, -adh, v. tr., I scatter, lavish, disperse (O'N.); whence scabach, scabacht, scabaire, 7c.

, g. id., m., advantage, gain, plunder.

, -ail, pl. id., m., a kettle, a cauldron; a booth, a hut, a shop.

, -aill, pl. id., m., a breast-plate; harness, armour; a helmet, a hood, a guard for the shoulder; a scapular, a robe; a screen, a porch; scaball baistidh, the baptismal robe (of grace).

, -ait, pl. id., m., a very narrow lane way W. Cork).

, g. id., pl. -aidhe, m., a scout (McD.).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a herring; s. capaill, horse herring; s. gainmhe, a sand-eel; s. cairrge, a rock herring; s. garbh, the fash called ale-wife; s. caoch, water in which salt has been dissolved, used as "kitchen" with potatoes (U. and Om.); "braon piocallach nó sáile," id. (M.).

, g. id., pl. -nna, m., a light boat (nom. also scaf).

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a spruce fellow, a bold, hearty man.

, -a, f., heartiness, vigour; high spirit.

, -ail, pl. id., m., a scaffold; a booth, a hut (also scabhal).

, indec. a., spirited, hearty.

, -a, f., heartiness, high spirits.

, f., a naval engagement.

, -aighe, a., leaky, having small chinks.

, -gtha, pl. id., m., the act of straining, cleansing, filtering, separating, opening out.

, -adh, v. tr., I strain, I digest; cleanse, filter; I separate, open out (as the legs); in pass., I am derived from, I spring from (as a family, race, etc.).

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

, -a, f., straining; also telling lies (O'N.).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a sieve, a strainer.

, p. a., filtered, strained, clear; pale, bloodless, wasted (of a patient).

, -e, f., scabs, itch, mange.

, -e, f., the husk of grain; the refuse of anything (Don.).

, f., the flesh separating from the nails (Don.); scúthadh iongan, id. (M.).

, m., the stem of a skiff or cock-boat. See scaifir.

, -freach, -freacha, f., the stern of a boat or ship.

, -aighe, a., having the teeth wide apart.

, g. id., pl. -eacha, f. (from scagaim), a strainer, a sieve; a fan.

, -nighe, a., sifting, riddling, filtering, straining.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a sieve or riddle; a fan.

, -e, f., a dart or pain in the head (Con.).

See <<scáile>>. (scáil is the more common form in modern times.)

, g. id., pl. -lidhe, f., a cloud, a shadow, shade; a hue, tinge, colour; brightness, bloom; a shade of colour, brilliancy.

, -lighe, a., shady, shading, shadowy, veiled.

, -a, f., darkness, cloudiness.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a light shade or shadow; a fan; a sunshade, an umbrella.

, -oige, -oga, f., an umbrella. See scáilín.

, -a, f., a shadowing.

(scáilim)

, -iughadh, v. tr., I shade, I veil, I mask.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a shadow; an umbrella; a veil; s. gréine, a parasol.

, -oige, -oga, f., a slap with the hand.

, m., a tansey of eggs and milk, custard (O'N.).

, -uin, pl. id., m., a scallion.

, -e, -eacha, f., a sod from the lea, a scraw, a slice, a portion; a hut covered with scraws; a little hut; a den, a cave; a cleft in a rock; scruff (O'N.).

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a scraw; a little hut. See scailp.

, -righe, a., having clefts.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a slice, a lath, a billet of cleft wood. See scoilteán.

, -e, -eacha, f., a cleft, a chink, a fissure; the mouth; a contortion of the lips; a frown; a grin; a snarl; a very angry visage; do chuir sé scaimh air féin chugham, he grinned at me (nom. also scamh.)

, -nigh, -nighe, m., a shabby person (Con.); the sand of a lake or river.

, -e, f., light, pebbly, gravelly soil (Con.).

, -neadh, v. tr., I cleave, split, rive, rend asunder.

, g. id., pl. -nidhe and -neadha, f., a skein or clue of thread; a flaw, a crack, a fissure.

, -nighe, a., in skeins (of the hair).

See <<scannar>>.

, p. a., scattered, rent asunder; na dragain chródha scáinte ó'n gcith, the brave champions dispersed by the shower (O'Ra.).

, -tighe, a., cleaving asunder, dispersing.

, -pthe, pl. id., m., act of scattering, spreading (as seed); squandering, dispersing, separating, routing; dispersion.

, -peadh, v. tr., I scatter, spread (as seed); I waste, spend, squander; disperse.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a squanderer, a scatterer, a dispenser, an extravagant person.

, -thighe, a., scattering, distributing, dispersing; liberal; extravagant.

, -e, -eacha, f., a portion or dividend, share or lot; a portion of anything as of netting, etc.

, -e, -eacha, f., a place where things are spread out to dry.

, -e, -eacha, f., shallow water, a rough, stony ford, whence the village name, Scariff; dim. scairbhín.

, g. id., f., toughness, hardness, firmness, strength.

, -bhighe, a., tough, hard, rugged.

, -a, f., toughness, hardness, strength (also scairbhidheacht).

, dim. of scairbh, which see.

, a name for the last fortnight in April and the first fortnight in May, c.f.: Scairbhín na gCuach, garbh é 'gus fuar.

, -e, -eacha, f., a squirt, a splash; a flux; looseness; a gulp or large quantity of a liquid.

, -digh, m., a splash; a quantity of liquid, s. de'n bheoir, some beer (P. F.).

, -deadh, v. tr., I squirt, out, void (as urine).

, -e, pl. id., f., a loud shout; scairt gháiridhe, a loud outburst of laughter.

, -e, pl. -eacha and scairt (poet.), gpl. scart, f., the caul of a beast; the midriff; fig., the heart, the entrails; gráin mo chroidhe is mo scart ort, may my heartfelt hatred fall on you; a bush; a thick shrubbery.

, -tighe, -teacha, f., a thick shrubbery; a thicket. See <<scairt>>.

, -tighe, a., shouting, shrieking, clamorous; convulsive.

, -a, f., the act of crying or roaring; a continued shouting.

, -mhla, a., clamorous, active, vigorous.

, -a, f., clamorousness; vehement laughter; alertness, activity.

, -ora, -oiridhe, m., a crier, a bawler; one who laughs convulsively.

, -teach, v. intr., I shout; I laugh heartily; call, scream, cry aloud, bawl, shriek.

, -thimh, m., a period, a space of time; ar feadh scaithimh, for some time.

, -athadh, v. tr., I lop, prune, cut off, disperse (also scothaim).

, -mhire, a., sharp and nimble (as in pulling the harp-strings).

See <<scoithín>>.

, p. a., cut, pruned, lopped off, dispersed; having the grain shaken off (as corn); also scoithte.

, m., a shriek, a cry; do chas sí scal (scol) ologón, she raised a wailing cry. See scol.

, -áil, -ála, m., a champion, a hero; common in place names, as Loch an Scáil, in North-West Kerry.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a cup, a bowl; a balance, a scale.

, -áin, pl. id., m., an unfledged bird.

, -a, f., singing in chorus; also scolaidheacht.

, -adh, v. intr., I roar, scream, bawl (also scolaim).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a shade, a hut; a stage, a scaffold.

, -phuirt, pl. id., m., a large flat fish.

, -arta, f., a roaring, a shouting; loud laughter; scalfartach, id., also one who roars or shouts or laughs loudly.

, m., a loud, sudden laugh; a horse-laugh.

, -aighe, f., a blowing (Con.).

, -aigh m., the singed stalks of burned heath standing in the ground like the stalk-ends in a stubble-field.

, -áin, pl. id., m., an unfledged bird.

, -lta, m., a burning, a scorching, a singeing, a scalding.

, -ladh, v. tr., I scald, singe, burn.

(scalladh gréine)

, m., a sunstroke (Aran).

, -e, f., abuse, insult. See callóid.

, -dighe, a., abusive, insulting. See <<callóideach>>.

, p. a., singed, burnt; bare, bald; paltry, miserable (Don.).

, -a, f., scaldedness; bareness, nakedness.

, -áin, pl. id., m., an unfledged bird.

See <<scológ>>.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a bundle of rods or sticks, often used as a door for cattle sheds, etc.; ní raibh an scalpán daingean, the make-shift door was not well fastened (see Intr. to O'Ra.'s Poems).

, the lungs. See <<scamhóg>>.

, -aighe, -cha, f., peel or rind.

, -adh, v. tr., I peel off the skin, strip off the bark, I make bare or naked.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., one who grins.

