, -áin, pl. id., m., a stammerer.

, g. bláidh and blóidh, pl. bládhtracha, m., a bit, a fragment; tá sé 'na bhládhtrachaibh, it is broken into fragments.

, -a, m., renown, fame, reputation.

, -dhaighe, a., renowned, famous.

, -a, f., the act of breaking into fragments.

, -dhadh, v. tr., I break into fragments, I pulverize.

, -e, -idhe, f., a flame (Don.).

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a flatterer, a wheedler.

, -a, f., flattery, coaxing.

, vl. -aireacht and bladar, v. tr., I coax, flatter, wheedle.

, -air, m., flattery, coaxing; act of flattering or coaxing; bheith ag bladar leis, coaxing or flattering him.

, -aighe, a., coaxing, flattering.

, -a, -anna, m., a flame, a blaze; blaoire and bladhair (Don.).

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., an uproarious fellow; a boaster, a braggart.

, -ainn, m., bragging, boasting; also blazing up, sending forth steam as a fermented haystack; empty words.

, -aighe, a., boasting, bragging.

, -aigh pl. id., m., a blaze, a conflagration.

, -dradh, v. tr., I coax, I flatter, I appease.

, -e, -idhe, f., a bald pate; also blagad (Don.).

, -oige, -oga, f., a bog-berry (Don.).

, -asta, m., a tasting; a sipping a small portion of any food or drink.

, -seadh, v. tr., I taste, sip.

, g. id., pl. -midhe, f., blasphemy.

, -a, f., light tasting, sipping.

, -e, f., act of tasting.

, -a, f., the prolonged sucking of a sweet, etc. (Ker.).

, -e, a., fair, beautiful, polished, smooth.

, -e, ., warm (U.).

, g. id., f., smoothness, sleekness; bláitheacht, -a, f., id.

, -thisighe, a., smooth, polished.

, -eisce, pl. -easca, f., a garland, a wreath.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a little flower; a small blossom.

, f., a pumice-stone; a smooth stone.

, p. a., beautifully or smoothly polished (of a spear,etc.)

-air, pl. id., m., dissimulation, flattery, sycophancy.

, -oidh, m., a shout, a loud cry; f. (Con.) See <<glaodh>>.

, -aoidhte, m., act of crying out. See <<glaodhach>>.

, -a, f., a loud shouting, bragging.

, -dhach, v. intr., I shout, I boast, I brag.

, -a, m., a great flame. See <<bladhm>>.

, -aighe, a., shouting, clamorous; fiery.

, -aighe, a., clamorous.

, -aighe, a., clamorous, shouting, noisy.

, -oisce, -a, f., a scale, a shell, an egg-shell; a skull, the head. See <<plaosc>>.

, -adh, v. tr., I beat violently, hammer, crush. See <<plaoscaim>>.

, -ais, pl. id., m., taste, flavour, relish; an accent (in speech); a jot; with neg., nothing; a bad taste; liking, desire; níl aon bhlas aige orm, he likes me not; sean-bhlas, disregard, dislike; faghaim blas ar do chainnt, I approve of your sentiments.

, -adh, v. tr., I taste, sip, test. See <<blaisim>>.

, -aighe, f., act of smacking the lips.

, indec. a., sweet-scented.

, indec. a., delicious, excellent, tasty, savoury; in good taste; refined, elegant; fluent, glib.

, -a, f., excellence, deliciousness, elegancy; fluency.

, -ais, m., taste, savour, relish.

, -óige, -óga, f., a sweet-mouthed woman.

, g. bláithe and blátha, pl. blátha, m. and f., a bloom, blossom, flower-bud; b. na hóige, the bloom of youth; bláth buidhe, dandelion; b. bán na finne, the white blossom of fairness, an epithet of a pretty girl (Old Song).

, -aighe, a., flowery; beautiful; renowned.

, g. -aighe, bláithche, f., butter-milk.

, -a, f., act of flowering, blossoming, floweriness.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a florist.

, -adh, v. tr. and intr., I bloom, I flourish; I adorn.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a small flower, a bud; also a fry, as salmon fry; a kind of rock fish.

, indec. a., swarthy.

, -e, f., flowery language; idle speech.

, -tighe, a., sweet-tongued, cultured, polished.

, -e, a., smooth-plated, beautiful.

, m., beautiful locks of hair. See <<folt>>.

, -ghais, pl. id., and -sa, m., a fair stalk; a blooming scion. See <<gas>>.

, -a, f., floweriness, bloom, spruceness, trimness.

, -aire, a., beautiful, young, flowery, warm, gay.

, m., red poppy, corn rose, commonly called luirgneach dhearg, the red stalk.

, -ughadh, v. tr., I smoothe, stroke.

, -iughadh, v. tr. and intr., I embroider, work in figures or flowers.

, -ughadh, v. tr. and intr., I bloom, I flourish, I blossom, I smoothe, polish, I bedeck, decorate, adorn, strew with flowers.

, -a, f., milk; kine, milch cows; as a., milky.

, -aighe, -acha, f., a milch cow.

