.i. géilleadh, act of obeying, yielding to, etc.

, m., act of obeying. See <<géilleadh>>.

, -aigh m., the jaws; as adj., jaw-like, having prominent jaws.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a long-visaged person (O'N.).

, -a, f., captivity.

, m., a cravat, a neck-cloth, a muffler.

, g. id., pl. -uidhthe, m., one who has charge of captives, a jailor.

, m., pl., the molar teeth (= géaráin?, Con.); géarainn (Don.).

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a joist, a support (Con.).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a periwinkle.

, whoever, whosoever, whatever, whatsoever, he that. See cibé.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a little scrap, a shred, a jag; dim. of giob.

, conj., though, although, yet, howbeit; though it is. See gidheadh: gidh tra acht, however, howbeit, albeit; gidh go, although that.

, conj., though, although, howbeit, however, be that as it may, nevertheless, yet.

, g. id., pl. -nidhe, m., the fundament, the main intestine (O'N.).

, -ais, m., a tickling or itching; this and five following words begin with c in Don.

, -lighe, a., ticklish, easily tickled.

, -lt, v. tr., I tickle, excite, irritate (also giglim).

, -e, f., act of tickling or itching.

, -a, f., tickling, ticklishness, nervous excitement.

, -aighe, a., ticklesome; surprising, unusual; bhí luach na hóstaidheachta an-

, gile. See <<geal>>, white, bright.

, g. id., f., whiteness, brightness; a fair one; a term of endearment.

, -lighe, -eacha, f., broom, heather (O'N.).

, -a, f., whiteness, brightness.

, -uir, m., a horse-leech (O'N.).

, g. id., pl. -dhthe, m., a little trout. See gealóg.

, m., a salmon or trout fry, a minnow (Don.).

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a giddy little person (often gligín).

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a word for a large potato, esp. a bright-skinned potato; gillín práta, a large solid potato.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a gelding; a sleek, good-looking young horse; an eunuch; is minic do dhein bromaichín giobalach gillín cumasach, often has a ragged colt become a shapely horse.

, -aighe, a., white-fingered.

, -oige, -oga, f., a water adder (O'N.).

See <<gein>>, birth, offspring.

, indec. a., general.

, f., a gaping look.

, g. id., pl. -e, a guinea (A.).

, a wedge (also ding). See geinn and ding.

, -a, -anna, m., a tail, a scrap, a bit, a morsel, a pick, a pluck, a pull, a peck.

, -aighe, a., rough, hairy, untidy, tattered, ragged.

, -adh, v. tr., I prick, I peck at, I pluck, pull, tear.

, -ail, pl. id., m., a rag, a clout, a cast garment; fur, down, hair; giobail cheangail, swaddling clothes.

, -aighe, a., torn, tattered (of a garment, etc.); dressed in tattered clothes (of a person); hairy, woolly, unkempt, untidy.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a ragged, unkempt person; a beggar.

, -óige, -oga, f., a rag, a fringe; a handful; the handful of flax taken at a time by clovers or flax-teasers (U.); a gipsy; an untidy woman.

, -aighe, a., ragged, fringed.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a hussy, a saucy girl.

, f., in phr., rug sé ar greim giobúise air, he seized him by the throat (Con.).

, conj., although.

, g. id., m., the fundament. See <<gidirne>>.

, -ail, m., flattery.

, -aighe, a., flattering, self-satisfying.

, -aim, m., restlessness, unsteadiness; tá giodam mór ort, you are very restless (lively), giddy (Don.).

, -aighe, a., restless, light, airy (of persons).

See <<geadán>>.

, -air m., dung, ordure; broken sour milk. See sciodar.

, -air, m., fussiness (Don. and Con.).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a barnacle; also edible seaweed.

(Lat. jam vero), conj., nevertheless, however, used in resuming a narrative (also ciodh trácht).

, -aighe, a., officious.

, -a, f., officiousness.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a client; a busybody.

, -óige, -óga, f., a char-woman, a gipsy (O'N.).

, a reed, a cane. See <<giolcach>>.

, -aighe, -a, f., a kind of reed or broom that grows on marshy land, and of which brooms are made; broom, cane; g. sléibhe, broom; g. nimhe, butcher's broom; a place where reeds grow; a cane plantation.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a flippant fellow, a cad, a wavering person; one who gathers reeds.

, -mhla, a., broom-like; reed-like; made of brooms or reeds.