, -ail, pl. id., m., a shade, a cloud; darkness, obscuration; a scale; scum, phlegm; exhalation; often used fig.: sorrow, grief, oppression, obloquy.

, m., phthisis. See scamh-ghalar.

, -air, pl. id., m., phthisis, consumption of the lungs.

, m., a prank, a villainous deed; scabhán, id. (O'B.).

, -óige, -oga, f., the lungs, the lights; scamhán, id.

, m., lung consumption. See <<scamh-ghalar>>.

, -aighe, a., peeling, stripping off skin or bark; having the hair falling off; having the skin rising near the finger-nails: as subs., scamhthach iongan, a fissure in the skin near the finger-nails.

, -a, f., bareness, nakedness from skin or bark.

, -aigh, m., cotton, bombast.

, -nta, m., act of composing or scanning verses; taca chum téics do scanadh go glé, one well skilled in scanning (or composing) sententious expressions (texts) (E. R.).

, -adh, v. tr., I compose or scan (of verses).

, -áin, m., fine shingle (Con.); properly scainmheán.

, -nla, -nlacha, f., reproach, blasphemy; offence, scandal, slander, calumny, disgrace (also scannal, m.).

, -aighe, a., scandalous, calumnious, slandering; disgraceful, shameful.

, -lta, m., act of abusing, insulting.

, -adh, v. tr., I abuse, insult, give scandal to.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a thin membrane, a film; the caul which covers the lungs; scannán saille, a caul.

, -air, pl. id., m., a fight, fray, or skirmish.

, m., the confusion or consternation of battle.

, v. tr., I confuse or terrify in battle.

, -e, f., the act of affrighting, terrifying, confounding.

, -luighthe, pl. id., m., a scandalizing, reproaching.

, -ughadh, v. tr., I blaspheme, reproach, scandalize, calumniate.

, -ora, -oiridhe, m., a blasphemer, a calumniator, a scandalizer.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a mean, sordid fellow.

, g. -nartha and -ruighthe, pl. id., m., a surprise, a fright; confusion, dispersion; act of dispersing, scattering, dismaying, scaring; fright caused by greed or avarice; tá scannradh chum an tsaoghail air, he has a passion for amassing wealth.

, -radh and -rughadh v. tr. and intr., I scatter, scare, affright, confound; disperse through fear, frighten, startle, dismay, terrify; also (intr.), I am frightened, I startle; do scannruigh an leanbh, the child grew terrified; and so in speaking English, people say "I frightened," meaning I took fright, etc. This intr. use does not appear to be confined to the 3rd sing.

, p. a., frightened, scared, terrified, dismayed.

, -a, pl. id., m., a clod, a lump of clay; a shovelful; a layer; the portion (of hay, manure, etc.) taken on a pitch-fork. See caob.

, -aighe, full of clods, lumps of clay, etc. (not much used). See caobach.

, -btha, m., act of cleaning, clearing of rubbish; shovelling.

, -adh, c. tr., I clean, I clear of rubbish; I shovel.

, -óige, -óga, f., a little clod, a lump of clay, a shovelful, etc. See scaob.

, -lte, pl. id., m., act of loosening, untying, spreading, extending, divulging, scattering, loosing, letting go, shedding (blood), separating, releasing, discharging, redeeming; rud do scaoileadh leis an ngaoith, to let a thing be dispersed by the wind.

, -leadh, v. tr., I loose, untie, disperse, spread, scatter, unfold, unsew, let out, let go, let fly, let loose, loosen, separate, dissolve, release, disarrange, free, enlarge, extend; redeem, discharge, put off; fire; do scaoileas tharm é, I let him pass by unmolested, I did not meddle with him; do scaoileas leis, I yielded to his wish; scaoil uait é, let go your hold of it or him; scaoil chugham é, do not keep him or it from me, let him or it come freely to me; scaoil amach é, release him from prison; do scaoileas mo chasóg, I undid the buttons of my coat; scaoil air, let fly at him, shoot him, scaoil faoi, id.

, p. a., released, loosed, set free, untied, dissolved, separated, scattered, extended; not kept to rules, irregular, loose; deibhidhe scaoilte, loose deibhidhe; tá mo chasóg scaoilte, my coat is ripped or unbuttoned; single, as opposed to pósta, married; torn, ripped; ligthe scaoilte, lithe and active.

, -tighe, a., dissolvent, apt to spend or scatter, diffuse; apt to divulge, spread abroad; bountiful; loose; falling loosely, unbound (of the hair); béalscaoilteach, unable to keep a secret.

, -a, f., proneness to spread or scatter, to loosen or divulge; diffusiveness; looseness, laxity, rashness, diarrhoea.

, -oige, -oga, f., a sheet, a winding sheet, a wrapper.

, -ora, -oiridhe, m., one who sets free, a deliverer.

, g. id., m., a rabble; a low or despised person: im' s. ar leath-taoibh sráide ("Spailpín Fánach"); a youth, a stripling; an scaoinse clamh, the mangy lot (McD.).

See <<scaoth>>.

, -oill, m., fright, terror, dismay; madness; duine chur i scaoll, to frighten a person (Mea.) dul ar scaoll, to go mad (Arm.).; teacht an lae ghil b'éigean damh imtheacht i scaoll, at daybreak I had to depart in fright (Man., in song).

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a shy or timid creature.

, -a, f., shyness, coyness.

, -aire, a., shy, timid.

, -oithe, -oithte, f., a swarm, a flight of birds, a multitude; a tribe; the fairies.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a boaster, a great talker.

, -a, f. boasting, bragging, talking at random.

, -air, pl. id., m., a share, a portion, a division. See scair.

, -rtha, pl. id., m., act of separating, putting asunder, separation, parting; spreading.

, -a, f., a portioning or dividing, sharing by lot.

, vl. -ramhain(t), -radh, -rthain, v. tr. and intr., I put asunder, separate, sever, spread apart, release, deprive of, take away; with le, I part with, leave, give up, go away from; I publish as a rumour; iad do scaradh ó chéile, to put them asunder; ní scarfad leis an airgead, I will not give up the money; fiabhras ort ná scarfaidh leat, may a fever come on you that will not leave you; scaraim is followed in U. and Louth, not only by le but also by ó and de: is é dásacht na Galltacht' do scar mise dhíobh, the intolerance of the Englishry parted me from them (P. O'Dornin); chonnaiceas damh-sa gur scar mo chiall díom, it seemed to me that my senses had left me (old song).

, -mhla, a., separable.

, -mhna, f., act of parting (with le and ó), separating; leaving; spreading apart (nom. also scaramhaint).

, -e, -eacha, f., a table-cloth (also scaráid and scaróid).

, -airbhe, a., tough, hard, strong, firm (also scairbh).

, a ford, etc. See <<scairbh>>.

, -airbhe, -airbheacha, f., a cormorant.

, -adh, v. intr., I wade through a ford.

, a squirt or splash. see scáird.

, -áird, m., terror, affright; a frightened look; tháinig scárd 'n-a shúilibh, a look of terror came into his eyes.

, -aighe, a., squirting, splashing.

, -dtha, m., the act of squirting, pouring out.

, -dadh, v. tr., I squirt, pour out, sprinkle with a syringe.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a squirt, a syringe; also a thoughtless babbler.

, -a, f., a squirting, a pouring out or sprinkling water, etc.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a spout, a squirt; a waterfall.

, -e, f., scarlet or crimson colour; scarlet cloth.

, -e, -eacha, f., a table-cloth.

, p. a., spread out, apart; separated, separated from (le).

, m., a shout, a cry. See <<scairt>>..

, -aighe, a., apt to separate, part, divide.

, -aigh m., the entrails; tow or hards; offings of things; scartach lín nó cnáibe, hards of flax or hemp (also ascartach).

, -a, f., partition, separation.

, -e, a., vigorous, bold.

, I throw out (as rubbish, etc.). See <<cartaim>>.

, -adh, v. intr., I shout, bawl, burst into sudden laughter. See <<scairtim>>.

, -áil, v. tr., I throw out, spread out (as a heap of hay, etc.).

, -aighe, a., parting, separating.

, -e, f., shouting, crying, bawling.

, -ais, m., clear moonlight.

