MacFarlane's Dictionary - Section 7
- goil
- va. goil, boil
- goil
- nf. boiling : air ghoil, boiling, at the boiling point
- goile
- nf. pl.+an or +achan, stomach, appetite
- goireas
- nm. g.v. -eis; pl. -eis, convenience, tools, apparatus
- goirid
- a. giorra, short; n. short time : bho chionn ghoirid, a
short time ago
- goirt
- a. sore, sour, painful, salt
- goirtean
- nm. g.v. -ein; pl. -einean, little field of corn; patch of
arable land
- goirteas
- nm. g.v. -eis, soreness, painfulness
- goirtich
- va. and vn. hurt, pain, cause pain; make sour, become
sour
- gon
- va. wound, blast, annoy; bewitch
- gòrach
- a. foolish, silly, unwise, thoughtless
- gorm
- a. blue, green
- gorrac
- nm. g.v. -aic, croak
- gorracail
- nf. croaking
- gorsaid
- nf. pl.+ean, gorget
- gorta
- nf. famine
- grab
- va. interrupt, hinder, stop, prevent, impede
- grabadh
- nm. g.v. -aidh; pl. -aidhean, interruption, hindering,
impediment, stopping
- grabh
- va. engrave
- gràcan
- nm. g. -ain, querulous noise of hens
- grad
- a. quick, sudden, hasty, irascible
- gradag
- nf. g. -aig; pl.+an, jiffy, short interval of time
- gràdh
- nm. g.v. gràidh, love, affection, beloved, beloved object
- gràdhach
- a. lovely, lovable
- gràdhaich
- va. love
- gràin
- nf. g.+e, disgust, abhorrence
- graing
- nf. g.+e, loathing, disgust; frown, grimace
- gràinne
- nm. pl.+achan, a grain, small quantity
- gramaich
- va. hold fast, take hold of, cling to
- gramail
- a. strong, vigorous, having power to resist
- gramasag
- nf. g.d. -aig; pl.+an, bite, anything to chew
- grànda
- a. gràinde, ugly, ill-favoured
- gràs
- nm. g.v. -àis, pl.+an, grace, favour
- gràsmhor
- a. gracious, propitious
- greadhnach
- a. festive, pompous, joyful
- greann
- nm. g.+a, grim, surly look; bristling of hair as on an
enraged dog
- greannmhor
- a. comely, sweet, agreeable, as applied to females
- greas
- va. and vn. +ad, hasten, urge, incite to speed : greas ort,
hurry up, be smart, be quick
- gréidh
- va. prepare or dress victuals
- greim
- nm. g. grama; pl. gramannan, a hold, bite, stitch in
sewing, a bite with the teeth : greim bìdh, `a bite of food'
- greim-bàis
- nm. death-grip; inflected on the first element
- gréin
gréine
- See grian
- greis
- nm. g.+e; pl.+ean, a while : car greis, for a time, for a
while : an ceann greis, after a while
- gréis
- nf. g.+e, needle work : obair gréis, embroidery work
- Greumach
- pnm. g.v. pl. -aich, a Graham; a. of or belonging to
the Grahams
- greusaich
- nm. pl.+ean, shoemaker
- grian
- nf. g. gréine; d. gréin; pl.+an, sun : a' ghrian, the sun
- grianach
- a. sunny
- grinn
- a. beautiful, shapely, neat, pretty
- grinneas
- nm. g.v. -eis, neatness, beauty, elegance
- grinneal
- nm. g.v. -eil, bottom of the sea, river or well; gravel
- Griogair
- pnm. Gregor
- Griogarach
- pnm. g.v., pl. -aich, a MacGregor; a. of or belonging
to the Clan Gregor
- grìogag
- nf. g.d. -aig; pl.+an, bead, pebble
- grioglachan
- nm. g.v. -ain, The Pleiades (constellation)
- grìos
- va. entreat, abet, encourage, beseech, solicit, pray
- grìosach
- nf. g.d. -aich; pl. -aichean, burning embers
- grìosadh
- v.n. beseeching, praying, abetting
- grod
- a. rotten, putrid
- gròiseid
- nf. pl.+ean, gooseberry (L.Sc. groset)
- gruag
- nf. g. gruaige; d. gruaig; pl.+an, hair of the head, wig
- gruagach
- nf. g.d. -aich; pl. -aichean, young woman
- gruaidh
- nf. g.+e; pl.+ean, a cheek
- gruaim
- nf. g.+e, gloom, surly look, sullenness, melancholy
- gruamach