, -adh, v. tr., I coax, wheedle, entice.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a person that milks cows; a manager of milk; one who deaL in milk; a wheedler, a flatterer; a detective.

, -áin, pl. id., m., the asphodel or daffodil.

, m., a yellow weed growing among potatoes.

, -ais, m., lactation; milkiness.

, -aighe, a., poem-producing.

, -áin, pl. id., m., the common sow-thistle (fóthannán mín).

, -aire, a., abounding in milk; fruitful.

, g. id., pl. -dhthe, m., a feeder, a supporter.

, -adh, v. tr., I milk (Con. and U.); also blighim.

, -air (bliodar), m., sour curded milk.

, -éine, pl. -éintidhe, in Con. bléantracha, and in W, Ker. bléantacha, f., the groin; a narrow, low tongue of land; a harbour, a bay (nom. also bléin).

(bleaghnach), -aigh, pl. -aighe or -acha, m., a milking.

, -e, a., broad-loined.

, -aighe, -acha, f., a bag of corn for grinding; a kiln-cast; a large quantity of anything (as of meal, etc.).

, -aighe, a., having power to grind.

, m., the milk thistle.

, -e, f., impertinence, cajolery, wheedling, flattery, request, petition.

, -mhla, a., impertinent, teazing, flattering.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., an impertinent fellow, a wheedler.

(bleidh, any monstrous beast or fish), m., a whale (Ker.). See <<míol mór>>.

, m., a mullet.

, -e, -tidhe, the groin; also, a narrow, low tongue of land; a harbour, a bay. See <<bléan>>.

, -nighe, f., a white-loined cow.

, -fhinne, a., having white spots about the loins (of a cow or other such animal).

, -thigh, pl. id., m., a quantity or portion of corn sent to a mill (Con.). See <<bleathach>>.

, -thigh, -a, m., a mullet; b. dearg, a species of red mullet; also bléidhteach.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a glutton.

, in phr. b. teineadh, a rousing fire. See béilteac.

, -e, f. See <<bleathach>>. (bleontuirt is used in W. Ker. in the sense of bleathach, which is also used.)

, g. -dhna, pl. -dhna, -dhana and -dhanta, gpl. -dhan, f., a year; i mbliadhna, this year; b. go leith, a year and a half; b. bhisigh, a leap year.

, -aighe, a., yearly; go bliadhantach, yearly (T. G.).

, -mhla, a., yearly; also bliadhantamhail.

, -áird, -árdaidhthe, m., a blackguard (A.).

, -a, f., blackguardism, rowdyism (A.).

(bliochtán), -áin, pl. id., m., bastard asphodel. See <<bleachtán>>.

, -aire, a., milk-producing. See <<bleachtmhar>>.

, -áin, pl. id., m., an artichoke.

, -a, -anna, m., a full or thick mouth (also plob).

, g. id., pl. -adha and -aidhe, m., a bubble; the rise of a blister; a blab (also ploba)

, -aighe, a., blistered; having bubbles; thick-lipped (also plobach).

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a blubber-lipped person, a stammerer (also plobaire).

, -a, f., a speaking thickly or unmelodiously.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a blubber-lipped person, a stutterer; one who speaks thickly or indistinctly.

, g. bluic, pl. id., m., a. block.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a strong, stout person or thing.

, -óidh, pl. -ódha and -ódhtracha, m., a bit, a fragment. See <<bládh>>.

, -ódhta, m., act of reducing to bits. See bládhadh.

, vl. blódhadh, v. tr., I break, destroy (also bládhaim).

, -aim, pl. id., m., a mouthful, a sup, a small portion; blogam bainne, a sup of milk; an easy-going person (Clare). See <<bolgam>>.

, -e, pl. -idhe and -eadha, f., a bubble (nom. also bloinge).

, -gin, pl. id., m., any plant with curled leaves.

, m., garden spinage.

, -e, f., a din, a noise. See <<blosc>>.

, -e, pl. -eanna, gpl. -eann, f., a united stroke.

, -easa, pl. id., m., a noisy waterfall, cataract.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a boaster, a vain person.

, -ais, m., ostentation, showing off, vanity.

, -aighe, a., vain, showy, ostentatious.

, -oige, f., fat, grease.

, -aighe, a., fat, greasy.

, -oisc, pl. id., m., light; a clear voice; a noise or explosion (bloisc); a congregation.

, -aighe, a., clear-voiced; boasting; robust, strong; explosive.

, g. -aidh and -ctha, m., a sound, a report, a loud noise; relief from pain; light, radiance; bloscadh 'n-a haghaidh 'gus 'n-a gáire, radiance in her face and light in her laugh (C. M.).

, -adh, v. tr., I resound, report, sound, explode, blow a horn or trumpet, fire a gun.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a public crier; a collector; a boaster.

, -aoir, pl. id., m., a public crier. See <<bloscaire>>.

, m., liquid solidified (as soup).

, -e, f., lard, fat, grease.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe and -reacha, m., a bit, a morsel, a crumb, a fragment, (blúire is common in M.) See <<brúire>>.