id.) A young wanton. Written
also gairiseach.
Gaors.\chd, s.f. (Ir. id.) Wantonness, lewdness.
t Gaorst.i, s.f. {Ir. id.) A whirlwind.
Gaos, gaois, s. m. {Ir. id.) AVisdom, prudence. — Shtiw.
Gaosmiior, a. {Ir. id.) Wise and pnident. Co>n. and
sup. gaosmhoire.
i Gaoth, s. /. (//'. id.) A dart; the sea: theft; adjec-
tively, prudent.
Gaoth, gaoithe, s.f. (Ir. id.) Wind; also, a shooting pain ;
a stitch ; airiness ; vanity ; rarely, theft ; sea. An ni thig
leis a ghaoithe, falbhaidh e Itis an uisge, what comes by
wind goes by rain. — G. P. Cuir ri gaoth, weather; sgiobal
na gaoithe, the skirts of the ivind. — Oss. Dtithona. Gaoth
chuairtein, o ivhirlwind ; gaoth 'n ear, east wind ; gaoth
'n iar, west wind; gaoth deas, soutii. wind; gaoth tuath,
north wind ; a ghaoth a noir, the east wind ; a ghaoth a
niar, the west wind ; a ghaoth a deas, the south wind ; a