- a. gloomy, surly, sad
- grunnaich
- va. touch the bottom, sound the depth
- gruth
- nm. g.v. gruith, curds
- grùthan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, liver
- gu
- prep. to
- gu
- before adj. with the force of -ly in Eng. : gu grad, quickly
- Guaigean
- pnm. g.v. -ein, meaning `little whimsical fellow'
- guaillean
- See guala
- gual
- nm. g.v. guail, coal
- guala
- nf. g.d.+inn; pl. guaillean, shoulder
- guanach
- a. giddy, lighthearted
- Guanag
- pnf. g.d. -aig, a dog's name, meaning `little coquettish
one'
- gucag
- nf. g.d. -aig; pl.+an, bud, bubble, globule, bell
- gudaboc
- nm. g.v. -buic, for budagoc, one of the several names for
`snipe'
- gu dé
- for : ciod è
- guib
- See gob
- guidh
- va. and vn. pray, beseech, entreat, wish earnestly
- guidhe
- nm. pl.+achan, prayer, entreaty, wish, imprecation
- guil
- va. gul, weep, lament
- guileag
- nf. g.d. -eig; pl.+an, warble, swan's dying note
- guin
- va. wound, pierce, sting
- guineach
- a. sharp-pointed, keen, bitterly malicious
- guir
- va. and vn. gur, lie upon eggs, breed, fester
- guirean
- nm. g.v. -ein; pl. -einean, pimple, pustule
- guirme
- a. bluer; nf. blueness
- gul
- nm. g. guil, weeping, lamenting
- gu'm
- = that, in order that; precedes v. beginning in p,b,f,m
- gu'n
- = that, in order that; precedes vs. other than those beginning
in p,b,f,m
- gun
- prep. without, followed by asp.con., t,d,s excepted
- gùn
- nm. g.v. gùin; pl. gùintean, gown
- gunna
- nm. pl.+ichean or +chan, gun, cannon
- gunnair
- nm. pl.+ean, gunner
- gur
- nm. g.v. guir; pl. guir, brood of birds, festering, hatching
- gur
- that, precedes n. and adj. beginning in con.
- gur h-
- that, precedes n. and adj. beginning with vow.
- gus
- until, to, preceding an, the art. of the n., and the verbal
part : gus an till mi, until I come back
- guth
- nm. g. -a, v. ghuith; pl.+annan, voice, word, syllable
- h-
- is used for the most part to obviate hiatus between
vowels; otherwise it is a remnant of a decayed consonant
whose aspirated sound is h
- i
- pron. she, her, it feminine
- iad
- pron. they, them
- iadh
- va. encompass, hover
- iadhadh
- v.n. surrounding, hovering around
- Iain
- pnm. John
- iall
- nf. g. éille; d. éill; pl.+an, leathern thong, string (L.Sc.
whang)
- ialtag
- nf. g.d. -aig; pl.+an, bat (bird)
- iar
- nf.ind. the west
- iar
- prep.pron. now lost in `air'. See air = after
- iarann
- nm. g.v. -ainn; pl.+an, iron, an iron tool of any kind
- iarla
- nm. pl.+n, earl
- iarmad
- nm. g.v. -aid; pl.+an, offspring, posterity, remnant,
relics
- iarnaich
- va. smooth with an iron
- iarr
- va.+aidh, ask, request, seek, search : dh'iarradh, was
asked, would ask
- iarraidh
- nm. request, seeking, searching
- iarrtas
- nm. g.v. -ais; pl.+an, a request, petition
- iasad
- nf. g.v. -aid; pl.+an, a loan, the thing lent or borrowed
- iasg
- nm. g.v. éisg; pl. éisg and +an, fish, a fish
- iasgach
- nm. g.v. -aich, fishing, the act or art of fishing
- iasgaich
- va. -ach, fish
- iasgair
- nm. pl.+ean, fisher
- idir
- at all
- ifrinn
- nf. pl.+ean, hell
- 'ille
- See gille
- ìm
- nm. g.+e, butter
- imcheist
- nf. pl.+ean, doubt, anxiety, perplexity, distraction
- imeachd
- nf.ind. walking, departing, journeying, going, proceeding
- imich
- va. -eachd, go, depart
- imleag
- See iomlag
- imlich
- va. imlich, lick
- impis
- nf. imminence, in the phr. : an impis, about to, like to;
better : imis
- imrich
- va. imrich, carry, bear, flit
- imrich
- nf. pl.+ean, flitting, removal, change of residence
