, g. luaigh and luacha, pl. luacha, m., a price, a reward; value, worth, wages, equivalent.

, -e, f., frost (O'N.); also luachair, hence dubh-luachair (P. O'C.).

, -chra, f., wintry weather, frost (occurring in liath-luachair, dubh-luachair, 7c.).

, -chra, f., rushes, sedges; luachair ghallda, soft rushes; Sliabh Luachra, a well-known district in Kerry.

, -áin, m., chaff. See <<lóchán>>.

, a torch (Lat. lucerna). See <<lóchrann>>.

, -aigh, m., a rushy place.

, -mhaire, a., precious, valuable.

, -aighe, a., rushy, sedgy; abounding in rushes.

, -ughadh, v. tr., I reward, hire, price.

, -aidhte, m., act of mentioning, referring to, speaking of, hinting; betrothing; uttering, pronouncing; mention, discourse (le, to, of).

, g. id., m., the little finger; dim. lúidín.

, -e, f., motion, movement; act of moving, stirring; maidin sul smuain Foebus a chosa do luadhail, one morning ere Phoebus dreamed of stirring his foot, of beginning his journey (O'Ra.).

, vl. luadh and luadhadh, v. tr., I mention, refer to, speak of, tell; betroth (also luaidhim).

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, a flax-wheel.

, -air, m., vigour, activity, nimbleness; do chaon mo luadar, my vigour drooped (McD.); tá luadar na gcos leis, he is nimble (Mayo).

, -air, m., report, rumour. See <<luadradh>>.

, -óige, -óga, f., a leech: also a sort of fish.

, -aighe, a., moving, restless, fidgety; cf. laogh luadrach.

, -aidh, -aidhe, m., a report; fame, renown.

, g. id., pl. -dhte, f., lead; a plummet; peann luaidhe, a lead-pencil.

, -e, m., a mimic (O'N.).

, -lighe, a., jesting, given to mimicry.

, -alladh, v. tr., I mimic.

, -nighe, a., swiftly moving, nimble; waving, ranging, flying; volatile; skipping, panting; fickle, restless.

, -a, f., restlessness, fickleness; a habit of frisking or skipping. See luamaireacht.

, -niughadh and -neacht, v. tr., I wave, move.

, p. a., waved, moved; undulating.

, f., dire ruin; luain-chreach leanbh, dire ruin of children (O'Ra.).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a grovelling person.

, -ascadh, v. tr., I swing, rock, move hither and thither.

, -thighe, a., swinging, rocking, jolting.

, -atha, f., ashes; tuirtín fá luaith, subcinericium panem (Kea.).

, -aighe, a., loquacious, communicative (of secrets).

, -taighe, a., hasty, prompt, nimble, resourceful.

, g. id. f., swiftness, agility.

, -a, f., agility, activity, swiftness.

, -thid, m., quickness, agility.

, f., rising up quickly, a quick recovery.

, f., ash embers. See <<gríos>>.

, f., ashes hot with small live embers. See gríosach.

, -mhire, a., quick, nimble, agile.

, -raighe, a., light fingered (of pickpockets, etc.).

, -righ, m., ashes, cinders, a heap of ashes; Céadaoin an Luaithrigh, Ash Wednesday; de'n chathair go léir dhein luaithreach, which converted the whole city into a heap of ashes (E. R.).

, -ridh, m., dust, ashes.

, -mhla, a., dusty, covered with ashes.

, -áin, m., ashes. See <<luathramhán>>.

, -áin, m., dust, ashes.

, -iughadh, v. tr., I pulverise, reduce to dust; I sprinkle with dust.

, -ighthe, m., act of pulverising, reducing to dust; sprinkling dust on.

, -aim, m., an abbot, a prior, a prelate; cf. luam Leasa Móire (O'N.).

, -aimh, pl. -a, m., a corpse, a carcass.

, -mhna, f., a veil; act of stirring; motion.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a navigator, a pilot, an astronomer (somet. luamaire).

, -a, f., navigation, sailing.

, -a, f., activity; volubility.

