MacFarlane's Dictionary - Section 11
- sgadan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an and -ain, a herring, herrings
collectively
- sgag
- va. and vn. split, crack, cause to split, shrink, filter, winnow
- sgàil
- nf. g.+e; pl.+ean, shade, shadow, veil
- sgàil
- va. shade, overshadow, conceal
- sgailc
- nf. g.+e; pl.+ean, smart blow, skelp, slap : sgailc de'n
dram, a swig of the dram, bumper
- sgailc
- nf. g.+e; pl.+ean, baldness, bald pate
- sgàileadh
- in : sgàileadh de sholus, a blink of light
- sgailleas
- nm. g.v. -eis, disdain
- sgàin
- va. and vn. burst, burst asunder, cause to burst, rend
- sgaireag
- nf. g.d. -eig; pl.+an, a young sea fowl
- sgàirneach
- nm. g.v. -ich; pl. -ich, a continuous heap of loose
stones on a steep hill-side
- sgairt
- nf. g.+e; pl.+ean, activity, vigour; shriek; midriff
- sgairteil
- a. active, lively, vigorous, smart
- sgait
- See sgat
- sgaiteach
- a. sharp, having a keen edge, cutting, using cutting
or bitter language
- sgal
- nm. g.+a; pl.+an, a shriek, yell, shrill cry, the howl of a
dog when hurt
- sgalag
- nf. g.d. -aig; pl.+an, a workman, farm-servant
- sgàlain
- nm.pl. scales for weighing : sgàlan, a scale
- sgàlan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, stage or scaffold
- sgamhan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, the lungs
- sgann
- nm. g.v. sgainn; multitude, herd, drove
- sgann
- nm. g.v. sgainn; pl.+an, membrane
- sgànradh
- nm. g.v. -aidh, a scare, surprise or fright causing dispersion
- sgànraich
- va. scare, affright so as to cause dispersion
- sgaoil
- va. and vn. stretch out, extend, spread, expand, enlarge,
send away, loose, untie : air sgaoil, free
- sgaoilteachd
- nf.ind. state of being spread; diffuseness; liberality
- sgaoim
- nf. g.+e; pl.+eannan, fright, sudden terror, a start
due to fear, skittishness
- sgaoimear
- nm. g.v. -eir; pl.+an, a rake, restless fellow
- sgaoimeil
- a. like a rake, rakish
- sgaoth
- nm. g.+a; v. sgaoith; pl.+an, a swarm or great number,
flock
- sgaothach
- a. in swarms or flocks
- sgap
- va. scatter, disperse
- sgar
- va. separate, disjoin; sever, pull asunder, part, divorce
- sgarbh
- nm. g.v. sgairbh; pl. sgairbh, cormorant
- sgàrlaid
- nf. scarlet
- sgat
- nf. g.d. sgait; pl.+an, skate
- sgath
- va. lop off, prune, injure
- sgàth
- nm. g.+a; v. sgàith; pl.+an, shadow, shade; dread,
apprehension, sake, account
- sgàthach
- a. shy
- sgàthan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, mirror, looking glass
- sgeach
- nf. g.+a; pl.+an, haw, hawthorn berry
- sgeachag
- nf. g.d. -aig; pl.+an, dim. of sgeach
- sgeadaich
- va. dress, adorn with dress
- sgealb
- nf. g.d. sgeilb; pl.+an, a splinter or broken fragment
of wood, stone, etc.