- inbhe
- nf. pl.+an, dignity, rank, quality, station, position
: tha e air teachd gu inbhe, he is come of age
- inbhir
- nf. pl.+ean, confluence of waters, mouth of a river;
common in place names. See ionbhar
- inghean
- nf. g. -inne and ìnghne; d. -in or -inn; pl. ìnghnean,
daughter, young woman; commonly nighean
- inghinne
- See inghean and nighean
- inisg
- nf. pl.+ean, reproach, bad name
- inneal
- nm. g.v. -eil; pl.+an, instrument
- innean
- nm. g.v. -ein; pl. -einean, anvil
- innear
- nf. g.+ach; d. -eir; pl. innearan, dung, manure
- innich
- and inich a. neat, tidy, lovely, handy
- innis
- va. -seadh, tell, relate, report, declare
- innis
- nf. g. ìnnse; pl. ìnnsean, island, grazing field
- ìnnleachdach
- a. ingenious, inventive, cunning
- ìnnleachd
- nf. pl.+an, device, contrivance, invention, machine,
mechanism
- ìnnse
- See innis
- ìnnseadh
- v.n. telling : dh'ìnnseadh, to tell
- innte
- prep.pron. in her
- inntinn
- nf. pl.+ean, mind, purpose, intention
- iob
- nm. g.+a; pl.+an, lump of dough; also uibe
- ìoc
- va. pay, render, remedy, heal, cure
- iochd
- nf. clemency, humanity, mercy, kindness
- ìochdar
- nm. g.v. -air; pl.+an, the bottom : dol an ìochdar,
going under
- ìochdaran
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl. -ain, a subject, an inferior, underling
- iochdmhorachd
- nf.ind. compassion, mercy
- iodhal-aoraidh
- nm. heathen god, image, idol; inflected on the
first element : iodhal-aoradh, idolatry
- iolach
- nf. g.d. -aich; pl. -aichean, shout or cry, in exultation
- iolair
- nf. g.+e; pl.+ean, eagle
- iolard
- nm. g.v. -aird, loud crying or shouting
- iollagach
- a. frolicsome, gay
- iomadh
- a. many, much : iomadh uair, many a time
- iomagain
- nm. pl.+ean, anxiety, solicitude
- iomain
- va. iomain, drive, urge; v.n. and nf. g.+e, driving,
urging, as cattle, or a ball in play
- iomair
- va.+t, row, wield
- iomairt
- nm. pl.+ean, contest, conflict, playing, exercise, employing
- iomall
- nm. g.v. -aill; pl.+an, border, extremity, limit
- iomallach
- a. remote, uttermost
- iomchuidh
- a. proper, fit, meet, suitable, expedient
- ìomhaigh
- nf. pl.+ean, image, a likeness
- Iomhair
- pnm. Ivor
- iomlag
- nf. g.d. -aig; pl.+an, navel; also imleag
- iomlaid
- nf. pl.+ean, an exchange, barter, exchanging
- iomlaid
- va. iomlaid, exchange, change
- iomlan
- a. complete, perfect, sound
- iompaich
- va. turn, convert
- iomradh
- nm. g.v. -aidh; pl. -aidhean, fame, report, mention,
word, reporting, mentioning
- iomraideach
- a. famous, celebrated
- iomrall
- nm. g.v. -aill; pl.+an, an error, wandering, straying
: air iomrall, astray
- iomram
- nm. g.v. -aim, rowing
- ion
- a. fit, fitting; used as a pref. as : ion-dheanta, feasible
- ionad
- nm. g.v. -aid; pl.+an, place, room, locality
- ionaltair
- va. -radh, pasture, feed, graze
- ionann
- a. equal, alike, the same
- ionbhar
- See inbhir,
which is the old literary form of the word,
but does not accord with the general pronunciation as
ionbhar does
- Ionbhar-àir
- pnm. Ayr town. Inflected on the first element
- Ionbhar-lòchaidh
- pnm. Inverlochy. Inflected on the first element
- Ionbhar-loch-làirig
- pnm. Inverlochlarig. Inflected on the first element
- Ionbhar-snàid
- pnm. Inversnaid. Inflected on the first element
- ionga
- nf. g. ìngne; pl. ìngnean, nail of finger, claw, talon, hoof
- iongantach
- a. wonderful, strange, surprising
- iongantas
- nm. g.v. -ais; pl.+an, a wonder, miracle, surprise
- ìonghnadh
