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SRANN
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SRUTHA1L
Srann, srknn, n.f. a drink as deep as one’s
breath will permit him; v. drink deep.
Srannadh, srann'-A, w. m. great offence.
Sraon, sraon, v. make a false step. H. S.
Sraonadh, sraon'-A, n. m. great offence.
Sraonais, sraon'-ash, n./. greatsnuffiness.
Sraonaiseach, sraon'-ash-ach, a. snuffy.
Srath, srha, n. m. a plain beside a river;
meadow; flat part of a valley; a valley;
luchd-aiteachaidh an t-srath, the inhabi¬
tants of the valley. Bible; in Scotch,
strath; Cornish, srath; Welsh, ysrad ;
Latin, stratum.
Srathach, srha'-ach, adj. full of valleys.
Srath air, srha'-er, n. f. pannier-saddle;
bithidh na caidearan, a’ tighinn air na
srathraichean, horse-dealers talk of pan¬
nier-saddles. Prov.; every one to his shop.
Sream, sryem, rheum, wrinkle.
Sreamaid, sryem'-ej, n.f. a string of sla¬
ver, or snotter.
Sreang, sr^ng, n. /. a string ; charm to
prevent harm from an evil eye.
Sreangach, sr&ig'-ach, ad;, capillary, in
strings.
Sreangaich, sr&ig'-ech, v. string; get ca¬
pillary.
Sreangaichte, sr&ig'-ech-tya, pt. tied;
capillary.
Sreann, srydnn, n. f. a. snore, snort;
whiz, buzz, humming noise; v. snore,
snort.
Sreannartaich, sryann'-art-ech, n. f. a
continuous buzzing, whizzing; snoring
or snorting.
SREANN-CHORR,sryann-chdrr', n./. a whirl¬
wind. Islay.
Sreap for streup, to climb.
Sreat, Sreatan, sratt'-an, n.m. a screech;
sreatan lughadaireachd, a screech.of blas¬
phemies.
Sreath, sra2, n. f. row, rank, stratum;
sreath-aghaidh, a van-, sreath-c\i\i\, rear.
SREATHACH,sra2'-aeh, adj. in ranks or rows.
Sreathaich, sra'-eeh, v. place in ranks.
Sreathainn ; see Sgreothainn, kiln-straw.
Srein, Sreine, sran'-a, gen. of srian,
bridle.
Sreinglein, srengMyen, n. f. strangles;
foghach. North.
Sreothan, sry6'-an, n. m. semen, film.
Sreothartaich; see Sraigheartaich, sneez¬
ing.
Sreud, srad, n.'m. for treud, a drove.
Sreup, srap, for streup, to climb.
Srian, srean, n.f. a bridle, a streak; v.
bridle.
Srianach, srean'-ach, a. bridled, streaked.
Sri ante, srean'-tya, pt. bridled, curbed.
Sriut, sreut, n. w». torrent of quick sounds.
Sroin, srden, n f. a huff; tha sroin air,
he is huffed, or offended; gen. of srbn.
Sroineis, srdn'-ash, n/. snuffling, huffl-
ness.
Sroineiseach, sr6en'-ash-ach, adj. huffy,
snuffy.
Srol, srdll, n.m. gauze, crape, veil, banner.
Srolach, srdH'-ach, a. dressed with crape.
Sron, srdn, n.f. a nose, promontory, or
peak, supposed to resemble a nose; a
huff; tha srdn air, he is huffed, he is
offended.
Sronach, sron'-ach, adj. having a promi
nent nose; «. f. nose-string.
Sronail, srdn'-al, adj. nasal.
Sruan, sruan, n. m. shortbread cake ha¬
ving five comers. Is.
Srub, srfib, v. suck, inhale drink, as far
as your breath will permit you; draw in,
imbibe.
Srubadh* srtlb'-A, pt. inhaling, imbibing;
n.f. a large mouthful of liquids.
Srubag, srul/.ag, n.f. a little gulp.
Srubaire, srfib'-ur-a, n. m. a sucker, inha¬
ler.
Sruil, sru’l, v. rinse, half-cleanse; sruth-
ail; v. n. gulp, drink; sruil ort e, gulp
it up.
Srulach, srul'-ach, a. coming in streams.
Sruladh, srull'-A, pt. half-washing, rin¬
sing, gulping.
Sruladh, srhll'-A, suction of air; a sruladh
a tha bho’n dorus, the suction, or stream
of air that comes from the door
S bull am as, srull'-am-as, n. m. a person
that speaks as if his mouth was filled
with liquid.
Sruth, srhu, n. m. current, stream, tide;
tha ’n sruth ’nar aghaidh, the stream is
against us, the current is running right
ahead’, saobh-shruth, eddy-tide', v.
stream, flow, as water; shed, drip, melt;
a’ sruthadh dheur, shedding tears; a'
sruthadh a nuas, dropping down ; sruth-
aidh na bean tan, the hills shall melt. B.;
am marblwru/A, slack-water; coileach
an t-sruth, ripple of the current', le sruth
is soirbheas, having fair wind, a favour¬
able tide; tha’n sruth leinn, the current
is favourable; torrent, a fountain; sruth-
annan na beatha, the fountains of life;
conf hadh an t-sruth, the rage of the tor¬
rent. Oss.; bhrist faire air monadh an t-
sruth, dawn broke on the hill <f streams;
a’ dol leis an t-sruth, going with the
stream, going down-hill.
Sruth ach, sru'-ach, adj. streaming.
Sruthadh, sru'-A, pt. flowing, spending,
as com in the shock.
Sruth an, srhu'-an, n. m. streamlet, rivu
let, rill.
Sruth anach, sru'-an-ach, full of rivulets.
Sruth ail, sru’l, rinse tfith water; se<
Sruil.