, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a jester, a prattler, a precocious youth, a young boy, a little lad (properly crabaire).

, -a, f., impertinent talk. See crabaireacht.

, -adh, v. tr., I engrave, carve.

, -air, m., small fragments of anything; g. móna, turf mould (Don.).

, -óige, -óga, f., a prattling little girl (O'N.).

, -óige, -óga, f., a morsel; a crumb of bread, etc. (Don.).

, g. -a and -áidh, m., love, affection, amity, amiability; trust; ar ghrádh, for the love of; saobh-gh., foolish love; searc-gh., fond, intense love; tír-gh., love of country, patriotism; i ng. le, i ng. ar, in love with.

, -áid, m., a grade (A.).

, g. id., m., a grade (A.).

, -dhaighe, a., loving, affectionate, amiable.

, -aim, m., esteem, preeminence.

, -aighe, a., estimable.

, -mhla, a., loving, lovable, affable, affectionate.

, -a, f., fondness, amiability.

, -aire, a., generous, affectionate, amiable; affable, courteous.

, -uighthe, m., act of loving.

, -ughadh, v. tr., I love.

, -ora, -oiridhe, m., a lover.

, -aif, m., a mark, especially in writing or print.

, -aidh and -ftha, m., act of grubbing or taking off the surface of the lea (in whole or in part), a portion of lea thus treated; act of writing; penmanship; dried moorland (Con.).

, -a, f., burning dried moorland (Con.).

, -adh, v. tr., I write, scrape, carve; I grub, i.e. take the surface off the lea.

, -áin m., an axe for grubbing or cutting fine furze; grafán na gcloch, stone-crop, wall pepper; grafán ban, white horse-hound; g. dubh, black horse-hound.

, -óige, -óga, f., a hoe. See <<grafán>>.

, -áig, pl. id., m., the cawing of a crow; the cackling of a hen before laying; a shout.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a crier, a shouter, a screamer.

, -e, f., the clucking of a hen, the crowing of a cock or daw; grágáil and grágallach, id.; crágghail, cnágghail (Don.).

, -e, -eanna, f., an almanac (O'N.).

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a writing office.

, -a, f., writing in an office, clerical work.

, -ligh, -lighe, m., an untidy overgrown person.

, g. id., f., horsemanship, riding; an alarm; a jarring or grating noise, the grunting of swine, the neighing of horses; noise, tumult, stir (nom. also grafainn).

, -ora, -oiridhe, m., a writer, a penman.

, -a, f., writing, penmanship.

, -iughadh, v. intr., I make a noise, tumult, bustle.

, -neadh, v. tr., I write.

(graidh)

, -e, f., a herd, stud (of horses); steeds.

, -e, -eacha, f., a village, a hamlet; gráigín, dim.

, g. id., f., superstition (O'N.); graigeacht, id.

, -éir, pl. id., m., a grammar.

, g. gránach and gráine, f., disgust, dislike, abhorrence, aversion, hatred, shame, horror (of, ag; at, ar); ugliness; reproach; is g. liom, I hate; gráin áigh ort, the shame of fate(?) on you! may fortune hate you!

, -mhla, a., odious, hateful, ugly, horrible.

, -oige, -oga, f., a hedgehog, a porcupine; an urchin; fig., a buffoon, a jester; g. fhéir, a lap cock of hay (Don.).

, -iughadh v. tr., I hate, despise.

, -e, -eacha, f., a frown, a disdainful expression of face; a whetting of the teeth; disgust.

, -iughadh v. tr., I disdain, loathe; I set the teeth on edge, grind the teeth in anger.

, g. id., pl. -neacha, m., grain, a grain of corn; a small particle; a small quantity; g. té, 7c., a small quantity of tea, etc.

, -nighe, a., granulous.

, -iughadh, v. intr., I granulate, become grain.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a little grain; a pinch of tea, snuff, etc.

, -áin, m., roasted corn (also próinnseachán).

, -sighe, -seacha, f., a species of large seagull (Mayo).

, -sighe, -seacha, f., a grange, a granary; a farm.

, -oige, -oga, f., a hard, brittle cake.

, -e, f., the mob, the rabble; a low class of people; ribaldry, obscenity, filth.

, -mhla, a., pertaining to the rabble; vulgar, obscene, mean, vile; in Om. gráiscealach.

, -a, f., vulgarity, obscenity, meanness, vileness.

See <<grathain>>.

, business (Con. and U.).

, -thigh, m., busy (Con. and U.).

, -e, f., a mob; a low class of people.

, -ais (gros or grus), m., a snout; the mouth; a contraction of the mouth; a grinning expression of face; a grin, a frown; chuir sé gramhas air féin, he grinned.

, -aighe, a., grinning; nice, neat.

, -aigh pl. id., m., one of the mob or rabble rout.

, -air, m., rabble; refuse.

, -óige, -óga, f., a buffoon, a jester; a prattling female. See <<grabóg>>.

, -e, f., a multitude, crowd, flock; the rabble.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a grinner; one with a curious expression of the mouth;

, id., gramhasóigín, dim, id.

(Con. and Don.). See gráscar and gramhascar.

, pl., m., vain showy people (South Cork).

, -aigh m., corn.

, or grán tonnóige, m., the small herb or weed called duck's meat.

, indec. a. (gránda), ugly, hideous, hateful, detestable, horrid, nasty, abominable; úr-gh., very ugly; gráice is comp. and super. form in Don.

(grándacht)

, -a, f., ugliness, deformity.

, m., a pomegranate.

, indec. a., filthy, obscene, lewd.

, -a, f., obscenity, filth.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, a prong, a dung fork; a grape (A.).

, g. id. and -a, pl. -a, m. grace, favour, aid, help, succour; in M. and Don. sp. l., pl. grásta (nom. also grása).

, -mhla, a., full of grace; gracious (in M. sp. l. grástamhail).

, -a, f., grace, favour, mercy; graciousness (in M. sp. l. grástamhlacht).

, -air, m., a low crowd; the dregs of the people; a mob; an gráscar gan mheas, the contemptible set (E. R.); a quarrel, a fight (also tráscar); gráscar lámh, a hand to hand conflict.

, -aire, a., gracious, favourable.

, -a, f., graciousness.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a grate (A.).

, -e, f., a flock, a multitude of insignificant things (as insects, pebbles, etc.), used in a derogatory sense; g. mhíolach, one of the plagues of Egypt; g. creachán, a heap of small potatoes, a poor crop (M., etc.); a mob, a low tribe of people; cf. ar ghraithin-spruit chealgach Chailbhin an éithigh (Scan.).

(gné), g. id., pl. gréithe and gréithre, f., a kind or sort, a species; in pl. ornaments, trinkets, toys; gréithe geanamhla, charming toys or trinkets; delph, china (cré); tá gréithre maithe agam beartuighthe id' chomhair, I have settled on good gifts for you (E. R.).

, -áin, m., dropwort.

, -óige, -óga, f., a small kind of seagull (Con.).

, -chta, m., act of screaming; shouting (also scréachadh).

See <<scréachaim>>.

, -a, pl. id., m., a stroke, a blow; an incitation.

, -dta and -duighthe, m., act of pressing, beating, torturing; g. bas, wringing or beating hands in grief; burning, scorching; scorching heat; greadadh chughat is a common form of imprecation, also, but less common, greadadh ort; greadadh airgid, plenty of money.

, -adh, v. tr., I strike, I whip, urge on, press; burn, scorch; gread im' dhiaidh an ceol, quicken the music after me (said by a dancer); do ghread sé air (or leis), he went off quickly (walking, etc.).

, -ail, pl. id., m., a griddle.

, -áin, m., a torturing; mo gh., alas; a creaking; parched corn; snuff; heat in the blood; greadán dáire, copulation heat in cattle; also itch, leprosy (O'N.).

, -aighe, a., burning, scorching, nettling, inciting, urging, beating; also noisy, obstreperous.

, -aigh, m., a pain, a smarting (Don.).

, -naighe, a., exulting, shouting (Kea., T. S.); also greathnach

, -óige, -óga, f., a grill, a griddle; a slap of the hand; a rod, a whip, a lash; also a blaze (O'N.).

, -e, f., a torturing; loss.

, indec. p. a., struck, whipped severely, scorched.

(greadta), p. a., struck, scourged, whipped; incited, scorched.

, -éige, f., Greece; used with the article, an Ghréag, na Gréige, 7c.

, -aigh, pl. id. and -aighe, m., a Greek; as a., Greek (also gréigeach).

, -aighe, a., Greek; bright, grand, splendid, cheerful, gaudy; má's gréagach an phéacóg, ní phioctar a cnámha, if the peacock be gaudy, its bones are not picked.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., one versed in Greek, a Greek scholar.