, -a, -anna, m., a shadow, a shade, darkness; a screen, a curtain; shelter, cover, defence, protection; pretence, pretext; sake (in "for the sake of"); good (in "for the good of"); veil, bashfulness, fear; ar scáth cháirde, for the sake of credit; ar scáth, under protection of, by the help of; ná bíodh aon scáth ort 'm-a thaobh, do not be in the least bashful with regard to it; ar scáth tinnis, on pretence of being sick, under cover of sickness; ar scáth an chrainn, sheltered behind the tree; faoi scáth an chrainn, under the shelter of the tree.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a drove, a multitude, a crowd (in an uncomplimentary sense); a flock (of birds).

, -aighe, a., in locks or small tufta, like hair, flax, hemp, etc.

, -aigh, m., loppings; a fence made of the loppings of trees.

, -aighe, a., shady; bashful, timid, fearful.

, -áin, pl. id., m., the private parts of the body.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a tail; long hair growing on the tail; a switch-tail (also scothachán).

, -ais, m., fear, timidity, bashfulness.

, g. scaithte, pl. id., m., a lopping, pruning, cutting down; skirmishing; a piece, a shred; act of lopping, pruning, cutting down, separating.

, -adh, v. tr., I shade, screen; I dread or shun; I screen (a person from justice).

, -adh, v. tr., I lop, prune, cut down, strip, destroy.

, -aigh m., terror, horror (on receipt of some shameful news) (W. Ker.).

, -aimh, m., a period of time, etc. See scaitheamh.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a bush, a broom; a furze-bush cut down and withered, used for temporarily closing gaps, for harrowing light tillage, and other purposes (also scothán).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a looking-glass, a mirror, a glass, a gazing-stock, a cynosure, a spectacle; a beautiful girl; cf. also scáthán na Fódla, the cynosure of Erin; in Om., scafán.

, the plate-bone that covers the knee.

, indec. a., mirror-like; handsome, fine-looking; in Om., scafánta.

, -a, f., the act of beholding, looking (on, ar); consideration; looking into a mirror.

, scathbhánta, scathbhántacht. See scafaire, scafánta, scafántacht.

, scath-bhuailim, 7c. See scoth-bhualadh, scoth-bhuailim, 7c.

, -e, f., a flock (of birds) on the wing; scatghail éanlaith, a flock of birds in flight.

, -lainne, -a, f., a booth, hut, tent (P. O'C.).

, f., tear, bashfulness (Mayo).

, -mhaire, a., fearful, timid, easily taking fright; dreaded, to be feared, terrible; shady, shadowy; comely.

, -óige, -óga, f., a blossom, a flower; a trefoil in flower; scathóg Mhuire, water hemp or bastard hemp, agrimony; scathóg fionnaidh = ceannabhán.

, -lighe, a., weak-sighted, heavy-browed, staring; wild-looking, terrified-looking.

, -ceiche, -a, f., a bush, a brier, a bramble; sceach chumhra, sweet brier; sceach mhadra, dog rose; sceach gheal, whitethorn.

, -aigh, -a, m., a thicket of thorns; also a bush, a brier, a bramble; as adj., thorny, full of brambles; tor sceachach, a fairy thorn. See <<sceach>>.

, -aighe, a., bushy, full of brambles.

, -óige, -óga, f., a little bush or bramble.

, -e, -idhe, f., a haw; in pl., sceachóididhe, haws; sceachóididhe madra, the fruit of the dog-rose.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a haw, the fruit of the whitethorn; sceachóiridhe muc, haws (W. Ker.). See <<sceachóid>> (sceachóid is the form used in M. generally.)

, -e, f. (coll.), thorns, brambles, briers.

, -a, pl. id., m., a spot, a speck; an ornament; a star in the forehead of a beast (also gead).

, -aighe, a., spotted, speckled, sky-coloured; marked with a white spot; néall sceadach, cirro-cumulous cloud.

, -aighe, -a, f., a garment, a cloak, a mantle (céadach).

, -chta, m., act of dressing, clothing, decking, ornamenting.

, -áin, m., throat (Don.); thairngeochainn an s. asat, I'd pull the throat out of you (Don.).

, -ais, m., dress, ornament.

, -ais, m., a spot, a speck, a star in the forehead of a beast.

, -ughadh, -dachadh, v. tr., I bedeck, adorn, beautify, garnish.

, -éige, -a, f., an intestine.

, -éil, -eoil, pl. scéalta (tales, stories), scéala (news, tidings), m., a story, a tale, a legend; a piece of news, tidings, intelligence; a new event, deed, or word; an embassy; scéala cleamhnais, an embassy dealing with the making of a match; scéala maithe, good tidings; an example, a portent; is maith an scéal thú, you well deserve what befel you, you are an example to others; i gCorcaigh thoir go gcrochtar mé mar scéal le gad, má, 7c., may I be hanged in Cork in the east by a withe as a portent or example to others, if, etc. (O'D.); scéal fiannaidheachta, a Fenian tale; is mór an scéal é, it is a wonderful thing; cuir scéal chuige, send him word; leith-scéal, an excuse; dálta an scéil, "like the story," just as we were saying, a confirmation of what has been said, as you say (common in conversation).

, -aighe, a., historical, fond of relating tales, fond of tittle-tattle or news, discursive, communicative, imaginative.

, -a, f., story-telling; tidings, news; a tale, a story, a legend; tá s. ort, you are "the mischief," you beat all (Don.)

, -adh, v. tr., I recount.

, -eilbe, -acha, f., a slice, a splinter, a fragment. See scealp.

, -óige, -óga, a splinter, a layer, a layer of flesh, a fragment, a slice, a detached layer of rock, a pinch, a shred.

, -aighe, relating to poetic tales.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a kernel or pippin, cf. s. ubhaill.

, -aigh m., wild mustard.

, g. -eilpe, pl. -a, -pacha (and -achaidhe, Con.), f., a cleft; a splinter, a piece, a bite, a slice, layer, a ledge, a fragment; a cliff, a large rock; a blow, a slap.

, -aighe, a., broken into chips or splinters.

, -ptha, pl. id., m., act of pinching, splintering, cleaving, smashing, breaking into fragments; a smashing, cleaving.

, -padh, v. tr., I pinch, splinter, smash, break into fragments, split, tear, snatch.

, -aighe, f., a pinching, nipping, snapping.

, -óige, -óga, f., a chip, a shred, a splinter; a pinch, a nip. See scealbóg.

, p. a., snatched, taken away, snapped up; cut into layers or shreds.

, -a, f., the habit of cutting off in chips, shreds, or splinters.

, g. id., pl. -dhthe, m., a story-teller; a reciter of tales or legends; a romancer; a historian; a newsmonger; slán an scéaluidhe, well be the bearer of the news.

, -ughadh, v. tr., I announce, relate; scéaluigheadh aréir dam gur, I was told last night that (E. R.).

, skew, oblique; ar sceamh, obliquely (A.).

, g. sceimh, pl. sceamha, m., polypody, wall-fern (polypodium vulgare); s. na gcloch, id.; s. crainn, polypody of the oak (polypodium quercinum); s. an daraigh, id. See scím.

, m., a bark, a yelp, a growl; the noise made by a fox or dog.

See <<sceamhthach>>.

, -mhtha, m., a barking, a yelping like a fox or dog.

, vl. -mhadh and -mhghail, v. tr. and intr., I bark, I yelp; I scold, I reproach, I chide sharply.

, -e, f., a yelp; barking; a using of severe or cutting words.

, -nighe, a., yelping, screaming; snappish.

, -aighe, f., act of yelping; ag sceamhlaigh, yelping (Don.).

, -aighe, a., apt to bark or yelp.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a yelper, a barker; a snarling, growling fellow.

, -aighe, a., belonging to a knife or sword.

, -aighe, f., the flaying or skinning of a carcass or carrion.

, -aigh m., skin-film, membrane; sceanach saille, the membrane of a beeve; the scales (of a fish).

, -nta, m., a sword-fight; a quarrelling with knives.

, -adh, v. tr. and intr., I fight with a knife or sword; I flay.

, -einbhe, -acha, f., a sharp splinter or shaft; a thorn or prickle.

, indec. a., sharp-pointed, thorny, prickly.

, -arta, f., peelings; waste, refuse; e.g. what is hacked and wasted at table.

, -aigh, -aighe, m., a waster, a spoiler; wild, reckless person; a wasted, miserable looking person.

, indec. a., smart, sharp, fierce (from sceinm).

, -éir, pl. id., m., a net; one of a string of nine nets which constitute the complete chain (Mayo); scair, id.

, scearbach. See <<gearb>>, <<gearbach>>.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a ravine, a cataract. See <<scárdán>>.

