néall
I.
, g. néill and neoill (poet.), pl. néalta or néallta, m., a swoon, a fit, a trance; a wink of sleep; a glimpse of light; a wink; i néalltaibh báis, in the throes of death; ní bhfuil néall radhairc aige, he does not see a wink; néall buile, a fit of rage; táimhnéall, fainting fib, death agony, a swoon or slumber betokening death.
II.
, g. néill and neoill, pl. neoill, néalta, néallta, and néill, m., a cloud; néallta dubha na hoidhche, the dark clouds of the night; deargadh an dá néall, the reddening of the two (first) clouds, the brightening of the day, very early in the morning.
néallach
I.
, -aighe, a., cloudy.
II.
, -aighe, a., subject to fits or swooning.
néalladh
, -lta, m., a swooning, a fainting.
néalladóir
, -óra, -óiridhe, m., an astrologer, a star-gazer; the "spier," or man who looks out from the front of the seine-boat for traces of fish, and gives directions in making a haul (Ker.).
néalladóireacht
, -a, f., astrology, star-gazing; the functions of a néalladóir, or "look-out" man, in seine-fishing.
néallfairt
, -arta, f. act of dozing or slumbering.
néallfartach
I.
, -aighe, f., act of slumbering; ag néallfartaigh, slumbering, dozing.
II.
, -aigh, m., "pig-root," a kind of wild plant root of of which badgers are very fond.
néallmhar
, -aire, a., cloudy.
néamh
, g. néimhe, f., splendour, brightness. See niamh.
néamhaireach
, -righe, a., lonely, lonesome.
néamhanda
, indec. a., pearl-like, brilliant.
néamhandacht
, -a, f., brilliancy, likeness to a pearl.
néamhann
, -ainne, -anna, f., a pearl, mother of pearl, a diamond; in U., a beautiful woman (poet.); also néamhann, m.
néamharacht
, -a, f., nervousness; awe; great fear; a sensation of loneliness.
néamh-bhrat
, m., a bright robe.
néata
I.
(niadhta), indec. a., fierce, violent, intent, morose; amharc néata, morose looking (Kea.).
II.
, indec. a., neat, tasty, nice (A.).
néatacht
, -a, f., nicety, niceness, neatness, spruceness (A.); dá néatacht, however nice.
néid
, -e, -eanna, f., a wound; conflict (O'N.).
néideach
, -dighe, a., vulnerable (O'N.).
néimheach
, -mhighe, a., glittering, shining.