, -aighe, -acha, f., clay, loam, filth, mire; ground beaten or trodden on; as place-name it signifies a bare, moist, trampled place; as a., clayey, filthy.

, -aigh, -aighe, m., a species of fish, a polypus.

, -aighe, a., grappling, grasping, griping.

, g. id., pl. -dhthe, m., a flesh-hook; a grappler.

, -uighthe, m., act of seizing, sticking to, clutching, biting, fastening, grappling.

, -ughadh, v. tr. and intr., I stick to, stick, bite; seize, grasp; gain, obtain; fasten together; I grapple, unite with (le, somet. do).

, indec. p. a., fastened, cleaving to, bound firmly together; stitched, sown; taken old of, bitten.

, g. grin, m., the bottom of the sea, lake, or river; the gravel or coarse sand of the bottom of the sea or lake, or of a river; the sandy sediment at the bottom of a vessel containing fluid; coarse sand, as distinguished from gainimh, fine sand; also irritation; do chuir sé grean ar mo chroiceann, he irritated my skin.

, -nta, pl. id., m., an engraving.

, -óra, -óiridhe m., an engraver.

, -adh, v. tr., I carve, grave.

, g. grinn, m., fun, mirth, sport, humour; also love, affection, liking, esteem; mo chéad

, -rinn, m., fur, down, beard, hair.

, -aighe, a., hairy, furry, bearded, bushy, bristly.

, -mhla, a., pleasant.

, -a, f., gaiety.

, -aire, a., witty, facetious, pleasant, comical, amiable, affable; queer, strange (M.); is greannmhar an scéal é, it is a strange or queer story (M.).

-uighthe, m., act of irritating, irritation; mar ghreannughadh ar Dhia, to irritate God (Kea., T. S.). See <<grean>>.

, -ughadh, v. tr., I incite, exhort, provoke, defy, exasperate. See grean.

, -ughadh, v. tr., I love; I make pleasing.

, indec. a., neat, beautiful: polished; engraven, carved.

, -a, m., the amount of anything done at a time; g. codalta, a continuous sleep; g. ghuil, the amount of crying done without intermission, etc.; a heat, a spell (also dreas).

, -éise, f., embroidery.

, g. gréis, m., furniture; needlework, embroidery (also fine clothes); protection; gréischill, a sanctuary.

m., custom, practice; de ghréas, usually, habitually, commonly.

, -aighe, a., accomplished; skilled in embroidery.

, -a, f., the art of shoemaking; embroidering, trimming, dressing.

, -ála, f., a drubbing, a beating.

, vl. -sáil, v. tr., I beat, strike; urge on, drive quickly (of a horse, etc.) (also greasálaim).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a web.

, -ail, pl. id., m., refuse.

, f., a work of embroidery.

, gen. id., pl. -dhthe, m., a shoemaker; a trimmer, a dresser, an embroiderer; a kind of small fish (Con.).

, -ughadh, v. tr., I excite, urge, hasten (also gríosuighim).

, -a, -anna, m., a shout, a huzza, noise (O'N.).

, -aigh, m., noise, clamour, shouting, cheering.

See <<greadhnach>>.

, g. id., -lidhe, m., a gift, a present (O'N.) in pl., finery, nick-nacks (Don.).

, -dill, -a, m., a grid-iron, a "griddle"; also f., gen. grille (for greidle) (U.).

, -dhne, f., mirth, good humour, jollity; affection, love; mo ghreidhin chroidhe é, he is my heart's love (pron. gradhain in M.).

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

, -nighe, a., mirthful, jovial, amiable.

, -e, f., the Greek language.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a broadsword (O'N.).

, g. greama, pl. greamanna, m., a hold, grip, grasp; a bite, bit, morsel, piece, slice, mouthful; a sudden pain, stitch (in side); bondage; a stitch with a needle; g. d'fhagháil ar, g. do bhreith ar, to catch, catch hold of, get a grip of, seize; g. do ghabháil de, to take effect on, lay hold of, conquer; greim confaidh, the bite of a mad dog; greim teangan, a lisp; greim

, v. tr., I seize, grasp, I bite. also greamaim, greamuighim.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., e. pincers, a grappling instrument.

, -e, f., old garments, trash, trumpery, lumber, toys, trifles.

, -ora, -oiridhe, m., a pedlar, a broker.