, -ain, m., the moon; Monday; Luan an tSléibhe, also Lá an Luain, the Day of Judgment; Dia Luain, on Monday.

, -ain, pl. id., m., the loins, kidneys.

, -ain, pl. id., m., a son, a lad; a greyhound (O'N.).

, -cigh, -cighe, m., a captive, a person in fetters (O'N.).

, -ascadh, v. tr., I fetter, bind, enchain.

, -aidh, m., the eclipse of the moon.

, indec. a., common, vulgar; awkward, sluggish.

, g. luais, m., speed, quickness, swiftness, despatch; i luas, speedily; le luas a chos, by his swiftness of foot; dá luas, how swiftly soever; dhá luas dh'ar, as soon as (Don.).

See <<luascadh>>.

, -aighe, a., moving, rocking.

, -ctha, m., act of moving, shaking, rocking.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a rocker, a swinger.

, -a, f., act of rocking, swinging.

, -áin, pl. id., m., swinging to and fro; a rocking; a swing, a cradle.

, -aighe, a., unsteady, rocking, swinging; impetuous, hasty, rash; as subs., the name of a bleak district in Kerry, about midway between Killarney and Kenmare.

, -a, f., unsteadiness, the act of continued rocking or swinging.

, indec. a., quick-tempered, hasty, rash. See luascánach.

, g. id., pl. -dhthe, m., one who swings or rocks, a rower.

, p. a., tossed, rocked.

, -air, m., motion, movement; maide luastair, the threadle of a spinning wheel, cos chasaide, id. (Der.).

, -aithe, a., early, swift, quick, fast, fleet, nimble, speedy, active; go luath, quickly, soon, speedily; ró-luath, too soon, too early; chómh luath agus, chómh luath le, as fast as, as soon as; ní luaithe, 7c., no sooner, etc.; an dá luath agus caillfear an teanga, the very moment the tongue is lost.

, -aighe, a., dusty, ashy, powder-like (generally the gs. of luaith is used instead of this adj.).

, -aighe, a., light-minded, volatile.

, -thadh, v. tr., I hasten, move; I mill (cloth).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a sea-lark.

, -ais, m., swiftness, speed; l. análach, shortness of breath. See luas.

, m., a fly-boat, a fast boat, a skiff.

, m., a swift-sailing boat.

, -tighe, a., talkative, quick-spoken.

, f., gladness, joy; laughter; a shout of triumph.

See <<luathgháir>>.

, -righe, a., joyful, exultant, gladsome.

, v. intr., I rejoice, exult.

, -aighe, a., dexterous, nimble-fingered, off-handed.

, -a, f., dexterity, jugglery, legerdemain.

, -a, f., activity, swiftness.

, -aire, a., active, nimble, swift.

, -aigh, pl. id. and -aighe, m., an express mounted messenger.

, f., a spring tide; a quick tide.

, -óige, -óga, f., a handful of potatoes cooked in "red" ashes, or ashes containing little live embers; praisteal, id. (Don.).

, f., a narration in verse.

, -áin, m., dust, ashes.

, -naighe, a., of swift waves.

, -thuighthe, m., a hastening, an accelerating.

, -ughadh, v. tr. & intr., I haste, hurry. See <<luathaim>>.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a lamb; a fatted lamb or kid.

, -air, pl. id., m., a leper. See <<lobhar>>.

, -ála. f., whispering.

, -aighe. f., herbs, weeds, vetches (pron. lutharnach).

, -ghuirt, pl. id., m., an herb-garden, an orchard, a garden, a yard.

, -óige, -óga, f., a flake, a drop; lubhóg sneachtaidh, a snowflake.

, g. id., f., leprosy. See <<lobhra>>, id.

, -aighe, a., leprous. See lobhrach.

, g. luiche, pl. lucha, (in Ker. sp. l., pl. also luchaigh), f., a mouse; luch fhranncach, or simply franncach, a rat; luch féir, a shrew or field mouse; luchóg and luichín, dims. In U., luchóg bheag, a mouse, luchóg mhór, a rat, luchóg = either rat or mouse.