- sgealb
- va. split or dash into pieces or fragments
- sgeamh
- nm. g.+a, yelp; severe or cutting language
- sgèan
- nm. g.+a, sudden fright or start, a wild look in the face
owing to fear
- sgeap
- nf. g.d. sgeip; pl.+an, beehive (L.Sc. skep)
- sgeig
- nf. g.+e, mockery, derision, jeering
- sgeig
- va. mock, deride
- sgeigeas
- nm. g.v. -eis, waggery, buffoonery
- sgeigeil
- a. mocking, scornful, derisive
- sgèimh
- nf. g.+e, comeliness, beauty, ornament
- sgèimheachd
- nf.ind. beauty
- sgeinnidh
- nf. flax or hemp thread, small twine or thread
- sgeir
- nf. g.+e; pl.+ean, a rock in the sea, skerry
- sgeith
- nf. g.+e; vomited matter
- sgeith
- va. and vn. vomit, throw up
- sgéith
- See sgiath
- sgeòil
- See sgeul
- sgeul
- nm. g.v. sgeòil; pl.+an and sgeòil, story, tale, narrative,
news, tidings
- sgeulach
- a. given to story telling, or news-monging
- sgeulachd
- nf. pl.+an, story telling; a tale
- sgeulaiche
- nm. pl.+an, a story teller
- sgeun
- nm. g.v. sgèin, dread, look of fear, readiness to be
frightened. See sgèan
- sgeunach
- a. shy, easily frightened
- sgiamh
- See sgèimh
- sgiamh
- nm. g.+a; pl.+an, yell, caterwaul, mew
- sgiamh
- va.+ail, shriek
- sgiamhail
- nf. caterwauling, mewing
- sgian
- nf. g. sgìne; d. sgithinn; pl. sgèanan, knife
- sgiath
- nf. g. sgéithe; d. sgéith; pl.+an, wing, shield, target
- sgiathalaich
- va. flutter, ply the wings; v.n. winging, flitting
about on wing
- sgil
- nm. g.+e, skill, often pronounced with the Eng. l sound
- sgil
- va. unhusk, shell
- sgillinn
- nf. pl.+ean, penny = a shilling Scots : sgillinn Shasunnach,
a (modern) shilling
- sgimilear
- nm. g.v. -eir; pl.+an, vagrant, parasite, intruder
- sginn
- va. and vn. squeeze or force out, protrude, gush out
- sgioba
- nm. pl.+n, ship's crew
- sgiobair
- nm. pl.+ean, skipper
- sgiobalta
- a. quick, active, clever, neat
- sgiol
- va. shell, unhusk; also sgil
- sgiorr
- vn. slip, stumble, slide
- sgiorradh
- nm. g.v. -aidh; pl. -aidhean, stumbling, slipping,
accident
- sgìos
- nm.ind. weariness, fatigue
- sgìre
- nf. pl.+an, parish
- sgìth
- a. weary, tired, fatigued : sgìth dheth, tired of it
- sgitheach
- nm. g.v. -ich; pl. -ichean, thorn, hawthorn
- sgìthich
- va. and vn. weary, fatigue, become weary
- sgiùrs
- va. scourge, whip
- sglèata
- nm. pl.+n, a slate, slate
- sglèatair
- nm. pl.+ean, slater
- sgleò
- nm.ind. dimness of the eyes, vapour, film
- sgleò
- nm. boasting, romancing, false report
- sgob
- va. snatch, pluck, sting
- sgoch
- va. gash, make an incision
- sgòd
- nm. g.v. sgòid; pl.+an, the corner of a cloth or garment, the
sheet of a sail
- sgoil
- nf. g.+e; pl.+ean, school, schooling, education
- sgoileam
- nm. g.v. -eim, loquacity, garrulity
- sgoilear
- nm. g.v. -eir; pl.+an, scholar, student, man of learning
- sgoilt
- va. sgoltadh, split, cleave
- sgoinn
- nf. g.+e, care, attention, neatness, trimness, efficacy
- sgoinneil
- a. careful, attentive, neat, trim, tidy
- sgolb
- nm. g.v. sguilb; pl.+an, splinter, prickle, wooden pin
or wattle for thatch
- sgonn
- nm. g.v. sguinn; pl.+an, block of wood, shapeless mass,