- nm. g.v. -aidh; pl. -aidhean, astonishment, wonder
- ionmhas
- nf. g.d. -ais; pl.+an, treasure, riches
- ionmhuinn
- a. annsa, dear, beloved
- ionnas gu
- insomuch that, so that
- ionndrainn
- vn. miss, long for
- ionnsaich
- va. and vn. learn, teach
- ionnsuidh
- nf. pl.+ean, attempt, approach, assault : dh' ionnsuidh,
towards, to : do d' ionnsuidh, to you
- ionracan
- nm. g.v. -ain, pl. -ain and +an, upright man, honest
man, just man
- ionraic
- a. righteous, just
- iorghaill
- nf. pl.+ean, uproar, brawl
- iorram
- nm. g.v. -aim; pl.+an, rowing song
- Iosa Crìosd
- pnm. Jesus Christ
- ìosal
- a. ìsle, low, humble, abject; also : ìseal
- ìotadh
- nm. g.v. -aidh, thirst
- Irbhinn
- pnf. Irvine
- ìre
- nf.ind. degree of growth, progress, condition
- irislich
- va. humble, humiliate
- is
- conj. and
- is
- it is, is, are
- ìsbean
- nm. g.v. -ein; pl. -einean, sausage
- ise
- emph.pron. she, her
- isean
- nm. g.v. -ein; pl. -einean, chicken, young of birds and
small quadrupeds
- ìsle
- a. lower, lowest; nf. lowness
- ìslich
- va. and vn. lower, bring low, humble, subside, become low
- isneach
- nf. g.d. -ich; pl. -ichean, fowling piece, gun
- ite
- nf. pl.+an, feather, quill, fin of a fish
- iteag
- nf. g.d. -eig; pl.+an, a little feather
- itealaich
- nf. flying
- itealaich
- va. fly in the air, flutter
- ith
- va. eat
- iubhar
- nm. g.v. -air; pl.+an, the yew
- iuchair
- nf. g. -rach; pl. -raichean, key
- iùl
- nm. g.v. iùil; pl. iùilean, guidance, leader, guide
- iùnais
- nf. want : as iùnais, without, wanting
- là
- and latha nm. pl. làithean, day
- là-arn-a-mhàireach
- nm. the morrow
- labhair
- va.+t, speak
- labhairt
- v.n.ind. speaking, speech
- labhrach
- a. talkative, loquacious
- Là-bhreitheanais
- pnm. the Day of Judgment
- lach
- nf. g.+a; d. laich; pl.+an, a wild duck
- lachdunn
- a. dun, tawny, swarthy
- ladar
- nm. g.v. -air; pl. -air, ladle
- ladarna
- a. bold, impudent, shameless
- ladarnas
- nm. g.v. -ais, audacity, impudence
- ladhar
- nm. g.v. -air; pl. -ran, hoof
- lag
- a. weak, feeble, faint
- lag
- nm. g.v. luig; pl.+an, hollow, dell
- lagan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl. -ain, little hollow or dell
- lagh
- nm. g.+a; pl.+annan, law, order, method : air lagh,
stretched as a bow string
- laghach
- a. nice, tidy, neat, pretty
- laghail
- a. legal, lawful
- laidh
- See laigh
- Lag-an-ràta
- pnm. Logierait
- laidhe
- See laighe
- làidir
- a. +e and treasa (see treise),
strong, powerful, secure,
fortified
- laigh
- va. and vn. laighe, lie, lie down, subside, recline
- laighe
- v.n. lying, reclining, subsiding
- laigse
- nf. weakness, debility, feebleness
- làimh ri
- by, near to, at hand. See làmh
- làimhsich
- va. handle, feel or touch with the fingers, finger,
treat a subject, thing or person
- laimrig
- nf. pl.+ean, a landing-place, a natural pier
- làine
- a. fuller
- lainnir
- nf. polish, brightness
- làir
- nf. g. làrach; pl. làraichean, mare
- làirig
- nf. pl.+ean, sloping hill, moor
- laiste
- a. blazing, alight, lighted up
- làithean
- See là
- làmh
- nf. g. làimhe; d. làimh; pl.+an, hand : làmh dheas,
the right hand : làmh chlì, left hand : làimh ri, near to : roimh
làimh, beforehand
- làmhainn
- nf. pl.+ean, glove
- lamh-làidir
- nf. force, violence, the strong hand; inflected on the
first element
- lamh-sgrìobhaidh
- nf. one's hand-writing, signature; inflected on
the first element
- làn
- a. full, complete, filled, satisfied, governs the g. of n.
- làn
- nm. a full, fulness, repletion
- lànan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, married couple, couple of roof
- langan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, bellow of deer
- langanaich
- nf. bellowing of deer
- lann
- nf. g. lainne; d. lainn; pl.+an, blade, sword, scale as of
fish, lancet
- lann
- nf. g. lainne; d. lainn; pl.+an, inclosure, house, repository,
apartment
- Lannraig
- pnf. Lanark
- laoch
- nm. g.v. laoich; pl. laoich, hero, champion, warrior
- laochan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, little hero, familiar term in
applauding a boy
- laogh
- nm. g.v. laoigh; pl. laoigh, calf
- laoidh
- nm. g.+e; pl.+ean, lay, hymn, sacred poem
- laoigh
- See laogh
- lapach
- a. benumbed, feeble, impotent, faltering
- laparan
- nm. g.v. -ain; moving with a halt (L.Sc. hirplin)
- làr
- nm. g.v. làir; pl. làir, the ground, floor, ground floor
- làrach
- nf. g.d. -aich; pl. -aichean, the site of a building, abode,
habitation
- las
- va. kindle, set fire to, light, get into a passion
- lasaich
- va. slacken, loose, relax
- lasair
- nf. g. -rach; pl. -raichean, flame, flash of fire
- lasgair
- nm. pl.+ean, young spark
- lasrach
- a. emitting flames
- latha
- nm. day, one day, certain day. See là
- làthach
- nf. g.d. -aich, clay, mire, puddle
- lathail
- a. daily
- làthair
- nf. presence : an làthair, present : 'na làthair, in his
presence : làthair, truly! indeed!
- làthaireachd
- nf.ind. presence
- le
- prep. with, together with, by means of, in possession of, on
the side of
- lèabag
- nf. g.d. -aig; pl.+an, flounder (L.Sc. fluckie)
- leabaidh
- nf. g. leapa; pl. leapachan, bed
- leabhar
- nm. g.v. -air; pl. -raichean, book, volume
- leabhar aidmheil a' chreidimh
- the book of the Confession of faith
- leabhar-reiceadair
- nm. pl. -reiceadairean, bookseller; inflected
on the second element
- leabhran
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, little book, booklet
- leac
- nf. g. lice; d. lic; pl.+an, flagstone, plate, cheek
- leacann
- nf. g.d. -ainn; pl.+an, steep shelvy ground
- leac-an-teintein
- nf. g.d. lic-; pl. leacan-, hearth-stone
- leadair
- va. +t, mangle, rend, abuse
- leadan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, a rosary, lock of hair, the herb
teazle; a musical strain
- leag
- va. +ail and +adh, throw down, knock down, lay down
- leagail
- and leagadh nm. pl.+ean, fall, throwing down, knocking
down, demolishing, settling down : An leagadh, Adam's fall
- leagh
- va. and vn. melt, become liquid
- leam
- prep.pron.; leamsa, emph.pron.; with me, by me, in my
possession
- leamh
- a. importunate, impertinent, foolish, insipid, silly
- Leamhanach
- pnm. g.v. -aich : An Leamhanach, The Lennox
- lean
- va. +ailt and +tainn, follow, adhere to, stick to, continue
- lèan
- nm. g.+a; v. lèin; pl.+an, meadow, lawn
- leanabail
- and leanabaidh a. childish
- leanaban
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, infant, little child
- leanabh
- nm. g.v. leinibh; pl. -aibh, child
- leanachd (ri)
- nf.ind. sticking to
- lèanag
- nf. g.d. -aig; pl.+an, little meadow, lawn or plain
- leann
- nm. g.+a, ale, beer, liquor
- leann-dubh
- nm. melancholy, dejection, sadness; inflected on
both elements
- leantainn
- v.n. following, pursuing, adhering to
- leannan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, sweetheart, lover
- learg
- nf. g.d. leirg; pl.+an, sloping plain, a sea coast
- leas
- nm.ind. advantage, benefit, profit, improvement
- leas
- nf. g.d. leis, the thigh; collectively : leasraidh
- leasaich
- va. amend, improve, rectify, correct, manure, cultivate
- leasg
- a. lazy, slothful, unwilling, loath; usually : leisg
- leat
- prep.pron. with you, by you, in your possession
- leatha
