a chrólainn na bhfeart!

pool of blood of miracles (something like that) - mild oath

2

a luíod

how little (see glossary)

11

ag cur an loch amach air

to banish (overseas)

13

aibidh

aibí - ripe, mature; quick, clever, lively

11

áiféiseach

exaggerated, ridiculous

7

áilteoir(í)

trickster, practical joker, clown

11

aireachtaint

perceiving, hearing

2

áirithe (pg. 99)

certainty, certain allotment, portion, allotment

13

airiú greadadh chugat

bad reckoning to you

2

Airiú!

aroo! really! ah, indeed!

4

aiseac

pay back?

6

áiteamh

act of persuading, convincing

4

an tÁirseoir

áibhiseoir- the adversary (the devil)

12

anaithe

a heavy storm, fear, terror, consternation; fast breathing, wild looks, etc.

3

anaithe

heavy storm, fear, terror

8

anscian

ain scian mná - virago (manly woman)

9

ansprid

evil spirit

12

aothó = aothú?

crisis (in sickness)

6

ar éadromacht

gone daft?

11

árthach

vessel, boat, container

9

ba mhaith an bail ort go...

it was a good thing for you that...

13

baintrí

gen. of beantreach (widow)

11

balaithe =>boladh

smell (see glossary)

4

baoch = buíoch

greatful

3

baoth

foolish; vain, giddy

11

bascaithe

p.p. of basc - bashed, crushed

11

beathaidh

dative of beatha

4

bianna

ferrule (band of iron)

9

bithiúnach

scoundrel

3

blúire

bit, fragment

3

bodhradh

bothering

9

bodhradh =>bodhar

deaf;bothered

2

boin = boinn

coins

4

bolmac

bhíodar ag ól bolmac a béal a chéille - they were very intimate

7

borr

swell, grow; ag borradh chuig duine - getting angry with someone

3

braimín

broimín? little farter

4

breall

fool; blubberlip; tá breall ort - you are making a mistake

9

breallán

breallánta - silly

7

breallán

a foolish fellow

9

breib

bribe?

8

bréid

cloth, bandage,rag

8

bruín

bruíon - fight, strife, quarrel

10

buile

madness, frenzy (ar buile)

3

buille

stroke

3

buillí

strikes, hits

4

búir

bellow, roar, bray

3

bulla báisín

whirligig;revolving motion

3

c(h)unlaigh

cunlach - coinleach - stubble, stubble field

11

cáim

fault, blemish

1

cairiún

garron, a worthless horse; a woman of masculine bearing (in contempt)

9

callaireacht

ranting

9

caoch suas

be confounded...

12

caoldro(i)m

small of the back; sirloin (of beef)

8

caor

clod, lump (meteor)

4

ceannach(a)

purchase(s)

5

céarach

g. of céir - wax

1

ceataí

?

6

ciach

hoarseness, gloom, sadness

7

cíordubh

jet black

4

ciorrú (ort)

mutilation/curtailment (on you)

2

cip =ceapa?

blocks

5

círíneach

crested, flushed

6

cítear

autonomous of chí - see

1

clabhar

calabhar - the crossbeam that supports the chimney breast-work in a dwelling house

9

cladhaire

coward, villian, rogue

4

cló coirp

appearance of a corpse

2

cluthar

sheltered, warm, comfortable, secretive

1

cnapó(i)g

little lump; surge, wave; blow

12

coilgsheasamh

sanding erect, bolt upright

4

coimhtheach = coimhightheach

strange, unlike; foreign; rude, uncivil; shy; haughty, disdainful...

6

colpaí

calves (of legs)

8

comáint, chomáin sé

he pressed on, proceeded

9

comaoine

favor, recompense...

10

comhaireamh

count

2

comhairimh

i gcomhair - for (s.o.); os comhair - in front of...

8

corra bhuais

uneasiness, confusion

7

cráifeacht(a)

devoutness, piety, devotion

8

croicinn = creacann

skin

4

cuigeann

(of milk) churning, churn

2

d'anneoin a chúilfhiacal

in spite of his back tooth

7

d'éagmhais

lacking, in want of, not to speak of...

9

daoradh

enslavement; conviction, condemnation

13

dar bhrí na mionn

as an oath

1

darfa liath

dar Fia ? dar foth Dia? pg.56, top

8

dealbh(a)

destitute

10

déarca => déirc

alms

1

dearna leat

a slap to you (?)