blockhead
- sgòrnan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, the throat, the neck, the thrapple
- sgòrr
- nm. g.+a; pl.+an, a sharp rock
- sgoth
- nf. g.+a; pl.+an, a skiff, boat
- sgràbach
- a. rough, rugged
- sgràill
- va. rail at, abuse with words
- sgràilleadh
- nm. g.v. -idh, severe scolding, railing, abusing
- sgrath
- nf. g.+a; pl.+an, outer skin or rind, turf, sod
- sgread
- nm. g.+a; pl.+an, a screech, shriek, cry, scream
- sgread
- va. +ail, shriek, cry, screech, scream
- sgreadail
- v.n. shrieking, screeching, screaming
- sgreagach
- a. dry, hard, shrivelled
- sgreamh
- nm. g.v. sgreimh, loathing, abhorrence, disgust
- sgreamhail
- a. loathsome, nasty
- sgreataidh
- a. disgusting, horrible
- sgreuch
- va. +ail, screech, scream
- sgreuch
- nm. g.+a; pl.+an, a screech, scream, shrill cry
- sgrìob
- va. scrape, scratch, draw scratches
- sgrìob
- nf. g.+a; pl.+an, a scratch, mark, furrow, trip or
journey : thoir sgrìob, make a scratch
- sgrìobh
- va. write
- sgriobtuir
- nm. pl.+ean, scripture
- sgrìodan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, stony ravine on mountain side
- sgrios
- va. sgrios, destroy, ruin
- sgrios
- nm. g.+a; pl.+an, destruction, ruin : air sgrios, destroyed
- sgriosail
- a. destructive
- sgròb
- va. scratch with the nails, scrape
- sgròban
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an and -ain, the crop of a bird
- sgrobha
- nm. pl.+chan, a screw
- sgrog
- va. pull down the head covering firmly
- sgrùd
- va. search, scrutinize, examine, investigate
- sgrùdair
- nm. pl.+ean, searcher, investigator
- sguab
- nf. g. sguaibe; d. sguaib; pl.+an, brush, besom,
broom, sheaf of corn, wisp
- sguaib
- va. brush, sweep
- sguids
- va. scotch or scutch, switch
- sguir
- va. and vn. sgur, cease, stop, desist
- sguit
- nf. g.+e; pl.+ean, the footboard of a boat
- sgur
- v.n. ceasing, desisting, stopping, giving over
- sheachnadh
- See seachainn
- shìos
- down (in position)
- shuas
- up (in position)
- si
- pron. she; only used in the nom. case
- 's i
- it is, for : is i; 's ì in answer to a question
- siab
- va. wipe, rub, sweep along quickly
- siabadh
- nm. wiping, rubbing, quick sweep past
- siabair
- nm. pl.+ean, wiper, snatcher, sweeper
- siabann
- nm. g.v. -ainn, soap
- siach
- va. sprain or strain a joint
- 's iad
- they are, for : is iad
- sian
- nf. g. sìne; pl.+tan, storm of wind and rain; the elements
see sìon
- siar
- west, westward, sideways
- siar
- va. throw obliquely, move obliquely
- siatag
- nf. g.d. -aig, sciatica
- sibh
- pers.pron. ye, you
- sic
- nf. g.+e; pl.+ean, the prominence of the belly;
see seic
- sìd
- nm. g.+e, weather
- sìl
- See sìol
- sil
- va. and vn. drop, distil, rain
- sile
- See seile
- silteach
- a. dropping, tearful, running as an ulcer
- silteachd
- nf.ind. a constant dropping
- simid
- nm. pl.+ean, mallet, beetle
- similear
- nm. g.v. -eir; pl.+an, chimney (L.Sc. chimley)
- simplidh
- a. simple, singlehearted, artless
- sin
- that, those : an sin, there, then
- sine
- nf. pl.+achan, teat, nipple
- sìn
- va. stretch, increase in length, prolong, hand
- sine
- a. older
- Sìne
- pnf. Jane (L.Sc. Jean)
- sinn
- pers.pron. we, us
- sinne
- emph. form of : sinn
- sinn-seanair
- nm. g. -ar; pl.+ean, great grandfather
- sinnsear
- nm. g. -sre; pl. -srean, forefather, ancestor
- sinnsreachd
- nf. ancestry, custom of ancestors, right of succession,
genealogy
- sìnteag
- nf. g.d. -eig; pl.+an, a skip, bound
- sìob
- nm. g.+a, drift
- sìobail
- va. -ladh, fish, angle
- sìobhalta
- a. civil, peaceful, courteous
- sìochaint
- nf. peace, quiet, repose
- sìochair
- nm. pl.+ean, dwarf, fairy
- sìoda
- nm. pl.+chan, silk
- sìol
- nm. g.v. sìl, seed, descendants, clan, spawn or fry of fish
- siola
- nm. pl.+chan, gill; also, a syllable
- sìoladh
- nm. g.v. -aidh, straining, filtering, sinking
- sìolag
- nf. g.d. -aig; pl.+an, sand eel
- sìolaich
- va. and vn. propogate, multiply, engender
- sìolmhor
- a. prolific
- sìoman
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, a rope of twisted straw or heather
- sìon
- nm.ind. something, anything
- sìon
- nm. g. sìne; pl. sìontan, weather, season;
see sian
- sionnach
- nm. g.v. -aich; pl. -aich, fox
- sionnach
- nf. g.d. -aich; pl. -aichean, the reed of a bagpipe
- sionnachan
- nm. g.v. -ain, glow
- sionnachanach
- a. phosphorescent
- sionnsar
- nm. g.v. -air; pl. -airean, the chanter of a bagpipe;
also seannsar
- sìor
- a. continual, perpetual, ever
- sìorraidh
- a. eternal
- siorram
- nm. g.v. -aim; pl.+an, sheriff
- siorramachd
- nf. pl.+an, sheriffdom, shire, county
- sìos
- down, downwards, used with v. implying movement
- sir
- va. seek, search, ask, request
- siris
- nf. pl.+ean, cherry
- sìth
- nf. g.+e, peace, quietness, tranquility. Better sìdh
- sith
- nm.+e; pl.+ean, stride, long quick pace, onset, dart forward
- sìth
- nm. g.+e; pl.+ichean, fairy : sìth-bhrugh, fairy mound
or mansion
- sitheann
- nf. g. sìthne; d. -inn, venison
- sìtheil
- a. peaceful, tranquil
- sitinn
- nf. pl.+ean, dung-hill
- sitir
- nf. neigh of a horse
- sitrich
- nf.ind. neighing
- siubhail
- va. -al, go, move, walk, die
- siubhal
- nm. g.v. -ail; pl. -laichean, going, moving, walking;
degree of speed, dying, journey, the first variation of a
bagpipe tune, i.e. the part suited for marching
- siùbhlach
- a. speedy, fleeting, fluent
- siùcar
- nm. g.v. -air; pl. -airean, sugar
- siùd
- va. swing, rock to sleep
- siùil
- See seòl
- siuthad
- say away, begin, go on
- siuthadh
- nm. g.v. -aidh; pl. -aidhean, a dart forward
- slabhag
- nf. g.d. -aig; pl.+an, the pith of horn
- slabhraidh
- nf. pl.+ean, chain, pot hanger
- slac
- va. thrash, beat with a mallet
- slacan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, a beetle or mallet
- slacraich
- nf. thrashing, beating, slaughtering
- slad
- nm. g.v. slaid, theft, robbery, booty
- slad
- va. steal, rob, plunder
- slaidear
- nm. g.v. -eir; pl.+an, thief, robber, plunderer
- slaightear
- nm. g.v. -eir; pl.+an, rogue, rascal, knave
- slàinte
- nf. health, salvation : deoch-slàinte, a toast
- slàinteil
- a. healthy
- slait
- See slat
- slaman
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, curdled milk, any flabby substance