, a flesh-worm. See <<sceartán>>.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a crab-louse, a fleshworm; an insect found among the heather (dim. of sceart or ceart).

, -eithe, pl. -a and -acha, f., a bush, esp. the whitethorn; a bramble, a brier. See sceach, and cf. place-name Gort na Sceithe.

, -aigh m. (coll.), bushes, thorns, a thicket of thorns; a place where thorns grow. See <<sceachach>>.

, -aighe, a., bushy, full of bushes or brambles.

, -áin, pl. id. m., a bog-deal splinter used for light as a candle (W. Cork); geataire, id. (Ker.).

, g. id., m., spawn of certain animals; sceáthaire frog, frogs' spawn.

, -aighe, -acha, f., a spew, a vomit; act of spewing, vomiting; a trashy person; sceathradh, id.

, -uighthe, m., a puking, a vomiting.

, -ughadh, v. tr., I spew, vomit.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a little whitethorn bush; cf. placename, Sceichín an Rinnce, in the Galtee Mountains.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a fit of laughter; enthusiasm; used only in pl., bhí sceidimínidhe air, he was very mirthful or enthusiastic (M.).

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a small spot or speck; a small star in the forehead of a beast; a small potato.

, -aighe, a., a tale-bearing; as subs., a tale-bearer.

, -a, f., act of tale-bearing.

, -e, f., a reef of rocks; a steep cliff; a well-known rock off the Kerry coast, containing some very interesting ruins, is called Sceilg Mhichíl; prop. nom. sing, is scealg;, and gpl. id.; cf. géim na Scealg go Ceallaibh ba chomh-chlos, the roar of Sceilg rocks was heard at Kells (a place in West Kerry) (O'Ra.).

, -gighe, a., rocky (O'N.)

, -e, f., shame, horror, disgrace; fright, terror; is mór an náire agus an sceilmis é, it is a great shame and disgrace; sceilmis ort, disgrace on you (a strong imprecation).

, -e, pl. -eacha and -eanna, f., a cleft, etc.; níl sceilp aige, he has nothing at all (níl sceilt aige, id.). See <<scealp>>.

, -pighe, a., wrinkled, furrowed, craggy.

, m., a messenger, a tale-bearer.

, -e, f., beauty, ornament, personal elegance, comeliness (prop. sciamh).

, m., beauty of shape or appearance.

, -aighe, a., of beautiful shape.

, -mhighe, a., handsome, blooming, comely (also sciamhach).

, -a, f., beauty, comeliness (also sciamhacht).

, -mhle, -lta, f., a penthouse; the eaves of a house; tiling, slating, or thatch that covers a house; the portion of a hay-rick or corn-stack that juts out, and then gradually narrows to the top, forming a kind of roof; cruach fá sceimhil, a rick with its keep, a complete rick.

, -mhla, a., handsome, blooming, comely, ornamental.

, g. id., pl. -eacha, f., a skirmish, a bickering; a pursuit: a worrying, a torturing; terror, dread; sceimhle ort is a common form of imprecation; mo sceimhle! woe, alas!

, -lighe, a., attacking, worrying; daring; volative.

, -iughadh v. tr. and intr., I skirmish, bicker; I worry, I torture.

, -eadh, v. intr., I bicker or skirmish with; I worry, I torture.

, -eanma, -meacha, f., a bounce, a start, a sudden spring, a flight, an escape.

, g. id., f., haste, speed, hurry, quickness.

, -nighe, a., quick, nimble, bouncing.

, -mhna, f., a flight, a start, a bound; act of fleeing, starting, bounding.

, -aighe, a., apt to skip or flit away; giddy, skittish. See sceinmneach.

, -oige, -oga, f., a flight, a sudden start (sceinnleog, id.).

, -fidh, m., fright, terror (Clare).

, g. id., f., flightiness, giddiness.

, -dighe, a., skittish; apt to start; unsteady, bounding.

, -neadh, v. intr., I gush, bud, spring (as a flower), spring (as water), start, burst forth; I flee, start away.

, -gthe, m., a skipping, a flight, a run; act of skipping, running, escaping.

, -tighe, a., apt to slip or escape; flighty, skittish.

, -e, -eacha, f., a sharp sea-rock.

, -e, f., a bleak place.

, -mhla, a., bleak.

, m., a bleak plain.

, -righe, a., rocky.

, -e, m., act of spewing, vomiting, throwing up, shedding, pouring out, overflowing; act of divulging a secret, of betraying one (ar); ag scéith ós na súilibh, the eyes shedding tears; tá an abha ag scéith, the river is overflowing its banks; ag scéith amach, overflowing; an overflow, an overplus; a spawning; an unravelling of yarn; ag scéith an tsnátha, unravelling the yarn; scéith fola, a shower of blood; a great issue of blood; also scéitheachaint (M.).

, name of the letter X (P. O'C.).

, -e, f., a boil in the throat (Con.).

, -tthe, m., a hunt, an onset; s. géar, a brisk hunt; chuir mé s. de'n mhadadh ins na caoirigh, I set (incited) the dog on the sheep (Don.).

, -oige, -oga, f., a haw, the fruit of the whitethorn. See sceachóid.

, vl. scéith, scéitheadh, and scéitheachaint, v. tr., and intr., I vomit, spew, eject; I bud, spawn, put forth, throw up; with art and person, I betray, I reveal one's secrets, I unravel, as yarn; scéithfidh sé orm, he will betray me, inform against me.

, p. a., scattered; vomited, spewed; overflown, dispersed, unravelled; tá scéithte ortha, they have been informed on.

, -a, f., fear, timidity.

See <<scéal>>.

, -aing, pl. id., m., a runaway, a deserter, a fugitive; as adj., fleet, swift, agile (also sciúlang)

, -oine, f., fright, dread, terror, confusion; a frightened look; tháinig sceon 'n-a shúilibh, a frightened look came into his eyes (also scéan).

, -mhla, a., wild, excited, terrified, distracted in appearance.

, f., a wild, staring, mad-looking eye.

, -lighe, a., wild-looking, terrified-looking.

See <<scéimh>>.

, -aighe, a., beautiful, handsome, fair, lovely, elegant, graceful, blooming, ornamental.

, -a, f., beauty, loveliness, elegance.

, -mhtha, m., the act of beautifying, adorning.

, indec. a., beautiful, lovely, elegant, adorned, ornamented.

, -a, f., comeliness, grace, elegance, adornment.

, -aine, a., of fair beauty.

(sciamhaim)

-mhadh, v. tr., I beautify, adorn, ornament, bedeck, dress.

, g. scine or sceine, d. scein and sciain, pl. sceana, f., a knife, a dagger; scian fhada, a sword.

, f., a razor.

, f., a penknife (Cav.).

, f., a lancet.

, f., the razor-fish.

, g. scéithe, pl. sciatha, f. (somet. m.), a wing, a fin; a buckler, a shield; a basket in the form of a shield.

, -aighe, a., winged; having a shield; streaked with white.

, -aigh m., a cow having white streaks on her side (O'R.).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a wing, a fin; the hand, the arm; a wicker-work partition; hurdles; tá sciatháin mhóra fé (also air), he is very demonstrative; tá an t-éan ar sciathán, the bird is flying, "on the wing" (Con.).

, -aighe, a., winged, wide-spreading.

, m., a bat (the animal).

, -óige, -óga, f., a shield-like vessel of wicker-work for holding and drying potatoes, etc.; the detachable base of a pannier.

, -e, f., the hand, the fist; a stingy housewife; a small boat; scibín, dim.

, -ora, -oiridhe, m., a steersman, a skipper. See scibire.

, -eadh, v. tr., I steer, guide (a ship); I equip (a ship) for sailing.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a sailor, a skipper.

, -a, f., rowing, sailing, skipping.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a trifle, a morsel, a small potato, anything small (Don.). See sceidín.

, g. id., f., jeering, derision, mockery, scoffing, ridicule, taunt, waggery, buffoonery; brisid fá scige, they burst into derision.

, -mhla, a., scornful, derisive, ridiculous, sneering, taunting.

, -geadh, v. tr., I put to shame, mock, deride, scorn, taunt.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a buffoon, a mocker, a derider, a scorner, a taunter, a wag.

, -a, f., the act of taunting, mockery, derision waggery, buffoonery.

, g. id., f., the shelling of corn; also shelled corn.

See <<sciolladh>>.

