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Uaireadair-greixe, s. m. A sun-dial.
Uaireadairiche, s. ?n. A olockmaker ; a watchmaker.
Uaireil, a. (uair-amhuil.) Hourly, horary. /;■. uair-amhail.
Lat. horalis. W. awrawl.
Uairibh, adv. Sometimes, at times.
Uairibii, (air), arfu. Sometimes, at times. See Uair.
Uair-lan, ain, s. m. A sun-dial.
Uair-òir, s. Aurora, morning ; Zi<eraZZy, the golden-hour.
Aurora itself seems to be uurca lioru, the golden hour, a name de-
scriptive of the golden hue of the eastern clouds in early morning.
t Uais, a. {It. id.) Noble, well descended. — Shaw.
Uaisle, cotn. and stip. of uasale. (/;•. id.) More or most
noble.
Uaìsle, s./. Nobility.
Uaisleaciiadh, aidh, s. m. (/;■. id.) An ennobling, a dig-
nifying.
Uaisleachadii, (ag), pr. part, of uaislich. Ennobling, e\-
alting.
Uaisleaciid, s./. Nobility, gentility ; pride.
Uaislean, s. pi. {It. id.) Gentry, nobility, nobles. Dh'
ionnsaidh nan uaislean, to the nobles. — Stew. 1 K.
Uaislich, I', a. (uaisligh.) Ennoble, exalt, dignify. Pret.a.
Dh' uaislich; fat. aff. uaislichidh, shall ennoble ; fat. pass.
uaislichear, shall be ennobled.
Uaisliciite, p. part, of uaislich. Ennobled, exalted, dig-
nified.
Uait, com/), pron. {Ir. id.) From thee, from ofT thee, de-
scended from thee. Thig uait, come forward, said in de-
fiance ; ciod a tha uait? lohat do you want? tha uait a
hhi falbh, yoit had better be gone.
Uaitii, Uaithe, camp. pron. From him, from it. Ciod a
tha uaith ? whit does he want ? thigeadh e uaithe, let him
come funvard, said in defiance ; Ciod bheir la uaith, what
a day may bring forth. — Stew. Pro. Chuige is uaith, to
and fro.
Uaitiie-san, einphat. form of uaith.
L'allacii, a. {from uaille.) Ir. id. Conceited, airy, proud,
arrogant, vain-glorious ; ostentation ; gallant. Cathuil
uallach 'teachd, gallant Cathuln coming. — Oss. Cathula.
Gu h-uallach, proudly. Com. and sup. uallaiche.
Uallach, aich, s. f. {Ir. ualach.) A burden, a load, an
oppressive weight ; a heavy charge. Is eutrom an t-ual-
lach, mo ghradh, light is the burden, my love. — Oss. Gaul.
Uallach an tighe, the charge of the house. — Stew. 1 K. Is
trom an uallach an aois, age is a heavy burden. — G. P.
More frequently written eallach; which see.
Uallach A DH, aidh, s. tn. A burdening, a loading, or en-
cumbering.
Lallaciiadh, aidh, *'. ra. A making conceited or arrogant,
a becoming conceited, airy, or arrogant.
Uallaciiag, aig, s. f. A coquette — {Macfar. Voc.) ; an
airy, conceited girl. N. pi. uallachagan.
I-'Allachax, ain, s. m. {Ir.id.) A showy stripling; a gal-
lant; a coxcomb ; a fop ; a swaggerer.
Lallaciias, ais, s. w. Conceit; airiness; vanity; gallan-
try; foppery; rarely lewdness.
Uallach D, s.f. Conceitedness, airiness, showiness, osten-
tation.
L'allaicii, v. a. {Ir. ualaigh.) Load, burden. Dh' ual-
laich, loaded; fut. aff. uallaichidh, shall load; p. part.
uallaichte.
Uallaich, v. a. and n. Make conceited, become conceited.
Jàllaiu, s. m. A coxcomb.
Jam, comp. pron. From me ; away from me. Com' a
spionadh thusa nam, why wert thou torn from me. — Ull.
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Uam sumainte nam blàr, from me be [arvay with] the
thoughts of battles. — Oss. Gaul. Uam grian is madainn is
samhradh, far from me be sun, morn, and summer. — Oss.
Derm. A sior acain na bheil uam, aye deploring them who
arc away from me. — Old Poem. Tha sin uam, / want that.
Uamh, uamha, s.f. (Ir. uamh.) A cave, a cavern, a den ;
a grave. Uamh-thahnhainn, a subterraneous cavern ; Ir.
uamh-thalmhan.
Uamhacii, a. Full of caves or caverns ; cavernous.
Uamhaidh, s.f. A cave, cavern, or den. N. pi. uamh-
aidhean.
Uamiiaidheach, a. Full of caves or caverns; like a cave-
or cavern.
Uamiiainn, gen. sing, of uamhann; which see.
Uamhais, gen. sing, of uamhas.
Uamhann, ainn, s. /«. Dread, terror, dismay; horror;
amazement. Righ nan uamhann, the king of' terrors. —
Stew. Job. Uamhann a bhlàir, the terror of battle. — Fin-
galian Poem. Tuitidh uamhann orra, amazement shall
fall on them. — Stciv. Ex.
Uamhann, a. Dreadful, terrible, horrible. Chaidh Fionn
a sios le tartar uamhann, Fingal descended with terrible
noise. — Oss. Manos.
Uamhannach, a. {from uamhann.) Dreadful, terrible, hor
rible, shocking. Le tartar uamhannach na mara, with the
dreadful noise of sea. — Fingalian Poem. Gu h-uamhan-
nach, dreadfully. Com. and sup. uamhannaiche.
Uamiiarr, uamharra, a. Proud, arrogant ; terrible, dire-
ful, shocking; loathsome, abominable ; excessive.
Uamhaurach, a. See Uamharu.
Uamiiarracud, s.y. Pride, arrogance ; direfulness; loath-
someness ; abominableness ; excessiveness. Chunnaic mi
uamharrachd, / saw [a horrible thing] abomination. — Stetv.
Jer.
Uamharradii, a. Proud; abominable; direful; disgust-
ful, loathsome, excessive.
Uamhas, ais, s. m. {Ir. uathmhas.) Dread, horror, dismay,
astonishment.
Uamhasach, a. (Ir. uathmhasach.) Dreadful, awful, hor-
rible ; astonishing ; shocking. Com. and sup. uamhas-
aiche.
Uamhasachd, s.f. Dreadfulness, horribleness ; astonish-
ment; abominableness.
Uamhunn. See Uamhann.
Uamhunnach, a. See Uajihannach.
Uan, uain, s. 7«. A lamb. A'^. /;/. uain. Leum cnocain beag
mar uan, little hills leaped like lambs. — Sm. Croicionn
uam, a lambskin ; Arm. crochen oan.
Gr. accusative, oHy. Sclav, outii. Ir. uan. Arm. oan.
Corn. on.
Uanach, a. Agnal; like a lamb; abounding in lambs;
lamb-producing. Bhealtuinn uanach, lamb-prodzicing May.
— Macfar.
Uanach D, s.f. {Ir. id.) Yeaning.
Uanan, ain, s. m. {dim. of uan.) A little lamb, a young
lamb. Uanan do dh' uachdran nan Dia, a young lamb to
the chief of the gods. — Mac Lach.
Uan-cAisg, s. ?k. a paschal lamb.
Uapa, comp. pron. From them, from amongst them ; away
from them. Thainig mi uapa, / came from them ; ciod a
tha uapa ? what do they want ( Thigeadh iad uapa, let them
come forward, said in defiance ; tha uapa bhi falbh, tluy
had better be gone.
Uapa-san, emphat. form of uapa.
Uarach-mhui.laicii, s.f. (Ir.id.) The herb devil's-bit.
— Macfar. Voc.
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