, -eiche, f., the Zodiac; also gréinfhearn (O'N.).

, -e, f., fat, suet, grease (O'N.).

, -e, f., the fibre sediment in animal fat; grease. See gréis.

, -ceadh, v. tr., I grease, greis-ghiolla, m., a client (greas, favour, mercy, and giolla - P. O'C.).

(créithidhe), pl., delph.

, -áin, m., haste, hurry, confusion (W. Ker.).

, -ain, m., the bottom (of lake, well, etc.); base, foundation. See grean.

, g. gréine, pl. -a and -ta, f., the sun.

, -aighe, a., sunny, pleasant (also fathomable, O'N.).

, -nta, m., act of sunning, basking in the sun.

, -adh, f. tr., I sun, warm in the sun; also I fathom.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a sunny chamber, a bower, summer bower, house, or palace, especially on a hill or place exposed to the sun.

, indec. a., embowered, sunny, brilliant.

, -bháidhte, m., an eclipse of the sun.

, m., a summer cloak.

, a. and subs., twilight; the peculiar colour of sunset in summer (O'N.); but buidhe is often applied to the full sunshine of summer.

, m., the Zodiac. See grianbheach.

, -chur, v. tr., I set down lucidly (with síos).

, indec. a., sunny, solar; bright, pleasant.

, -a, f., sunshine, splendour; brightness, pleasantness.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a sun-dial.

, m., an illustrious prince. See <<flaith>>.

, m., a bright dart. See <<ga>>.

, m., a sunny haze.

, f., sun-brightness.

, m., basking in the sun; heating in the sun.

, -adh, v. tr. and intr., I bask in the sun, I sun.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a photographer.

, m., sun-burn, sun-burning (O'N.).

, f., noontide, noonday.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., one that heats or basks in the sun.

, -a, f., heating, warming or basking in the sun.

, -uighthe, m., act of sunning, drying in the sun (also

, -ughadh, v. tr. and intr., I sun, dry in the sun (as salt fish, etc.); I bask in the sun.

, m., the Solstice.

, -e, f., dirt. See dríb (O'N.).

, -e, -eacha, f., the feathers covering the claws of birds; also a manger (O'N.).

, -fhir, pl. id., m., a bold griffin-like man, a hero.

, m., a griffin. See <<gríobh>>.

, a., accurate; funny, pleasant, fine, elegant; somet. used as prefix in sense of close, intense, earnest, accurate, etc.

, -ughadh, v. intr., I think seriously on, meditate.

, -nill, m., the bottom of the sea or of a lake or river, the ground sand of the sea, etc.; the hard sand, etc., on which the foundations of a building are laid; fig., the depths of the sea (also g. -nille, f.). See grean and grian.

,-adh, v. tr., I fathom, sound, ascertain the depth of.

, m., thorough knowledge (Donl.).

, act of intensely enjoying; ag g. na glóire, intensely enjoying glory (Kea.).

, -íbhe, f., a claw, a talon; a large bill or nail; a bird of prey with large claws, as a griffin, a vulture; gríbh-fhear, a bold tenacious warrior; gríobh-aitheach, a monster with large claws (Kea.).

, -artha, f., act of teasing or annoying (with ar).

, -aigh, pl. id., m., a churl, a miser, a curmudgeon.

, indec. a., griffin-like.

, f., a hawk-nose; a crook-nose.

, -aighe, a., hawk-nosed, crook-nosed.

, -áin, m., dregs, remains (Don.). See <<dríodar>>.

, -aighe, a., blood-creeping; tingling (W. Ker.).

, -gtha, m., act of urging, inciting.

, -gadh, v. tr., I urge; ag gríosadh is ag griogadh, earnestly urging.

, -ímhe, -a, f., a griffin. See

, -ail, m., zeal, spirit, care, assiduity, grit.

, -áis, m., haste (with ar) (Mayo, G. S.); also driopás.

, -ís, m., embers, hot ashes; heat; fire; pimples, blotches, spots or rash on the skin; ar lí grís an óig-lil, of the colour of the blush of the young lily (Fer.).

, -aighe, pl. -acha, f., fire, burning embers; ashes containing small coals of fire; déanfaidh sé g., he will work havoc (Con.).

, -sta, m., act of burning, stimulating, urging; encouragement, excitement (also gríosughadh).

, -ála, f., a whipping.