, g. id., f., the shelling of corn; gráinne sceinn ó scilic', a grain that escaped shelling; a lusus naturae; cf.:Dá óige í an choill 'na mbíonn an toradh bog bláith, gheobhfar innte an chríonnacht gan toradh gan bláth, gheobhfar an dríodar i n-íochtar an tsoithigh bhíonn lán, (Pádraig Ua Duinnín, a poet of the 19th century): nom. also scilic, scilige; cf. prov.: tagann gráinne ó'n scilige; ag scilige éithigh, lying incessantly, "grinding out lies."

, -e, pl. id., -idhe and -leacha (Con.), f., a shilling; scilling albanach, a penny.

, -éid, pl. id. and -éadaidhe, m., an iron saucepan, a little pot; a skillet.

, -e, f., a film; a fine covering; a doze, a film of sleep, a vision; scím draoidheachta, a fairy film (over the land, denoting prosperity) (O'Ra.); thug sí a scím dá ghnaoi is a haonta, she gave her prosperity (?) and her consent to his complexion (O'Ra.); cf. scimeal, a film or web, and scím (sceamh) na gcloch, the wall fern; scím (sceamh) darach, oak fern; scím-ghlórach, heavy-sounding.

, .i. cúram, care, anxiety, solicitude (P. O'C.).

, the scum of liquid. See scimeal and scím, supra.

, -mighe, a., anxious, solicitous.

, -mil, m., a film or web; the scum of liquid.

See <<sceimheal>>.

, -aighe, a., heavy-sounding (O'Ra.).

See <<sceimhle>>.

, -aighe, a., sweeping away (scím intensive) (O'Ra.).

, -e, -eacha, f., a yard, an enclosure, a garden; a hut, a booth, a shed; a rug, quilt (P. O'C.); a bed chamber, a bed (O'N.); also sceing.

, -e, f., a sharp-tongued woman; s. mná, id. (Don.).

, scinneadh, scinn-, 7c. See sceinm, sceinn-, 7c.

, -dighe, a., apt to start, skittish. See sceinneideach.

See <<sceinnim>>.

, -a, -anna, m., a snatch, a grasp.

, -btha, m., a snatching, sweeping away.

, -btha, m. a company; sciobadh luinge, a ship's crew; act of manning, equipping a ship; act of sailing; sciobadh (scibeadh) beathadh, the course or order of life (P. O'C.). See <<scibim>>.

, -adh, v. tr., I steer, guide; equip (a ship). See scibim.

, -adh, v. tr., I snatch, snap, sweep quickly away.

, indec. a., neat, tidy, spruce, trim, active.

, -ais, m., a little sup, a a little drop of drink, a taste, a mouthful of drink.

, -óil, pl. id., m., a barn, a garner, a granary; is mó an scioból 'ná an iothlann, the barn is bigger than the haggard.

, p. a., snatched away.

, -aighe, a., apt to snatch or carry away.

, m., purge; milk sour and broken. See giodar and sciodrach.

, -aigh, pl. id., m., purge; very sour milk; worthless drink or fluid of any kind.

, m., the daffodil (P. O'C.); also sciollam.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a thin slice or pebble, a flat pebble; dim. sciollán, sciollóg.

, -lta, m., act of shelling grain; fig., barging, scolding; beirt bhan ag sciolladh ar a chéile, two women barging, also scileadh.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., one who shells corn; a barge, a scold.

, -ladh, v. tr., I shell grain, separate corn from the husk.

, m., the plant called daffodil (P. O'C.).

, -áin, pl. id., a thin slice, a kernel; a portion of a potato containing an "eye" cut for planting; ag gearradh sciollán, cutting potatoes in "sets" for planting; groats, shelled oats; pron. sciollthán.

, -óige, -óga, f., a slice; a thin pebble. See sciollán.

, p. a., shelled, separated from the husk, hulled; also neat, spruce, trim, active.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a very lean person (Aran).

See <<sciollán>>.

, -air, pl. id., m., a strip, a rag (somet. sciolltair).

, a., spruce, neat (sciobalta, id.).

, -adh, v. intr., I flee, I fly quickly; I rush, burst forward; I squirt, I purge.

, -ana, f., a squirt, a syringe (scíordán, id.).

, -rtha, m., act of slipping, sliding; s. focail, a expression.

, -adh, v. intr., I slip, slide, tumble.

, -mhla, a., accidental, calamitous, mischievous.

, f., a slipper for the foot.

, m., a random expression, a hasty word.

, -aighe, a., using random expressions, committing errors of speech.

, p. a., slipped, fallen.

, -aighe, a., slipping, sliding; as subs., one that slips.

, -áin, pl. id., m., one who slips or slides.

, -e, a., active, neat, tidy, tight, spruce, busy (Con.).

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a skirt, edge, border; fá m' sciortaidhibh-se, under my protection; a bit, a fragment (Con.) (A.).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a tick, a sheet, a coverlet; Abha na Sciortán, the name of a river and townland in East Kerry (where the meaning of sciortán is uncertain. See next word.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a parasitical insect. See sceartán.

, -íse, f., weariness, fatigue; leigeadar a scíos díobh, they rested, eased themselves; mo scíos! alas! I am wearied (a common exclamation); scíos is the M. nom., scís is also used as nom.).

, m., a schismatic.

, -a, -anna, f., a partition of wattled rods.

, -a, -anna, m., a dart, an arrow.

, -adh, v. tr., I clip, I shorten; sciot an fál, clip the hedge.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a giggler, a titterer.

, -a, f., ridicule, laughter, giggling..

, -áin, pl. id., m., a dart, an arrow. See sciot.

, -e, f., laughing, giggling, tittering, skitting.

, -óige, -óga, f., a woman with a short, skimpy dress.

, p. a., clipped, shortened, skimpy.

See <<scíos>>.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a jester, a prater.

, -e, f., a pause, a rest, stopping, delay, breathing-time; fatigue, weariness; leig do scíth, take your rest; gan scíth, without ceasing, unweariedly; déan do scíth, rest a little.

, g. id., pl. -tidhe, m., a ray-fish, the maiden ray.

, -thighe, a., fatigued, weary; easy, patient, quiet, resting.

, -iughadh, v. tr. and intr., I weary, fatigue; I grow weary or fatigued; also I rest, ease myself, pause.

, -ighthe, m., a tiring, wearying; growing tired or weary; resting, easing oneself, pausing.

, -e, -eanna, f., a rush, a jerk; a violent burst of water; sciuird reatha, a rush, a violent run.

, g. id., pl. -sidhe, f., an affliction, a scourge, a whipping; a rod, an instrument of attack.

, -ste, m., act of whipping, scourging; a whipping, also sciursadh.

, -ora, -oiridhe, m., a scourger, a flogger, a whipper.

, -seadh, v. tr., I scourge, whip, chastise.

, -mtha, m., act of baring, stripping, skinning.

, -adh, v. tr., I bare, strip, skin.

, -úinge, f., a puff of breath, a sigh; agus í ins an sciúing dheireannaigh de'n anál, while she was in the very last gasp of life.

, -rtha, m., the act of scouring, cleansing, purging, purifying.

, -adh, v. tr., I scour, purge; tear, burst.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a scouring; a wash-ball.

See <<sciuirse>>.

, -aighe, -acha, f., an impudent, saucy girl.

, -sta, m., act of scourging, whipping, beating. See sciuirseadh.

, -ála, f., a scourging, a lashing, a severe flogging.

, -sadh, imper. sciúrs, v. tr., I scourge, whip, lash, persecute, pursue.

, -óige, -óga, f., a quarter of a farthing, a trifle (Con.); níl s. ann, there's nothing at all there (Don.).

, g. id., pl. -idhe., m., a slave, a bondsman (nom. also sclábh).

, -a, f., slavery, servitude; manual labour; sclábhacht, id.

, g. id., pl. -dhthe, m., a slave; a peasant; a labourer; one who does drudging agricultural work (as digging, etc.); is tú an s., what a wretch you are (Don.).

= claidhín, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., the draft-post or beam of a cart.

, -a, f., greediness, a propensity to snatch; abusiveness, scolding.

, -aimhe, -a, f., a bite, a nip.

, -aighe, a., greedy, snatching, grasping, abusive; foulmouthed.

, -a, f., abusiveness, scolding; an inclination to snatch or grasp greedily.

, -mhadh, v. tr., I seize, snatch by force; abuse, scold.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., an usurper, a snatcher, one who seizes by force; an abusive, foul-mouthed fellow.

, -óige, -óga, f., a rash word, a harsh reply; a nip, a bite (Don.).