7

dearnan

gen. of dearna - palm

3

dein

déan, Munster forms

1

díol

enough, satisfying...

9

díolúnach

free, exempt person;rogue, rascal;puny creature;(hist- mercenary)

2

díomhaoin

idel, of idle habits, unemployed...

6

dithneas

haste, hurry, urgency

13

dithneas = deithneas

speed, haste, hurry

5

diuc

tiuc - cluck (call to hens)- tiuc! tiuc!

11

dóch

dócha?

11

don daighe

to the flame

8

dothíos

do-thíos - ill-housekeeping

7

draighin

draighean - angry appearance...

8

drantú, drantán =>drantaigh

snarl, growl

2

driuch báis

really creepy feeling;really angry look

2

droch-aigeanta

bad spirited; bad cheerful

2

drúchta

drúcht - dew

10

duain

a poem, a stanza

6

duibh

duibhe - gloom, malevolence

8

eadartha

between them (idir)

7

éagmhais

absense, lack, need, want, longing...

4

éagóir

injustice, wrong, unfairness

10

eascaine

imprecation, curse

3

éilteoir

corrupter, defiler (?)

7

eirleach

destruction, slaughter

1

eiteachas

exception

6

eiteothá

lies?

6

éitheach

lying, falsehood

1

faid gach nfhaid

fad gach aon fhaid - ever so long

9

fáiscithe

squeezed, pressed...

4

falaracht = falaireacht

pacing, ambling;flaw in horses using 2 legs on each side at once

4

fálta

fá laigh - fence, enclosure;fál - hedge, fence, wall....

8

fasc

bond, tie, a tying; restraint, protection, shelter

9

fasc => foscadh

shelter

1

feacadh

bend, bent posture

3

feall

deceit, treachery

11

feircín

firkin (of butter)

11

feoirling

farthing

10

fiachaibh - fiache

tá sé d'fhiacha orm rud a dhéanamh -I am obliged to do s.t.

3

fiaradh

slant, tilt, warping, distortion; fiarach - lea, uncultivated grassland

11

finn an lae

daylight...

8

fiolar

eagle

4

fogha

attack

9

fothana

pl. of fothain - shelter; discretion

1

fraochá(i)n

whortleberry;the name of a bird;fraoch- fierceness, fury, hunger;fraochaide - angry, furious, fretful

9

friotháilte

attended to?

6

fuadach

siezure, abduction, kidnapping; plunder; fuadach croí - palpitation

10

fuála - fuáil

sewing, stitching, needlework

6

fuinte

tempered, set in order, tidied

4

gamhain

calf

3

gan urra gan banna

without surety or bond

6

gasra

band (of warriors, men)

11

geaitirí

geataire - rush (candle wick)

11

geallúna

geallúnaí - promiser, guarentor (?)

9

géaraigh

sharpen

2

géarchúiseach

astute, discerning

1

géarchúiseach

clever, suspicious...

8

géimreach

act of shouting, roaring;lowing of cattle;sounding (a horn)

4

gigilt = cigilt

tickle

6

gioblach(a)

ragged...

4

glascaora(ch)

grey sheep

8

gléineach (go)

clearly, plainly

4

gléineach(a)

clear, lucid, transparent

1

gleoite

neat, pretty, charming

1

glinniúint

peering, scrutinizing

1

glóthaí

viscosity; glóthach - jelly

12

go cúl

till the end

7

go diair

quick, at once

9

go seascair

cozy, snug...

11

goire

nearness

4

gollán = gallán

standing stone, pillar stone;stiff, erect person

2

grathain

flock;multitude of insignificant things...

4

greadadh

beating, trouncing

1

greadadh chugat

confound you!

9

greas

spell, time...

8

groí

sturdy, spirited

4

guairí - guaire

whisker, bristle

6

iadhadh

interior, closed part

8

ídithe =>ídigh

use up...

1

infhiúchadh - d'iniúch sé

he looked closely, inspected

4

iompáil lí

change of color

2

lasair

flame, blaze

3

lathaí

lathach, laitheach - mud, mire, slime

9

leamh

soft, weak, impotent; tepid, insipid; dull, uninteresting; soft-witted, inane, silly...; go leamh de - in contempt of it

6

leata

leathadh - spreading, scattering...

11

léimlúth

athletic leaping?

4

loirgnibh - lorg

leg, shank, shin

5

loiscithe = loiscthe

burnt, scorched

4

loiteadh

injurious, damaging

2

lot

hurt, wound, injury, damage

2

lúfar

athletic?