- slàn
- a. whole, sound, healthy
- slànaighear
- nm. g.v. -eir; pl.+an, saviour, healer
- slaod
- va. drag, haul, trail along the ground
- slaop
- va. parboil, simmer
- slat
- nf. g. slaite; d. slait; pl.+an, rod, twig, switch, wand, yard,
yardstick
- slatag
- nf. g.d. -aig; pl.+an, little rod, switch, or wand : slatag
nam buadh, divining rod, rod of enchantment
- sleagh
- nf. g.+a; pl.+an, spear
- sleamhnach
- a. See sleamhuinn
- sleamhnaich
- va. and vn. slip, slide
- sleamhuinn
- a. -na, slippery, smooth, slimy
- sleuchd
- va. prostrate, kneel, bow down reverently
- sliabh
- nm. g.v. sléibh; pl. sléibhtean, mountain
- Sliabh an t-siorraim
- pnm. Sheriffmuir
- sliasaid
- nf. g. sléisde; pl. sléisdean, thigh
- sliath
- nf. g.+a; pl.+an, blindworm
- slibist
- nm. pl.+ean, sloven
- slige
- nf. pl.+an, shell, scale of balance
- slighe
- nf. pl.+an, way, road, path, passage
- sliginneach
- a. See sligneach
- sligneach
- a. shelly, scaly
- slinnean
- nm. g.v. -ein; pl. -einean, shoulder blade, shoulder
- slìob
- va. stroke, rub gently with the hand, lick, sleek
- sliochd
- nm. g.+a; pl.+an, seed, offspring, decendants
- slìogach
- a. sly, subtle (L.Sc. sleekit)
- slìom
- a. sleek, smooth, deceitful
- sliop
- for liop, lip, blubber lip
- slios
- nm. g.+a; pl.+an, side or flank of man or beast, also
of a country, an extensive declivity
- slis
- nf. g.+e; pl.+ean, a slice, a shaving
- sliseag
- nf. g.d. -eig; pl.+an, a small slice or shaving
- sloc
- nm. g.v. sluic; pl. sluic, pit, den, cavity, slough
- slòigh
- for sluaigh. See sluagh
- sloinn
- va. bestow a surname, trace a pedigree
- sloinneadh
- nm. g.v. -idh; pl. -idhean, surname, patronymic
- sloisir
- va. dash or beat against as the sea, wash by working
backward and forward, mix soft substances by stirring and
beating, whisk as raw eggs
- sluagh
- nm. g.v. sluaigh; pl.+an, people, army, host
- sluaisdir
- va. -dreadh, mix as with a shovel
- sluasaid
- nf. pl. sluaisdean, shovel
- slugadh
- nm. g.v. -aidh, swallowing, engulphing, overwhelming
- slugan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, the orifice of the gullet, the neck
of a bottle, whirlpool
- sluig
- va. slugadh, swallow, engulph, overwhelm
- smachd
- nm.ind. authority, control, command, correction
- smachdaich
- va. correct, command, control
- smachdail
- a. commanding, authoritative
- smàd
- va. threaten, intimidate, beat away
- smàil
- va. smàladh, snuff as a candle, dash to the ground
- smal
- nm. g.v. smail, dust, stain, spot, speck, blemish, snuff
of a candle, cinders
- smàladh
- nm. g.v. -aidh, snuffing as a candle, extinguishing
- smalan
- nm. g.v. -ain, gloom, melancholy
- smaoin
- nf. g.+e; pl.+tean, a thought. See smuain
- smaoinich
- va. -eachadh and -tinn, think
- smaointinn
- nm. thinking
- smèid
- va. and vn. nod, wink, beckon
- smeòirn
- nm. g.+e; pl.+ean, the end of an arrow which is next
to the bow string
- smeòrach
- nf. g.d. -aich; pl. -aichean, thrush, mavis
- smeur
- va. anoint, smear as sheep, besmear; also : smiùr
- smeur
smeuran
- nm. g.+a; pl.+an, bramble berry (L.Sc.
