Skip to main content

‹‹‹ prev (696)

(698) next ›››

(697)
U A C
U A G
manner. Arsa Fionn gu tiirsach, said Fingal sorrowfullij.
— Oss. Dutiiona.
TÒESACHD, s. f. Sadness, melancholy, dejection, heaviness.
TuRSARAix, s.f. Greater stitch-work. Stellaria holostea.
TuRSGAiR, s.y. (Ir.id.) Equipage.
TuRSGAX, s. pi. Imjjlements.
TuRTAN, ain, s. m. (Ir. id.) A sod, a turf.
TuRTUR, uir, s. jii. A turtle. N. pi. turturan; d. pi. tur-
turaibh. A thabhartas do thurturaibh, his offering of tur-
tles. — Stew. Lev.
TÙRVS, uis, s. 7«. and y. {Ir. id.) A journey, a travel, a
vovage ; a course. Tha 'n turus mòr, the jouriiey is great.
— Stew. 1 K. Turus soirhheasach, a prosperoiis journey.
Steiv. Rom. Chriochnaich mi mo thùras, / have finished
my journey. — Stew. Tim. Turas mhath leat, a good jour-
ney to you. N. pi. tùrusan.
TÙRUSACii, a. Of, or pertaining to, a journey or voyage ;
pedestrian.
TÙRUSACH, aich, s. m. A traveller, a pilgrim.
TÙRUSACHD, s. /. Travelling; pedestrianism ; pilgrimage.
TÙRUSAICIIF., s. m. (from turus.) A traveller, a pilgrim ;
a pedestrian.
TÙRUSAN, ain, s. m. (Ir. id.) A traveller, a pilgrim.
TuRUSGAR, s. Giblets; equipage.
TCs, tiVis, s. m. (Ir. id.) A beginning, a commencement,
an origin; the foremost part, as the front or van of an
army. An tùs m' aimsir bha mi baoth, in the beginning
of my life I teas foolish. — Old Song. Tils na teugbhoil,
the front of battle. — Fingalian Poem. Helen tùs ar craidli,
Helen the origin of our sorrow. — Mac Lach. Air thus, at
first, foremost ; air thus a shioigh, in front of his army. —
Mac Lach. Air thus is air thoiseach,_//-s< and foremost.
TusA, emphat. form of tu. (Ir. id.) Thou. Is tusa aon
diubh, thou art one of them. — Oss. Duthona.
Tus-AiNM, s. m. A patronymic.
Tus-AiNMEACii, a. Patronymic. — Macfar. Voc.
t TusARNACH, aich, s. m. (Ir. tus-ornach.) A parricide.
TusG, tuisg, s.f. A tooth, a tusk, a fang — (Sm.) N.pl. tuisg.
Tuisg nan leomhann, the lions' teeth. — Steiu. Ps. See
also TosG.
Tlsgacii, a. (from tusg.) Having large teeth ; tuskv,
fanged.
t Tusgairn, s. /. (Ir.id.) Fiction,
t Tusgarnadh, aidh, s. m. (Ir. id.) Fiction. — Shaw.
Tus-mhuinntir, s.f. Aborigines, or earliest inhabitants
of a country.
Tut ! An expression indicative of impatience.
Tt>T, s. A silent ^afws ; also, a stink.
TÒTACH, a. (Ir. tùtach, dirty.) Stinking; breaking wind
silently. Com. and sup. tutaiche.
TOtacii, aich, s.f. A sounding horn. See also Dlbh-
TACII.
TÙTAICIIE, cotn. and sup. of tiitach.
TiTiiAN, ain, s.f. (Ir. id.) A slut.
TÙTI1T, s. See Tut.
TiTiiTACii. See Tùtach.
u.
U, (uir.) The eighteenth and last letter of the Gaelic alpha-
bet. According to the Irish Grammarians it takes its name
from uir, heath ; or from iubhar, yew. It has three sounds :
long, like oo in moon ; as, tilr, a tower ; stiir, dust ; short,
like M in push; as, ur, a child; urram, honour ; short and
obscure, like u in rut, cup ; as, mur, if not ; gun, without ;
mun, before.
JA, prep. (Ir. id.) From.
,'abhais, gen. sitig. of uabhas.
Jabhann, ainn, s. m. Fright, terror, horror. Ghabh mi
uabhann, I teas horrified.
Ir. uabhann. W. ovan. Arm. Corn. oun. Bisc. owna.
'abiiann'ach, a. Frightful, terrible, horrible. Gu h-uabh-
aimàch, frightfully. Com. and sup. uabhannaiche.
'abhar, air, s. m. (Ir. id.) Pride, insolence ; pomp ;
heat — (Macfar. Voc); Luchd uabhair mhalluichte, the
cursed proud. — Sm. Airson an uabhair, /oc their pride. —
Stew. Zeph. See also Uamhah.
iBHARACn, n. (Ir.id.) Proud, haughty, arrogant ; ter-
rible. Gu h-uabharach, proudly. Com. and sup. uabhar-
aiche, more or most proudly.
iBiiARR, a. Proud, haughty, insolent; raging; terrible.
Stoirm uabharr steuda Lochlainn, the raging storms of the
toaves of Lochlin. — Ull. See also Uamiiar.
ABHAs, ais. See Uamiias.
ABiiASACii. See Uamiiasach.
ABHEisT, s. m. A monster, a wild beast. Mar uabheist
anns na cuantaibh, like a monster in the seas. — Stew. Ez.
N. pi. uabheistean.
«iiDAR, air, s. 7n. (Ir. id.) The top, surface, or upper
part of any thing; cream. O uachdar gu h-iochdar, /com
top to bottom ; an uachdar carraigh, on the surface of a
Ò75
rock. — Orr. An uachdar, above, aboard ; an uachdar fa
seach is an iochdar, above and below alternately. — Oss.
Fin. and Lor. Lamh an uachdar, superiority , upper-hand,
the upper grapple in wrestling ; Uachdar-tire, Ochtertyre,
a place in Perthshire.
Uachdar, air, s. m. (Ir.id.) Mountain sanicle.
Uaciidauacii, Uaciidrach, a. (Ir. id.) Uppermost,
highest ; creamy, producing cream. A Bhealtuinn uach-
drach, cream-producing May. — Macfar. Com. and sup.
uachdaraiche.
Uachdaraciid, Uachdraciid, s.f. Supremacy, superio-
rity.
Uachdaraiche, Uachdraiche, com. andsKp. See Uach-
DARACH.
Uachdaran, Uachdran, ain, s.m. (yVow uachdar.) Ir.id.
A ruler, a governor, a superior, a prince. A bhios na
uachdaran, ivho shall be a ruler. — Stew. Mic. Ni mi e na
uachdaran, / will make him a prince. — Steiv. 1 K. N. pi.
uachdarain.
Uachdaraxachd, Uachdranachd, s.f. (Ir.id.) Rule,
dominion, government, superiority, supremacy, principa-
lity. Bithidh uachdaranachd agad air, thou shalt rule over
him. — Stetv. Gen. Biodh uachdranachd aca, let them have
dominion. — Id.
Uadh, uaidh, s.f. See Uagh.
Uadhach, a. See Uaghacii.
Uadhaidh. See Uaghaidh.
Uadh-chritiie, s.f. Horror, dread, terror.
Uagh, uaigh, s. /. (Ir.id.) A cave, a cavern, a den ; dread;
terror.
Uacshach, a. Full of caves, caverns, or dens; dreadful,
terrible.

Images and transcriptions on this page, including medium image downloads, may be used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence unless otherwise stated. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence