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SOCRAICHTE
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SOrSGEULAICIIE
ar, the evening settled, got moderate ;
sliocraich e fichead pund sassannach urra
'sa bhliadhiia, he settled an annnity of
twenty pounds on her; shocraich e
chridhc air sin, he Jìjced his heart on
that ; appease, assuage ; shocraich 'fiiearg,
his rage subsided ; arrange, adjust ; shoc-
raich ean gnothach sin, he adjusted that
business, arranged that affair ; level,
make even ; socraich an t-àite so, level
or mal-e even this place.
SocRAicHTE, sòchg'-rèch-tyà, adj. settled,
arranged, &c. ; made level, or even ; es-
tablished, fixed upon ; a chridhe soc.
raichte air peacadh. Ins heart Jixed, or
bent on sin ; tha'n t-àite sin socraichte,
that place is levelled, made even.
Sod, sod, n. m. steam. A'. ; stout person.
SoDAN, sod'-an, n. m. complaisance, ex-
pression of happiness by gesture at
meeting ; air son sodain riutsa, out of
sheer complaisance to you ; fawning ;
rinn an cu sodan ris, the dog fawned
upon him.
SoDANACH, sod'-an-ach, adj. complaisant.
SoDAR, sod'-ur, n. m. trotting horse. H.
Society.
SoDARBHROCHAN, sod'-ut-v/iroch-an, n.
thick gruel.
SoG, sog, n. m. good humour; na biodh
sog air, were he in good humour ! merri-
ment. H.
Soon, sò'-gh', n. m, luxury, delicious fare.
SocHALAcnn, sògh'-al-achg, n. m. luxuri-
ousness, sumptuousness, deliciousness.
SoGHAiL, s6'-ghal, a. delicious, luxurious.
SoGHAR, sò'-ghur, adj. luxurious, delici-
ous.
SoiLLEARAcnADH, s6èlJy"-ar2-X, pt. getting
clear or dawning ; elucidating, manifest-
ing ; n. m. elucidation, dawn ; anns an t-
soillearachadh, about the dawn ; an latha
a" soillearachadh, th'e day dawning.
SoiLLEARACHD, sòèlly"-aèr'-achg, n. f.
brightness, shrewdness, conspicuousness,
clearness.
SoiLLEiR, sòèlly'-aèr, adj. clear, evident,
plain ; tha sin soilleir, that is evident or
obvious ; latha soilleir, clear day ; lim-
pid, transparent, conspicuous; soilleir
mar chriostal, clear as crystal. Bible;
sruth soilleir, limpid stream ; a' deanadh
soilleir a' ghnothaich, making the business
conspicuous; shrewd, clear-sighted.
SoiLLEiRicH, sòèlly'-aèr-èch, v. elucidate,
manifest, make evident, explain ; a' soill-
eireachadh a ghnothaich so dhomh, eluci-
dating, or making this affair evident to
me.
SoiLLSE, sa6èllsh'-shà, n./. flash of light;
a luminary; light of the sun ; light from
heaven.
SoiLLSEACii, saocllsh'-ach, a. bright ; n.f.
eye-bright.
SoiLLSEAcflADH, saoellsh'-shech-X, pt. en-
lightening, gleaming ; n.f. elucidation,
explanation.
SoiLLSicH, sauellysh'-ech, v. enlighten,
dawn.
SoiLLsiRE, sa6ellsh'-ur-a, n. m. a lantern.
So-ioMcnAR, so'-em-ach-ur, a. easily borne.
SoiR, sòèr, n. m. bag. 31' F. ; adv. adj.
east, eastward. A''.
SoiRBH, soèrvv, adj easily accomplished ,
easy; ni soirbh, an easy thing, a thing
easily accomplished; gentle, good-natu-
red, docile; duine soirbh, tractable, do.
cile, or a good-tempered person ; kind ;
urbane. Gillies.
SoiRBHE, sOer'-a, n. m. easiness; deg. ea-
sier, &e.
SoiRBHEACHADH, s6erv'-ach-X, pt. succeed-
ing, prospering ; n.m. success, prosperity :
soirbhiachadh math leat, great success,
or prosperity to you.
SoiRBHEACHD, s6èrv'-achg, n.f. easiness.
SoiRBHEAS, soèr'-as, n.m. wind; easiness,
quietness, gentleness, docility, success.
SoiRBHicii, s6èrv'-èch, v. n. succeed, pros-
per; deamar a soirM/cft leat, how did
you succeed ? shoirbheachaidh leis gach ni
a ni e, every thing he doth shall pros-
per.
SoiRE, SOer'-a, n. m. vessel, womb. Bible.
SoiREANN, soèr'-unn, n.f. calm weather.
Sois, sosh, adj. fond of case, snug.
SoiSE, shàoèsh'-à, n.f. a bolis, or ball of
fire, moving majestically in the heavens,
and often near the earth.*
SoisEAtTA, sosh'-allt-a, adj. fond of ease,
effeminate, unmanly.
SoisEALTACHD, sosh'-allt'-achg, n.f. indul-
gence in ease or effeminacy.
SoisGEl'L, saòèsh'-skèll, n.m. gospel ; (from
sois, a meteor, or bolis, and sgeul, tid-
ings, i. e. the history of the star in the
horizon.)
.SoiscEi'LAcn, sa&èsh'-skell-ach, a. evange-
lical ; bringing good news or tidings ;
evangelical.
Soisc.EULAicHE, saoèsli'-skèll-èch-à, n m.
evangelist.
• These are very common in the Highlands, and
are supposed to presage the death of some person.
age, or the fall of some nation. Soise Tragh-
Ghrunairt was a remarkable one, being seen in the
vicinity of the place where the memorable battle
of " Latha-Tragh-Ghrunairt" was fought— so de-
cisive of the fate of the Macleans, in their struggle
for the ascendant, against MACDONALD OF
THE ISLES,thenephewof"LACHLAN-MOR,-
the leader of the conquered partv — See FEUDS
OF THE CLANS