black bide)
- smid
- nf. g.+e; pl.+ean, a syllable, an opening of the mouth,
a word
- smig
- nm. g.+e; pl.+ean, chin
- smior
- and smear nm. g.+a, marrow, vigour, mettle : smior
chailleach, spinal marrow
- smiorail
- and smearail a. vigorous, mettlesome
- smodal
- nm. g.v. -ail; pl.+an, sweepings, crumbs, fragments,
smattering
- smuain
- nf. g.+e; pl.+tean, a thought
- smuainich
- vn. think, consider
- smuairean
- nm. g.v. -ein; grief, dejection
- smuais
- nf. g.+e, the juice or marrow of bones
- smùc
- nm. g.v. smùic, snivel, nasal sound
- smùcair
- nm. pl.+ean, sniveller
- smùdag
- nf. g.d. -aig; pl.+an, little quantity of smoke
- smùdan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, ring dove
- smug
- nm. g.v. smuig; pl.+an, spittle, snot, phlegm
- smugaid
- nf. pl.+ean, a spittle
- smùid
- nf. g.+e; pl.+ean, smoke
- smùid
- nf. g.+e; pl.+ean, a blow, attack
- smùir
- See smùr
- smùirnean
- nm. g.v. -ein; pl. -einean, mote
- smùr
- nm. g.v. smùir, dross, dust, rubbish
- 'sna
- for : anns na, in the
- snàg
- va. creep, crawl, sneak
- snag
- nf. g. snaige; d. snaig; pl.+an, a little audible knock
- snàgach
- a. creeping, crawling, sneaking
- snàgail
- nf. creeping slow motion
- snagair
- va. carve or whet wood with a knife
- snagan
- nm. g.v. -ain; pl.+an, a little tinkle, or clink
- snàgan
- nm. g.v. -ain, a creeping or slow motion
- snagan-daraich
- nm. g.v. -ain-; pl.+an-, woodpecker
- snaidh
- va. hew, whet, chip, shape
- snaidheadair
- nm. pl.+ean, hewer, one who whets
- snàig
- va. snàgail, creep, crawl, sneak
- snaim
- va. tie, knot, stitch
- snaim
- nm. g.+e; pl.+eannan, a tie, knot, stitch
- snàmh
- va. and vn. snàmh, swim, float
- snàmh
- nm. g. snàimh, swimming, floating, the art of swimming
: air an t-snàmh, afloat
- snàmhaich
- nm. pl.+ean, swimmer
- snàmhair
- See snàmhaich
- snaois
- nf. g.+e; pl.+ean, slice, piece of anything
- snaoisean
- nm. g.v. -ein, snuff
- snas
- nm.ind. regularity, order, elegance, gloss
- snasaich
- va. reduce to order or regularity, make elegant, polish
- snasda
- a. orderly, regular, neat
- snàth
- nm. g.v. snàith; pl. snàithean, thread, yarn
- snàthad
- nf. g.d. -aid; pl.+an, needle : snàthad mhòr, darning
needle
- snàthainn
- nm. g. snàithne; pl. snàithnean, a thread
- sneachd
- nm. g. -a, snow
- snigh
- vn. drop, fall in drops, ooze through in drops
- snìomh
- va. and vn. twist, twine, spin; wind as yarn
- snìomh
- nm. g.+a, spinning, twining, twisting, a twist, a ringlet
- snìomhaiche
- nm. pl.+an, spinner
- snodha
- nm. pl.+n : snodha-gàire, a smile
- snodhach
- nm. g.v. -aich, sap of a tree
- snotraich
- nf. snorting, snuffing
- snuadh
- nm. g.v. snuaidh; pl.+an, hue, colour; complexion,
appearance
- so
- this, these : an so, here : as an so, hence, from this place
: gu so, hither, to this place, till now, up to this time : mar
so, thus, in this manner, in this direction : (used interjectively)
here, see here, take this : so, so! falbhamaid,
Come, come! let us go : so agad, here you have
- sóbhrach
sóbhrag