4

mac mallartain

mallartá(i)n - changeling

5

main

meanness

8

mairbhití

languor, torpor, numbness

12

mám

handful

7

mealbhóg

small bag, pouch

1

meanaithí

awls (meana)

4

méaracán

thimble. Fear na méaracáin - thimble rigger, handy person

4

meigeall

beard, goatee

1

mianach

ore, material, mine, quality

6

míchuíosach

uncommon, strange...

9

mill

spoil, mar, ruin

2

milleadh

destruction, ruination...

1

míogarnaigh

míogarnach - act of dozing, drowsiness

12

modhail (go)

mannerly, gently

2

mórchúis

self-importance, pomposity

7

mórsheisear

seven persons

5

múisiún codlata

a heavy doze

9

mustar

self sufficiency...

4

nára

nár (is)

9

neafaiseach (go)

trivial, trite (ly)

2

ó chianaibh

a while ago

2

oidhe

slaying, violent death, tradgedy, ill usage

3

oidhre

heir

8

oidhre

heir;likeness (to s.o.)

9

on daighe ar ndeoin

to the flame/pang willingly(?)

4

paor

laughing-stock;grudge

6

plásóg

level spot, lawn, green

11

plu(i)c

cheek(s), bulge(s)

8

pointe

pointe, dot

9

portús

breviary

5

raid leat iad

gale, blow them away?

12

réice

rake, rover

3

réidh, go

freely...finally...

1

ridire

knight

2

righneas

tardiness...

4

righnis

toughness;slowness

5

ruá(i)n alla

spider (damhán alla)

8

ruainneach

horse-hair

6

saint = sainnt

avarice, great desire; desire for vengeance, to get the upper hand...

6

scáinte

thin, sparse, threadbare

6

scaird = scáird

squirt, gush;a lot (of money)

4

scairt

summons, call, shout

1

scar

part, separate

3

scáth(a)

shadow...bashfulness, nervousness

4

sceimhle ort!

terror on you!

4

sceinn sé

he fled

3

sceon => sceoin

start or bounce; a visitation or calamity, storm

3

sciamh aingh

(scéimh) angelic beauty

7

scian choise duibhe

a black handled knife

12

scuraíocht

scoraíocht

8

scurtha = scortha

loosed, unyolked, unharnessed, unbound, freed...

6

sealgaire

hunter, forager...

1

seanda

old, ancient

9

seang (adj.)

thin, graceful, slender

4

searg (verb)

wither, dry, consume, waste, languish

4

seascair (go)

snug, comfortably off

3

siosaraigh - síosaire

whisper

4

snamhaire

creeper, crawler, one who cringes or acts slyly

8

snoí

cutting, carving; refining, wearing away

10

sord = sórt

sort

2

spárálach(t)

sparing, frugal

r

spéirghealaí

sky brightness - starry night, clear night

12

spreach(aibh) =>spréach

spark

1

spreallairín - spreallaire

mean person, a careless worker, one wanting in self respect

5

staincín

stainc - huffing, pique, spite

7

stiúsaí

hussy

8

stoca

stocking

2

suaite

5

suarach

petty, mean, frivolous

5

suarach

paltry, petty, insignificant; mean, contemptible

11

suirí

wooing, courting, courtship

11

Tá sé ag dul sa mhuileann orm

It's getting beyond my grasp, baffling me

11

tabharthas

tabhartas - gift

11

táiriúgadh

? - táiriúil - base, vile

13

tánaisteach

secondary

r

taoibhín

side patch

1

tarr

belly

8

téagartha

substantial, bulky;sheltered, comfortable

3

teallach ceárta

forge, blacksmith's hearth

11

teinneas

tension, strain

6

tine chreasa

flint fire; spark

1

tistiún = toistiún

fourpence piece

2

toice (a thoice bhig)

wench, hussy (little)

1

toirneach

thunder

4

tomhaiste

measured, weighed

4

tor aitinn

furze bush

8

tórramh

wake

9

tuairgnín

beetle, pestle

3

tulcais

soft mass; a lubberly fellow; a fat baby

9

uaschamóg

apostrophe

r

údhálta = urdhálta

fixed, certain, engaged, particular, ear-marked

7

uiriste

f(h)uiriste - easy

7

únfhairt

ionfairt - moving, motion

8

ursain - ursa

jamb, doorpost

5

usaide

usur? easier, more practicable

4