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a slate, a tile; teach s., a slated house (tigh slinne or tigh cinn slinne, id., M.).

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

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a slater.

, g. id., pl. -dhthe, m., the wood-louse (oniscus); a "slater."

, -e, f., ostentation, vaunting, pleasure, pastime, joy, revelry, rowing; ag ollmhachan scléipe, starting a row, beginning to fight (Con.).

, -pighe, a., ostentatious, vaunting, fond of pleasure, mirthful, given to revelry.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., an ostentatious fellow, a vaunter, one fond of pleasure and revelry.

, -a, f., ostentatiousness, silly vaunting, rollicking fun, revelry.

, g. id., m., high language, pompous words; the voice of beagles; also a shade; misery, compassion. See gleo.

, -e, f., a silly person, a sloven, a slattern; slovenliness, filth.

, -mhla, a., slovenly, drabbish, sluttish; silly.

, -aighe, -acha, f., a slattern, a slut; a gossip.

, -a, f., sluttishness; idle gossip.

, -luig, m., the neck, the throat (also sclug).

, -gtha, m., a clucking noise in tile throat; a drawing the last breath.

, -adh, v. intr., I make a clucking noise in the throat; I draw the last breath.

, -e, f., act of clucking in the throat; drawing the last breath.

, -e, f. See <<scleoid>>.

, -óna, -óinte, f., a swivel; the iron hoop mounted on either side of the swingle- tree of a plough.

, -air, m., pride, high spirit, enthusiasm, great vivacity, high merriment; boasting, cf. Tadhg a' sclóndair, boasting Tadhg.

, he died. See <<sclogaim>>.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., neck of a bottle.

, in phr. tá an mhuc sclutruighthe, the pig is emaciated (with hunger) (Con.).

See <<goblach>>.

, g. scuid, pl. id., m., a skirt, a lappet; the sheet of a sail; tarraing isteach an scod, draw in the sail-sheet; scod seoil, the sheet-sail; a boat, a smack.

, -ail, m., thin porridge. See <<scodalach>>.

, -aigh, -aighe, m., thin porridge; fig. a tall gaunt person: duine gan iomarca "teacht aniar" ann (Clare).

, g. id., pl. -dhthe, m., a good-for-nothing person, one who follows his own will.

, -uig, -a m., a flighty, light-headed fellow; scoigín, id.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m. See <<scog>>.

, -a, f., levity, light-headedness.

, -e, f., pomp, show, coquetry, pedantry, pride.

, -mhla, a., showy, pompous, foppish, pedantic; coquettish, flirting.

, -e, -eanna, f., the neck, the throat; scóigín, dim., id.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a drunken fellow (P. O'C.).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a fan; a riddle.

, -ora, -oiridhe, m., a riddle, sieve (arm.).

, g. -e, pl. -eanna, -eacha, scolta, scola and scoilteachaidhe (Con.), f., a school; fig. a large number; a shoal (of fish); árd-scoil, high school, academy college; máighistir scoile, a schoolmaster.

, -e, -eacha, f., a cleft, a slit, a crack, a fissure, a split.

, -tighe, -a, f., a heaving agitation of the stomach; rheumatic pains (generally used in the plural).

, -tighe, a., splitting, dividing; that splits or cleaves.

, -tthe, m., the act of cleaving, splitting, tearing open.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a fissure; a splinter, a slice, a cleft, a crack, an aperture; one of the sets into which a seed-potato is cut for sowing. See sciollán.

, -oige, -oga, f., seed potatoes cut into sets (Der.).

, vl. scoilt and -teadh, v. tr. and intr., I cleave, split, rend, tear, burst, burst asunder; go scoiltidh sé ort, may it cause you to burst (a meal, etc.); scoiltfidh an corcán, the pot will burst.

, m., act of cleaving and rending asunder.

, -e, f., freedom, room, scope, stretch; often used loosely for pleasure, etc., in poetry.

, -e, -eacha, f., a pool, a pond; the air of a song; cuir scoith leis na foclaibh sin, sing those words (U.); tabhair scoith an cheoil damh, sing the air for me (Om.).

, g. id., m., the Gaelic-tongue, the language of the Scots or ancient Irish.

, -ghéire, a., sharp pointed.

, -a, f., quackery.

, -theadh, v. tr., I pull, drag, tear (also scaithim). See scothaim.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a little wisp of hemp or flax; a small lock of hair.

, indec. a., with sharpened edge.

, -áin, pl. id. and -ána, m., a winnowing riddle; also scoigneán.

, -nighe, a., keen-edged.

, g. scoil, m., a shoal or great quantity of fish. See scoil.

, g. scoil, pl. id., m., a cry, a shriek, a lamentation; is breágh an scol atá aici, she has a beautiful lamentation voice; do chas sí scol ologón, she raised her voice in lamentation; also said of laughter, etc. (also scal): bhainfeadh sé an s. as cailínidhibh óga, he would cause young girls to shriek with laughter (song, Arm.).

, -aighe, a., patronising schools.

, -lta, m., the act of burning, scalding, withering; heartburning; mo scóladh! ah, woe!

, -a, f., schooling, education; scholarship.

, -ladh, v. tr., I scald, I scorch; I rinse with hot water.

See <<scoláireacht>>.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a scholar, a student; one who has some education, as distinguished from an illiterate; scoláire bocht, a "poor scholar," a student who had a great desire for learning, and promised well, but who was too poor to pursue his studies at his own expense. A few such students attended the best schools, and were maintained free of charge in the houses of the neighbourhood. It was usual for the "poor scholar" to receive invitations from his fellow-students to their homes, which he accepted in turn. The neighbours vied with each other as to who should have the honour of being host to the "poor scholar." This custom lasted down to our own day. scoláir, -re (U.); somet. pron. scoltháire and scláithre (M.).

, -a, f., scholarship; education; learning.

, indec. a., scholastic.

, g. scuilb, pl. id., m., a battle, a skirmish, a conflict; scolb na scian, a skirmish fought with knives (O'Br.).

, g. scuilb and scuilbe, pl. scuilb and scolba, m. and f., a splinter (of wood or bone); a

, a thorn, a goad; a wooden pin or wattle used in thatching; a spar, a briar; ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na scolb, the windy day is not the day to procure spars for thatching, i.e. the thatching should be done before the wind comes; scolb giumhaise, a small block of bog-deal used for firing.

, -aighe, a., thorny, prickly; splintered.

, -aigh -aighe, m., a youth, a stripling; a wiry lad.

, a., thin, slender; apt to break into splinters.

, -a, f., aptness to break up into splinters; resemblance to a splinter.

, f., sharp, piercing wind (Kea.).

, g. id., m., loud laughter; horse-laugh.

, -lta, m., scolding, clamour.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a clown, a churl.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a scold, a brawler.

, -óige, -óga, f., a shriek of laughter; scológ gháire, a loud, hearty laugh (Don.).

, -óige, -óga, f., a rustic, a husbandman, a farmer; an idle officious old man.

, m., a teacher, a schoolmaster.

, m., schooling, education; scol-oideachas, id.

, m., one rowing with another; the inner man, or man who holds the stout part of theoar, as distinguished from the man who holds the handle or ceann an mhaide, in a seine-boat (Ker.); cf. Eng. scull, which, however, differs in meaning.

, p. a., scalded, scorched, roasted, burned.

, -aidh, m., a cleaving, a splitting.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a tap, a water-spout (W. Ker.).

, -aighe, a., rash, hasty, abrupt, indiscreet.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a reckless fellow; a trifler, a prater, a whiffler, a dunce; also, a tall slender young person who has grown to a height much above his age; a rash hasty per son; cf. a sconnaire an tsuilt, thou merry fellow (Condon).

, -a, f., rashness, abruptness, indiscretion; sconnas, id.

See <<sconnach>>.

, -bhartha, f., rash hasty talk.

, -bhairt, v. tr. and intr., I talk rashly or inconsiderately.

, -óige, -óga, f., a rash, hasty or inconsiderate word.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a sconce; a drain; a "moat"; a fence; often applied to the drain made by cutting turf.

, -aighe, a., full of drains or sconces.

, g. scuir, pl. scora, m., a troop, a company; a champion; a stud of horses.

, g. -cuir, pl. id. and scora, m., a rock concealed by the sea; a shelf or tail of a bank.