- nf. g.d. -aich; -aig; pl.+an, primrose
- soc
- nm. g.v. suic; pl. suic, snout, fore end of anything; ploughshare
- socair
- nf. ease, rest, comfort : air do shocair, at your ease, take
your time
- socair
- a. easy, quiet, mild, gentle, steady
- sochair
- nf. pl.+ean, benefit, emolument, privilege
- sochar
- nf. g.d. -air, instability of purpose, compliant disposition,
easy temper
- socharach
- a. of a yielding disposition; unstable, easy tempered,
complaisant
- socrach
- a. easy, comfortable, steady, slow, at ease
- socraich
- va. establish, make steady, fix, determine, settle, cease
from motion
- sodal
- nm. g.v. -ail, flattery
- sodan
- nm. g.v. -ain, joy, expression of gladness at seeing or
meeting one
- sodar
- nm. g.v. -air, trotting as a horse
- sog
sogan
- nm. g.v. sogain, mirth, joy, delight
- sogail
- a. merry, joyous, festive
- sògh
- nm. g.v. sòigh, luxury, luxurious ease
- sòghail
- a. luxurious, sumptuous
- soilleas
- nm. g.v. -eis, officiousness, adulation
- soilleir
- a. clear, bright, transparent, limpid, evident, visible
- soillse
- nm.ind. light, ray of light, brightness
- soineann
- nf. g.d. -inn, fair or calm weather
- soir
- east
- soirbh
- a. easy, quiet, courteous, pliant, prosperous; safe
- soirbheas
- nm. g.v. -eis, prosperity, fair wind
- soirbhich
- vn. prosper, succeed
- soisgeul
- nm. g.v. -eil; pl.+an, gospel
- soitheach
- nm. g.v. -ich; pl. -ichean, vessel for food or drink;
a ship, dish
- soitheamh
- a. gentle, affable, tractable, tame, docile
- solair
- va. -ar, provide, gather, procure
- solar
- nm. g.v. -air; pl. -airean, providing, purveying useful things
- sòlas
- nm. g.v. -ais; pl.+an, solace, comfort, consolation, contentment,
pleasure
- sòlasach
- a. solacing, comforting, consoling, content, pleasant
- solus
- nm. g.v. -uis; pl.+an, light, knowledge
- son
- nm.ind. sake, account, good, advantage, profit : air mo
shon, for me, for my sake : air a shon sin, for that matter,
nevertheless : air a shon sin uile, for all that
- sona
- a. lucky, happy
- sonas
- nm. g.v. -ais; pl.+an, happiness
- sonn
- nm. g.v. suinn; pl. suinn, stout man, hero
- sònruich
- va. select, choose, appoint, ordain, particularise
- sònruichte
- a. specific, special, particular, appointed, ordained
: gu sònruichte, particularly, especially
- sop
- nm. g.v. suip; pl.+an and suip, wisp, loose bundle of straw
or hay
- sòr
- va. hesitate, grudge, give unwillingly, spare
- soraidh
- nf. pl.+ean, farewell compliments, good wishes
- sòrn
- nm. g.v. sùirn; pl. sùirn, flue, vent, cavity
- spad
- va. knock down at a blow, fell, brain, kill on the spot
- spadhadh
- nm. g.v. -aidh; pl. -annan, strong, quick pull; the
utmost extent of the out-stretched arms; the grass cut by
one stroke of the scythe
- spàg
- nf. g. spàige; d. spàig; pl.+an, paw, clubfoot, limb of an
animal
- spàgach
- a. pawed, walking awkwardly
- spaga-da-ghliog
- nm. bravado, ostentation
- spàgalais
- nf.ind. walking awkwardly
- spaglainn
- nf. ostentation, conceit, bombast
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