, shreds of extraneous matter in tallow that is being melted down (Ker.).

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

, -a, f., mousing, acting the cat.

, -ainne, -a, f., a prison (O'N.).

, -óige, -óga, f., a young mouse, a mouse; luchóg mhór, a rat (U.). See luch.

, -a, pl. id., m., a burden, a load, ballast; a cargo, the contents of a vessel; lucht luinge, freight; lucht mo ghlaice, my handful; luce mine, the quantity of meal ground at a time (also lacht).

, -a, m., people, folk, family, company; a party, a crew, a tribe; lucht oibre, workers; lucht siubhail, walkers, beggars; lucht ceannuighthe, buyers; lucht díolta, sellers; lucht ceirde, tradespeople; lucht éin-tíre, fellow-countrymen.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a whirlpool, a gulf.

, g. id. f., capaciousness.

, -a, f., capaciousness.

, -aire, a., abundant, wide, capacious.

, -uighthe, pl. id., m., a loading, a freighting.

, -ughadh, v. tr., I load, freight, burden.

, p. a., loaded, laden.

, -airt, v. tr. and intr., I wallow, grovel; besmear with mire.

, g. id., m., a soft, ill-twisted thread (P. O'C.).

, -air, pl. id., m., a slovenly person.

, -aighe, a., slovenly, sluggish, grovelling.

, -a, f., slovenliness, sluggishness.

, f., a big-bellied sow (P. O'C.).

, indec. a., lubberly.

, -a, f., lubberliness.

, hinges, basis, foundation; ludracha an chroidhe, the heart-strings (McC.). See lundrach.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a lazy, idle fellow (Aran).

, -a, pl. -anna and -aidhe, m., a worm-like little fish found buried in the soft sand on the shore, and used for bait (Ker.).

, -óige, -óga, f., the little finger. See <<lúidín>> and <<lúda>>.

, somet. in sp. l., M. and Con., for lugha, in phr. like ní lughar liom an súgha ná é, I esteem him as low as soot (the correct expression is ní lugha orm an súgha ná é, whence lughar, which is used corruptly as above; cf. is beag orm é).

(lughracán, lupracán), -áin, pl. id., m., a sprite; a pigmy; a fairy believed always to carry a purse containing a shilling; a "leprechaun."

See <<laghdughadh>>.

See <<laghduighim>>.

, -a, the Kalends of august; lá lughnasa, Lammas Day, the first of august; lughnasadh, .i. a festival or game of Lugh Mac Eithne, which was celebrated by him in the beginning of August (Cormac's Glossary); mí na lughna, oidhche lughna, are also heard, as in Cork.

, -e, pl. id. and luibheanna, f., an herb, a plant, grass; luibheanna ícthe, healing herbs.

, -bhighe, a., grassy, abounding in herbs.

, -naighe, f., a light soft weed; weeds in general: vetches. See lubharnach.

, -ais, m., botany.

, g. id., pl. -dhthe, m., a botanist.

, -nigh, m., a heap of weeds.

, f., a caterpillar (also luis-phiast).

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a coat of mail; harness, livery (also libhré).

, -iughadh, v. tr., I put on armour, harness, dress, accoutre.

, -e, f., a rag, a tatter; a trull or slut; with neg., nothing; gan oiread na luide ortha, without even a stitch of clothes on them.

, -dighe, a., ragged, slovenly.

, g. id., m., act of lying down, lying, reclining, position, situation; im luighe, lying down; luighe seolachais, lying-in, illness in confinement; luighe isteach ar, an encroachment on; 'n-a leath-luighe, half-leaning, reclining.

, g. id., pl. -ghthe, m., an oath; an imprecation; beirim-se luighe, I swear; rud do chur 'na luighe orainn, to impress something on our minds (in latter phrase possibly luighe = lying).

, -áin, pl. id., m., act of lying in wait, an ambush; one who lies in wait; a lying down in sickness; sickness, disease; luigheachán bliadhna, a twelve-month's sickness, sickness in the course of a year.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a nave, a centre.