, g. -cuir, pl. id. and scora, m., a cut, a gash, a section, a mark made by a knife or sword; a slice cut off by a knife; 'sé mo chion de'n Nodlaig scor de bhradán, my portion of the Christmas festivities is a section or slice of a salmon; scor a chur 's an chlabhar, to cut a notch in the mantle-piece, which was done in commemoration of an important event; scor in this sense must not be confounded with scór which is of English origin; ar scor ar bith, at any rate (Don.).

, -óir, pl. id., m., a scar, a cut; a score, twenty; a mark, a notch, a stick on which labourers mark the number of days which they have worked (A.); talamh scóir, land rented by labourers to raise a crop on; an scór do ghlanadh, to pay the reckoning.

, -aigh -aighe, m., a valiant youth, a stripling; as a., possessed of studs of horses.

, -a, f., a festival, a festive gathering, an assembly; a gossiping visit to a neighbour's house.

, -ála, f., a gashing, a lancing.

, -adh, v. tr., I lance, I scarify, I mangle.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a little bar or pin formerly used instead of a button; a nail used in carpentry for a brace-button; the pin or peg of a straddle.

, -cuirn, m., disdain, scorn, dislike, detestation; shame; badh s. liom é dhéanamh, I'd disdain to do it (M.).

, -aighe, -acha, f., the throat; the windpipe; a long narrow defile; ubhall na scórnaighe, the larynx; bun na scórnaighe, back of the throat; m., in parts of Con.

, m. pl., straddle pins (Con.).

, -áin, pl. id., m., the throat.

, the flap or lid of the weasand or gullet of the throat (P. O'C.).

, -e, f., a grasping by the throat; scórnghail bráighde, id.

, -uis, m., throat-wort, a kind of plant (O'C.).

, -óige, -óga, f., a straddle pin; a peg.

, a table-cloth; also scaróid.

, m., the pin or peg of a straddle for suspending a pair of baskets; dim. scoróg shrathrach, id.

, -aigh, -aighe, m., a stripling, a young man.

, -oithe, -a, f., a flower, a blossom; a young shoot, a scion, a branch of a family; the hair forming the tip of the tail; a sharp edge or point of anything; a reef; scoth an phobail, the flower of the flock.

, g. scuit, pl. id., m., a shot; reckoning; joint collection for a feast or reckoning; airgead scuit, compensation for trespass.

, -aighe, a., producing branches or flowers; youthful.

, m. See <<scathachán>>.

, -thta, m., act of tearing (e.g. hair); pulling, dragging, scutching.

, -adh, v. tr., I tear, drag, pull; I shed, drop, leave behind; I scutch, beat a sheaf of corn to make it shed its grain; as scothadh lín, pulling flax up by the roots; do scoth mé é, I passed him (going in the same direction), I left him behind; tá crudh scoithte ag an gcapall, the horse has dropped a shoe.

, -mhla, a., chosen, select, choice.

, f., a fairly advanced age (M.).

, a., middle-aged, elderly (M.).

, -bhualadh, v. tr., I thresh lightly or in part; I beat lightly.

, -ailte, pl. id., m., the act of threshing lightly or in part; beating out lightly; threshing, beating.

, f., a kind of seaweed used for making kelp and for manure.

, f., a bundle of flax.

, -óige, -óga, f., a blossom or flower; an ornamental tassel or tuft, as on a shawl.

, f., bog-down, cotton-grass.

, g. id., pl. -nna, m., a passing shower, a dark cloud (W. Ker.).

, -aighe, -acha, f., an untidy, ugly, close-fisted woman; anything worthless; scrábach caillighe, an old hag; sean-scrábach cárta, a worthless, "plebeian card."

, -aighe, a., rough, ragged; scarce.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a rough scraper or curry-comb.

, -bhaidhte, m., a scratching, an itching; scrabhadh speile, the sweep of a scythe in cutting; scrabhadh rásúir, the drawing of a razor on the face; thug sé scrabhadh fé, he made a lunge at him.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a graspng, avaricious man.

, -bhadh, v. tr., I scrape, I scratch.

, -áin, m., coarsely-woven cloth.

, -aighe, a., rough, coarse.

, -a, f., roughness, coarseness.

, a., rough, rugged. See screabánta.

, -aill, pl. id., m., gold foil, a thin leaf of gold or silver; tinfoil, spangle.

, -aighe, a., like gold or silver leaf, spangled.

(scráibh)

, -e, -eacha, f., a fit, as of wind or rain; scráib gaoithe, a gust of wind; scráib cheatha, a shower of rain. See scraibh-sheagha, g. id., m., a handsaw.

, -oige, -oga, f., a small morsel; a diminutive female.

, -aighe, a., ugly; diminutive.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a diminutive little fellow, a scrap; a small unripe apple; a small article of food, etc., as a small herring, a small potato.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a mean fellow.

, g. id., pl. -tidhe, m., a sluggard, an indolent person; s. na díge (Mon. song).

, -tighe, a., slothful, lazy, indolent.

, -a, f., laziness, slothfulness, indolence.

, -mhla, a., slothful, lazy, indolent.

, -a, f., laziness, indolence.

, -e, -idhe, f., a rag.

, -aithe, -athacha, f., a green sod, a green sward, a scraw, a layer of lea surface; scraith bholgáin, a quagmire (Con.); scraith ghliogair, id. (Clare); scraith-mhuing, id. scraith bhogáin and scraith bhogadaigh, id. (N. Con.); scraith luinge (also s. luing, id.) (Don.).

, -oige, -oga, f., a green sod.

, -athadh, v. tr., I pare off the surface, strip off.

, g. id., pl. -didhe, m., an ungainly, dull person (Con.).

, -madh, v. tr., I snatch, I snap, I grab.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., an extortioner, a snapper.

, -a, f., extortion, snapping, grabbing.

, g. id., pl. -dhthe, m., a tall awkward person (Mayo).

, g. id., pl. -the, f., a clutch of young birds with a hen (Mon.) (= scaoth?).

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a lazy person; scrata gan bhrígh, a listless, inactive person (Mayo); also a ragged, worthless person.

, -aighe, a., belonging to a green sward or turf; covered with a green sward.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a light green sward. See scraith.

See <<scrathach>>.

, -aigh, pl. id., m., a lazy person.

, -e, f., act of stripping off the green surface of the lea.

, -eibe, -acha, scraping or crust of porridge adhering to the pot (Don.). See <<scríobadh>> and <<screamh>>.

, -aill, pl. id., m., a scruple (worth three or four pence); screaball bathais, the fees formerly paid for baptism. a present given by a newly-married couple; níl screaball aige, he has not a cent (pron. generally screapall).

, a., rocky, uneven, stiff; rough (of land); talamh s. cruaidh, rough-skinned, stony land, hard to till (Don.); also scrábánta.

, -éiche, -a, f., a screech, a moan, a shriek, a yell.

, -aighe, f., a screaming, shouting, yelling.

, -chta, m., act of screeching.

, g. id., pl. -lidhe, m., an untidy or bumptious person.

, -chadh and -cháil, v. intr., I scream, screech, shriek, whoop.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., one who shrieks or yells.

, -a, f., act of screeching, crying, yelling.

, m., a vulture (sh.); scréachán reilge, an owl (P. O'C.).

, -óige, -óga, f., a jay; a screech-owl; scréachóg reilge, a screech-owl.

, -a, -anna, m., a scream, a cry, a yell; a cry of supplication; scread na maidne, the dawn of day (Mayo); s. maidne ort, confound you (Con.).

, -aighe, f., act of screaming, crying, yelling; ag screadaigh, howling, yelling.

, -aighe, a., shrieking, screaming, screeching.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a little squaller, a crying infant.

, -dtha, m., the act of screeching, bawling, roaring.

, -dadh, scread and (ag) screadaigh, v. intr., I cry, I shout, I bawl, shriek, screech, scream, roar, shout aloud; squeak; I cry out to, implore (with ar).

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a crier, a brawler, a screecher.

, -ail, pl. id., m., shrieking, crying, yelling.

, -aighe, a., crying, shrieking, bawling.

, -áin, pl. id., m., the noise of anything being torn (as paper).

, -aighe, f., act of shrieking, screeching.

, -óige, -óga, f., a sharp or sour drink; a sort of screw.

(creag)

, -eige, -a, f., a rock, a crag, a rocky cliff; pl. also screagaidhe; nom. also screig.

, -aighe, a., rocky, craggy, full of rock-cliffs.

, -áin, pl. id., m., rocky ground.

See <<screagach>>.

