, -áird, pl. id., m., anything out of proportion, as a small garsún hurling with a very tall man's camán (W. Ker.).

, a set or bank of oars.

, -aighe, a., crafty, comical. See <<ealadhnach>>.

See <<ailim>>.

, g. -ban, d. -bain, f., Scotland.

, -aigh, pl. id., m., a Scotchman; a Presbyterian or Protestant (U., pron. Alabnach).

, -aighe, a., Scottish.

(ale), i leith (leith, dat. of leath, a side, etc.), aside, on this side, here; tar a leith, come hither; cogar a leith chugat, a word with you in secret; to this side, to this time; ó shoin ale (a leith), from that day to this, from that time forward.

, indec. a., noble; Inis Alga, the noble island, i.e. Ireland (genly. Inis Ealga, somet. Imp Eilge); an treas ainm Inis Ealga, .i. oileán uasal, the third name, Inis Ealga, i.e. the noble island (Kea., F. F.). See <<ealga>>.

, -a, f., nobility.

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= oll, a., (prefix) great.

II.

, g. aill, pl. id., also -tracha, a rock.

III.

, a., strange, alien; another.

IV.

, yonder, beyond; foreign; anall (a n-all), hither, from beyond; tar anall, come hither. See Catt.

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, alladh, g. id., pl. allaidhe, m., a hall (also halla).

II.

, God, allah (P. F.).

(athlabhair), -bhartha, f., an echo.

, g. -chon, d. -choin, m., an alien hound, a foreigner; in pl., often the English.

, -aidh, pl. id., m., fame, renown; a present.

, -air, m., true and distinct pronunciation, fluency of speech and proper accent.

, g. id., f., deafness resulting from great noise; deafness.

, -e, -idhe, f., a term of opprobium applied to a heavy, ungainly woman.

, g. id., f., deafness, hardness of hearing. See <<allaibhre>>.

, -aighe, a., triumphant, victorious over all.

, -uir, m., transposition; allchur na bhfocal, transposition of the words.

, pl. -tsithe, m., a scold, a barge, a rough fellow (pron. with termination like Eng. -atch, as in batch) (M.).

, -óir, -órtha, m., gibberish, jargon, gasconade.

, a., gigantic.

, -aigh pl. id., m., a foreign pirate, a foreigner.

, a., foreign, piratical; exotic, outlandish.

, -a, f., barbarity; the state of being foreign or outlandish.

, -óid, m., distance (of time); 'san aimsir i n-allód, in the olden time.

, aillt, m., cliff, side of glen; brook (chiefly in Scotland, as Aillt a' Bhonnaich).

, a., wild, uncouth, fierce, savage; beathaidheach allta, a brute beast; madradh allta, a wolf.

, -a, f., amazement; wildness, savageness.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a fierce, wild man; a dull, stupid fellow; a fool.

, -air, m., yon side (of the country), the wilder parts; opposed to ceanntar, the nearer parts.

, -ais, m., wildness, savagery.

, -ais, m., allowance, dole, share (Aran).

, -uis, m., sweat, perspiration; cubhar alluis, a foam of sweat; ag cur alluis (often with de or di), perspiring.

, -aine, -ana, f., alms.

(= as los), prep., in respect of, owing to; a los a bhfoghluma, in consideration of their learning (Kea., F. F.).

, -ptha, m., act of devouring in big mouthfuls, swallowing voraciously.

, -adh, v. tr., I devour, eat up in large mouthfuls; alpadh na ndeamhan ort (Dáith de Barra); alpaid an spóla, they devour meat (Condon).

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a glutton, a devourer; a grabber of land (Aran),

, -e, f., answering a person gruffly, scolding vehemently. See <<alpadh>>.

(also earc luachra, al luachra, airc luachra), a newt, a lizard.

, -aighe, a., free, bold.

, g. ailt, pl. id., m., a joint, the ankle, a knuckle of the finger; a division, a portion; a knot in timber; a section or chapter of a book; i n-alt na huaire sin, at that very time; i n-alt an ionaid sin, at that very place: alt de mhaide, a piece of a stick; i n-alt a chéile, in proper order, in coherence, coherently (Don.); tá sé i n-alt m'fheicsint, he is in a condition to see me; a Thaidhg, ná tathaír Torna 's gan é a n-alt bhur n-agallmha, Tadhg, revile not Torna, who is not in a position to reply to you (l. O Cléirigh, apud O'Br.); a mountain, a ravine, a gulph (Om.); a glen, esp. if wooded (Der.); tabhair na hailt dó, give him the knuckles, box him (Mayo); a written article (recent).

, g. ailt-, m., disease like a heart-burn, water-flash.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a step or height; a small division; a razor; a paragraph; dim. of alt; altán sceine, a strong, sharp knife (Ker.).

, g. -óra, -óire, -órach, pl. -óire and -óra, f., an altar.

, -an, -ana, f., a nourisher, a nurse, a foster father; bean altra, banaltra, a nurse.

, -adh, v. tr., I nurse, I foster.

, -ais, pl. id., m., nursing; fosterage; altranacht, id.

, -a, pl. id., m., a nursing; fosterage; athair altroma, a foster father.

, -uighthe, pl. id., m., thanks, thanksgiving, genuflection, salutation; saying grace at meals.

, -ughadh, v. tr., I thank, salute, adore; ag altughadh bídh, saying grace after meals.