, m., lying-in, labour, travail; leabaidh luighe-sheolta, child-bed.

, vl. luighe, v. intr., I swear.

, vl. luighe, v. intr., I lay down, lay; centre (one's thoughts, etc.); I lie down, lie, settle down, rest, alight; do luigh a aigne ar a cheathrar cloinne, his mind centred on four children; I begin to do a thing: do luigh sé ar ghol, he began to cry; I press upon, weigh heavily on, affect greatly.

, g. id., pl. -nidhe, m., the flat surface at the top of the head; luigín a bhaithis, the crown of his head; dim. of lag or log, a hollow.

, g. id. f., bareness, baldness, poverty (luimeacht, id.).

. f., a pond of new milk.

, -nigh, m., a lake or body of water; Limerick; Luimneach Laighean, Little Limerick, Co. Wexford; also g. -nighe, f.

, g. id., f., a piece of bare pasture; a thin, fleshless person (also luimpire).

, -gis, m., a fleet, shipping. See <<loingeas>>.

; is l. léanmhar do cinn bárd is éigse (S. na Ráithíneach).

, -a, f., voyaging, sailing.

, for various meanings see loinne.

, -oige, -oga, f., a song, a lay (Rathlin, G. J.); a chorus or lilting verse of a song.

, m., swordfish. See lainn-iasc.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a watchman; a silly, babbling idler.

, f., a mailed club.

, f. pl., shins, legs [pl. of lorga).

, -nighe, a., long-legged.

, -e, -eanna, f., the quicken bush, the name of the Irish letter l.

, -sige, f., the haft of a knife or sword, the small iron part that goes into the handle; luiseag an chlaidhimh, the part of the sword which goes into the haft.

, g. id., pl. -nidhe, m., a little herb.

, g. id., pl. -neacha, f., a flame, a blaze, a blush, a ray, a dart, a bright colour: bhí luisne 'na snódh, bright was the colour of her face.

, -mhla, a., flaming, blazing, flushed.

See <<longaim>> (O'N.).

See <<longaire>>.

See <<lorg>>.

See <<lorga>>.

, g. luis, m., strength, power; design, intention; ar aon lus, on purpose, intentionally. See <<los>>.

, g. losa, pl. id., m., a leek; an herb, a plant, a weed, a flower.

, -aighe, a., belonging to herbs or leeks.

, m., pellitory of the wall.

, m., coriander.

, m., columbine.

, m., fennel.

, m., marsh marigold.

, m., St. John's wort, yellow pimpernel.

, -aiche, -acha, f., a caterpillar; lus-chnumh, id.

, -oige, -oga, f., a caterpillar.

, m., duck meat.

, m., goose-grass.

, m., an herb garden, a botanic garden.

, m., gilly-flower.

, m., common lavender.

, m., betony (betonica).

, m., cummin.

, m., mouse ear, scorpion grass; lus míola, id.

, m., great white mullen (verbascum thapsus).

, purple foxglove, lady's glove.

, m., marigold.

, m., Hack tansy.

, m., common tansy (tanacetum vulgare).

, m., valerian; valerine.

, m., sundew.

, m., shepherd's purse. (thlapsi bursa pastoria).

, m., samphire.

, m., common comfrey.

, m., great figwort.

, m., night-shade.

, m., rosewort.

, m., orpine or golden saxifrage.

, m., eyebright.

, m., wild teazle.

, m., foxglove.

, m., the whortleberry.

, m., honeysuckle (lonicera).

, m., common mallow (malva sylvestris).

, m., cloud berry-shrub.

, m., blackberry plant.

, m., marsh pennywort (hydrocotile).

, m., clown's all-heal (panax coloni).

, m., loose-strife (lysemachia).

, m., pellitory of Spain, pyrethrum.

, m., berry-bearing heath.

, m., the herb called adder's tongue.

, m., peony, paeonia.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a botanist, a herbalist.

, -e, f., an herb; herbs, plants, herbage.

, f., berry-bearing heath.

, f., bear whortle berries.

, f., clown's all-heal.

, -óige, -óga, f., a charm by means of herbs.