- prep.pron. with her, by her, in her possession
- leathad
- nm. g.v. -aid; pl. leòidean, declivity, side of a hill, slope
- leathann
- a. lèithne, broad
- leathar
- nm. g. -rach; v. -air, leather
- leatrom
- nm. g. -truim, burden, weight
- leig
- va. and vn. +eil and +eadh, let, let out, let go, permit,
allow, milk, rain : leig leis, permit him : leigidh mi fhaicinn
duit, I'll let you see : leig as, let away
- leigeil
- v.n. letting, allowing, setting free, raining, milking
- léigh
- nm. pl.+ean, physician, surgeon
- leigheas
- nm. g.v. -eis; pl.+an, cure, remedy; healing, curing
- leighis
- va. -eas, cure, heal, remedy
- léine
- nf. pl. -tean, shirt, shift, smock, winding-sheet
- leinn
- prep.pron. with us, by us, in our possession
- léir
- nm. sight, perception, power of seeing or being seen : is
léir dhomh, I see
- léir
- in the phr. : gu léir, altogether, entirely, wholly
- léir
- va. torment, pain, distress
- léirsgrios
- nm. pl.+an, utter destruction
- leis
- prep.pron. with him, by him, in his possession
- leis
- nf. g.+e; pl.+ean, thigh. See leas
- leis
- prep. before the art. an : leis an sin, on that account. See le
- leisg
- a. better : leasg
- leisg
- nf. g.+e, laziness, sloth, slothfulness, indolence
- leisgean
- nm. g.v. -ein; pl. -einean, lazy person, sluggard
- leisgeul
- nm. g.v. -eil; pl.+an, excuse, pretence; also lethsgeul
- leithid
- nm. pl.+ean, the like, equal
- leitir
- nf. g. -reach; pl. -richean, side of a hill or country
- leò
- prep.pron. with them, by them, in their possession
- leóghann
- nm. g.v. -ainn; pl.+an, lion
- leóghanta
- a. brave as a lion
- leòinte
- a. wounded, hurt, grieved, afflicted
- leòir
- See leòr
- leòm
- nf. g. leòime; d. leòim, pride, conceit, vainglory
- leòmach
- a. conceited, vainglorious, affected
- leòn
- nm. g.v. leòin; pl.+tan, wound, hurt, grief, affliction
- leòn
- va. wound, hurt, grieve, afflict
- leòr
- nf.ind. plenty, sufficiency, enough : a leòr, his fill : gu
leòir, enough : is leòr leam, I think it sufficient
- le 'r
- with our, by our, for : le ar
- le 'r
- with your, by your, for : le bhur
- leth
- nm.ind. half, one of two : ceud gu leth, a hundred and a
half, 150 : leth-uair, half an hour : leth-taobh, one side
: leth-shuil, one eye : leth-cheann, one side of the head
: leth-lamh, one hand : leth-chas, one leg : leth-bhreac, one
of a pair, correlative, equal, match : as a leth, on his behalf
: leth-thàmh, half idleness : lethcheud, fifty
- leud
- nm. g.v. leòid; pl.+an, breadth
- leudaich
- va. and vn. make broad, enlarge, dilate; enlarge upon
- leug
- nf. g. léige; d. léig; pl.+an, precious stone, jewel
- leugh
- va. read, peruse
- leughadair
- nm. pl.+ean, reader
- leum
- va. leum, leap, jump, bound, skip
- leum
- nm. g.+a; pl.+annan, leap, jump, bound, skip
- leus
- nm. g.v. leòis; pl. leòis, a light, torch, blister, a ray, beam or
blink of light
- liath
- a. léithe, grey, greyheaded, mouldy
- liathaich
- va. and vn. make grey, become grey
- liathghorm
- a. greyish blue
- lic
- See leac
- lide
- and lideadh nm. g.v. -idh; pl. -idhean, syllable, articulation,
least part of a word
- lighiche
- nm. pl.+an, physician, surgeon, leech
- linn
- nm. pl.+tean, generation, age, century; race, offspring,
family
- lìnn
- nm. g.+e; pl.+tean, brood
- linne
- nf. pl.+achan, linn, pool, pond, gulf, arm of the sea
- linntean
- pl. of linn
- liobasta
- a. -aiste, slovenly, awkward, clumsy
- lìomh
- va. polish, smooth
- lìon
- nm. g.v. lìn, lint, flax
- lìon
- nm. g.v. lìn; pl.+tan, net, fishing net
- lìon
- va. and vn. fill, replenish, satiate, become full
- lìon
- in : cia lìon, how many?
- lìonadh
- nm. g.v. -aidh, filling, replenishing, flowing of the tide
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