, -adh, v. tr., I urge, encourage, abet, incite, provoke, exasperate.

, -rtha, m., burning heat.

, f., a ruddy cheek (Art McC.).

, -mhaighe, a., flame-bright, resplendent.

, -ughadh, v. tr., I excite, stir up. See gríosaim.

, -ail, m., coarse sand, gravel.

, -e, f. See <<gríos>>

, a., burning, live (of a coal).

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a broiled piece of moat; a piece of meat suitable for broiling; the word occurs also in a place name, Gleann Ghríscín, a townland in East Kerry, but whether precisely in this sense is uncertain.

, f., burning venom, violence.

, -úisce, f., a large number.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a miser (M.).

, gsf. gruide, a., quick, active, prompt, early; prátaidhe groda, early potatoes; go g., shortly, quickly, soon.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a boat.

, -aighe, a., of hasty words, voluble.

, m., a glance, a view, a vision.

, -e, f., a brisk struggle.

, -a, -aidhe, m., a haunch; in pl., the haunches; ar a ghrogaibh, on his haunches; a frown (O'N.).

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a bent posture; a feeble, ill-fed old animal; also an enfeebled old man or woman (W. Ker.); grogaidh, id. (Con.).

, -adh, v. tr., I foot, set upon end; ag grógadh mhóna, setting turf-sods on end to dry (also ag cruiceadh mhóna and ag cnuthairt, Ker.). See <<gruaigeadh>>.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a hunchback.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a small heap of turf sods set cone-like on their ends to dry in a bog (Clare): goigín, id. (Con.).

, -e, f., a stud of horses or brood mares (also groigh). also graidh.

, indec. a., spirited, bighearted, hearty, generous.

, -nighe, a., precipitate, hurried.

, -mhire, a., swift, rapid.

, -nta, m., act of briskly torturing.

, -e, a., funny, comical (Mayo).

g. id., pl. -idhe, m., an important person; a very pretentious person (O'N.).

, -luis m., groundsel, senecio vulgaris.

, -aidh, pl. id., m., a sewer, a gully.

, -aighe, a., curdled, coagulated, curd-producing.

, g. gruaige, f., the hair of head; nom. in sp. l. genly. gruaig.

, -aigh, -aighe, m., an enchanter, a magician, spectre, goblin, "browney"; often a hero or champion.

, -aighe, a., hairy, long maned.

, g. id. pl. -ridhe, m., a hair-dresser.

, g. -e, pl. -adha, -adhna and -e, f., a cheek, a brow, an edge of a ridge or furrow; also gruadh.

, -iche, a., having wet cheeks, mourning.

, -ghile, a., bright-cheeked.

(mhóna), m., act of raising turf sods on their ends (footing) in small clusters to dry (Con.); in Kerry, cruiceadh mhóna is used, which is a contraction for curaiceadh; cuireacóg is the little heap of turf so raised, called gruaigín or goigín in Con. In parts of Ker. cnuchairt or cnothairt mhóna is used.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a little heap of turf. See gruaigeadh.

, g. -e and -ama, f., gloom, displeasure, ill-humour, surliness, a frown.

, g. id., pl., -idhe, m., a sullen little fellow.

, -thighe, pl. -thighthe, m., a gloomy abode.

, -áin pl. id., m., a sour-looking gloomy person.

, indec. a., gloomy, frowning, glum, grim.

, -a, f., sullennesa, surliness, gloominess.

, -aigh, -aighe, m., the male of the spring salmon (Mayo).

, -úig, pl. id., m., a wrinkle; a lie; fierceness, anger, displeasure.

, -aighe, a., stern, fierce, surly, stubborn, vicious, wrinkled.

, -aim, -amaidhe, m., a blow; thug sé grugam 'san cheann dam, he gave me a blow on the head (Don.); cnagán, id.

, -e, f., fear, terror; gan g. roimh chneadhaibh, not afraid of wounds (A. McC.).

, -e, f., malt, beer (O'N.); thick stuff called "wastings" in stilling (Der.).

, .i. go ruige or go nuige. See ruig and nuig.

, m., a cheese-mould (O'N.).

, m., an ice-floe; grúmanna, pl., large sections (as of ice).

, -áin, m., act of growling or grumbling (Con.).

, g. grotha, pl. id., m., curds; gruth buidhe, biestings; cáise, cheese curds; gruth thúis, biestings (Clare).

, -ála, f., the grunting of a pig.