, -óige, -óga, f., a broom, a cane. See <<giolcach>>.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., servant, "gillie," attendant, youth, man-servant, lad, page; a guide, a horse-boy, a driver; an owner, an agent (with gen. of the thing owned or done), a fellow; giolla airm, armour-bearer; giolla coise, footman; giolla eich, groom; giolla múcháin, chimney-sweeper; giolla turais, m., an ambassador; giolla na ngadhar, the dog owner; giolla grádha, a confidante; often used in personal names, as Giolla Íosa, Giolla Mhuire, Giolla Phóil, the servant of Jesus, Mary, Paul; giolla goillín, the devil (goillín, a tormentor); go dtugaidh an giolla leis tú, may the devil take you (O'N.)

-a, f., attendance, service, guiding, driving, horsemanship; the management of an affair (nom. also giollacht).

, -mhla, a., servant-like.

, -óige, f., fury (S. Cork).

, a lobster. See gliomach. As a., small-eyed, lobster-eyed. See <<giom-shúileach>>.

, -aighe, a., hairy, woolly (O'N.).

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a wool-gatherer (O'N.).

, -lighe, a., lobster-eyed, small-eyed.

, conj., although, notwithstanding, although not.

, -aighe, a., greedy, voracious.

(geanacht)

, -a, f., gluttony, voracity, hunger.

, indec., January. See <<geanair>>.

, conj., even though not, although not, although, though.

, conj., even though not, although not (before past tense); although, though (id.).

, -áin, pl. id. (= faochán or faochóg), m., a periwinkle; a limpet, a sea-snail.

, -maighe, a., hungry, greedy.

(comp. of gearr, short), nearer; dá ghiorracht do dhuine a chóta, is giorra dhó a léine, however near be one's coat to one, his shirt is nearer to him still, i.e. there are degrees in closeness of kinship.

, -a, f., shortness, nearness; giorracht radhairc, near-sightedness; i ngiorracht míle do'n áit, within a mile of the place; táid na laethe ag dul i ngiorracht (nó i ngiorradh), the days are becoming shorter; sin é a fhaid 's a ghiorracht agat, there is the entire thing for you.

, -aidh, m., shortness, brevity; a shortening; giorradh saoghail, shortness of life.

, g. id., m., a buttock or paunch; a crupper or girth; a low-sized, stout, little boy or girl. See <<giorta>>.

, f., asthma.

, -uighthe, m., a shortening, an abridging, a curtailing.

(giorraim)

, -ughadh, v. tr., I shorten, abridge.

, p. a., shortened, abridged.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a girth, a band; the waist (A.); fá bhun mo ghiorta, below my waist. See <<giorraide>>.

, -aighe, a., shrunken, shrivelled, skimp; short, stunted.

, m. See <<giorraide>>.

, -ála, f., a mending, dressing, repairing, trimming, patching.

, vl. giortáil, v. tr., I patch, repair, mend; tuck up my clothes.

, -áin, pl. id., m., in pl., stockings (socks) knit for market (Don.).

, -áin, pl. id., m., the fish called pike (Supp.).

, -óige, -óga f., the fish called pike. See <<giosán>>.

, -a, m., barm, yeast.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a strong old man, a sturdy old fellow; "an giostaire 's an chailleach," "the old man and old woman," the name of a children's game (Om.).

, -a, f., strong old age; going from company to company (as a curious, inquisitive old man).

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a piece, bit, a fragment, a shred, a scrap, an item, an appendage; giota maith, a good distance away, said of walking to a place (Don.); giota fogha (also ciotar fogha), a fragment; tá sé 'na giotaidhe fogha agat, you have crushed it to fragments, rendered it worthless (M.).

, -ála, f., petty jobs, details (Con.).

, g. id. and -aidh, pl. -dhacha and girrfhéidhthe, m., a hare.

, -sighe, -seacha, f., a girl. See <<geirrseach>>.

, -áin pl. id., m., a fly, midge or gnat (P. O'C.).

, -óige, -óga, f., shell of a barnacle (Ker.).

, -e, f., a cry; giuin clamhsáin, a complaining cry, a hum (U. and Con.). See <<geoin>>.

, -e, -idhe, f., an implement, an instrument.

, -nigh, -a, m., a barnacle (Aran).

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a justice of the peace; a magistrate.

See <<diúltaidheach>>.

, -e, f., a pine tree; bog-deal (the form giumhas, m., is found also).

, -ais, m., the pine or fir tree; bog-deal. (P. O'C. says giús and giuth are the correct forms, and that giumhas and giubhas are erroneous).

, -aighe, f., a fir wood; pine, bog-deal (Con.). See <<giumhais>>.

, gills of a fish (Ker.).

See <<giuirneach>>.

, -ála, f., jobbing; ag déanamh giurnála, doing light jobs (M.).

See <<giumhas>>, <<giumhais>>.

See <<giumhas>>, <<giumhais>>.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, a tankard, a can; barm, yeast. See <<giost>>.

, m., a stout, lazy person.

, -ála, f., tucking up one's clothes (improp. for giortáil).

, -óige, -óga, f., a stout little girl.