, -eimhe, f., a thin film or veil on fluids or solids; rust; scruff, crust; an excrescence; dims. screamhán and screamhóg; tá screamh ar a theangain, his tongue is furred.

, -aighe, a., crusty, scruffy, furry.

, -áin, m. See <<screamh>>.

, -óige, -óga, f., a crust, a scab. See <<screamh>>.

, -aill, pl. id., m., a scruple (weight), a trifle. See <<screaball>>.

, in phr. níl bonn screas agam, I haven't a "rap," I have no money (N. Con.).

, -aill, m., a fragment, a bit, a particle; with neg., nothing; screatall na ngrás, not a particle in the world, nothing; cf. screaball, screapall.

, coarse land (?); common in names of townlands in Kerry, etc.

, -e, -eacha, f., a rock, a crag; rocky ground. see, screag.

, -mhla, a., rocky.

, -geadh, v. tr., I fry.

See <<scríob>>.

, -bhne, pl. id. and -bheanna, f., a writing, a manuscript, a document; superscription; a bill, a bond, a writ; evidence in writing; scríbhinn dealuighthe, a bill of divorce; láimh-scríbhinn, manuscript; an scríbhinn diadha, the sacred scriptures; nom. also scríbheann.

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

, -a, f., profession of a scribe, writing; penmanship; inscription; the act of writing; used in much the same way as scríbhinn.

, -e, f., a gasp; the last breath.

, -e, -te, f., a shrine; scrín na naomh, the shrine of the saints.

, -íbe, -a, f., a scrape, a scratch, a notch; track, mark, line, furrow; a contest; a limit; career, progress; a scraper; an itching of the lips, portending a kiss or feast; ceann scríbe, the goal; i ndeireadh na scríbe, at the close of the contest; cur fé scríb, to sow (corn) with the harrow; tháinig scríob ar a chroidhe, he became overwhelmed with sorrow.

, -aighe, a., scratching, scraping; prone to scratch.

, -aighe, f., itch.

, -aigh m., bad pasture (Ferm., Sup.).

, -btha, m., the act of scratching, scraping; the portion of any substance that clings to the sides or bottom of a vessel, and is removed by scraping; scríobadh an chorcáin, the scrapings of a pot of stirabout, etc.; act of engraving.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a scraper, a grater.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a writer, a notary, a clerk, a scrivener, a scribe.

, -a, f., the profession of writing.

, -a, f., scratching, scraping; engraving.

, -a, f., writing.

, -ála, f., act of scratching, scraping, clawing; act of scraping together carefully; act of husbanding miserly.

, -adh, v. tr. and intr., I write, inscribe, design, draw.

, -badh, v. tr., I scrape, rub the surface, scratch, draw lines or strokes on the surface, engrave; lay waste.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a graving tool, style; an engraver, a grater.

, g. id., pl. -dhthe, m., one who scrapes things together, or is close and stingy; a miser.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a potsherd; a currycomb, a woolcard; a rake, hoe, scraper; scríobthán (Don.), a grater (for grating potatoes and making boxty, etc.).

, m., a thin, emaciated person.

, p. a., written.

, g. -túra and -túire, pl. -ridhe, f., scripture.

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

, scriochaide, a small potato (Con.). See <<creathán>>, <<creathaide>>.

, -ta, pl. id., m., destruction, ruin, devastation, ravage, plunder; act of sweeping away, destroying, tearing.

, -aighe. a., destructive, ruinous, wasteful.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a destroyer, a spoiler.

, -a, f., a destroying, spoiling, sweeping away.

, vl. scrios and -adh, v. tr., I destroy, ruin, rob, annihilate, raze, sweep the surface off from anything; blot out, wipe away; tear off, ravage, devastate.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a spoiler, a destroyer.

, m., a destructive stroke.

, p. a., ruined, destroyed, swept away, devastated, plundered, laid bare.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a destroyer, a spoiler.

, g. id., pl. -nna, m., a halyard.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a noisy infant.

, -aigh m., the bare life, the last breath; is ar éigin a bhí an scriothartach ann, he was hardly alive; atá an scriothartach imthighthe asam, I am dead, hardly alive at all (also sciotharnach and scriothalach).

, a shrine (?); na Paoraigh uile gan scrithin 'san uaigh ar lár, all the Powers laid low in the grave without a shrine (Wall). See scrín.

, -ruib, pl. id., m., the craw of a bird; scrobán, id.

, g. id., pl. -nna, m., a screw, vice.

, -btha, m., the act of scrubbing (A.)

, -adh, v. tr., I scratch, scrape, rub briskly (A.)

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a scrub, a churl, a niggard.

, -a, f., niggardliness, churlishness.

, m., a hand screw, a hand vice.

, -ruige, -a f., an old cow or ewe; scrogóg, id.

, m., a small or narrow neck. See scrogall.

, -aighe, a., small-necked, narrow-necked.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a long-necked, ungainly fellow.

, -aill, pl. id., m., the throat; the jowl of a bottle; a narrow defile.

, -aighe, a., having a long thin neck.

, -e, -eacha, f., a bunch, a cluster; a treat, a lunch; bíodh scroid agat rómham, have lunch ready when I arrive; mar cheileadh mná an scroid, as women used to hide the dainty viands.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a roll, a swathe, a volume, a schedule, a scroll.

, -air, m., scrubbage, rubbish, lumber, trash.

, -aigh, m., young, worthless animals or things; refuse; scrubarnach coille, underwood, brushwood; scrubarnach áirnéise, young, worthless cattle.

, -dtha, m., a searching, examination, act of scrutinizing; ag scrúdadh (or scrúdughadh) léighinn, engaged in learned research, studying; also scrúdughadh, scrúdaim, -adh, v. tr. See <<scrúduighim>>.

, -thaighe, a., apt to search or examine.

, m. See <<scrúdadh>>.

, -ughadh, v. tr., I search, examine, pry into, scrutinize, investigate.

, p. a., scrutinized, accurate, tried, searched, examined.

, -ora, -oiridhe, m., a searcher, an examiner, an inspector.

, -ligh, m., rubbish, refuse; a heap of rubbish.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a neck, neck of a bottle, a name for the neck; a short-necked person; a slight, weak, delicate person.

, g. id., pl. -lidhe, m., an old or awkward man; mé féin im' scrúile bhocht chaithte 'san chúinne, while I myself lay a helpless old man in the corner (song).

, g. id., pl. -gidhe and -acha, f., an engine.

, -uta, -tidhe, m., a thin, gaunt, or mangy person.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a thin, meagre, old or mangy man.

, -aill, pl. id., m., a scruple; humanity, pity, feeling; gan scrupall, unfeelingly, unscrupulously; chuirfeadh sé scrupall ar do chroidhe, it would fill your heart with pity; is mór an scrupall é, it is a great cause of pity, a great loss.

, -aighe, a., humane, pitying, sympathetic; scrupulous.

, -uit, pl. id., m., nom. also scruta. See scruit.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a shroud; a stay in rigging (Mayo).

, -aighe, a., lean, meagre; mean, contemptible, niggardly; mangy, itchy; galar

, the itch (g. scrathach, id., Don.).

, -a, f., leanness, meagreness; manginess.

, -aibe, -aba, f., a broom; besom; a brush; brushwood; scuab bheithe, birch broom; dim. scuabán and scuaibín.

, -aighe, a., sweeping, brushing; in sweeping masses (of the hair).

, -áin, pl. id., m., act of sweeping; constant or sustained sweeping; a little besom or broom.

, -btha, pl. id., m., the act of sweeping, brushing; a sweeping.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a sweeper, a scavenger, a brusher.

, -adh, v. tr., I sweep, I brush; I snatch away; scuab leat, be off with you.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a sweeper, a scavenger.

, -óige, -óga, f., a small sheaf; a little broom; d'ól sé s., he went on the spree.

, indec. p. a., swept, brushed; snatched away.

, -a, f., sweeping, dusting, brushing.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a small broom; a clothes brush; a roulette table; a game of cards; the final game played at a card-table; the stake which the professional card-player exacts for the use of his cards; ag imirt ar scuaibín, playing free, in consequence of owning the cards and table; the sweep of a ball into the goal, by what is termed poaching.

, m., a drag-net, a sweep-net.

, m., an oven-sweep

(cuaine)

, g. id., pl. -nidhe, m., a litter of pups; a litter of pigs; a sept or tribe; a family; not always used in contempt, often employed poetically; scuaine buile seo an fheill, this mad and treacherous tribe.

, in phr. níl scéal ná scuan uaidh, there is no tidings whatever of him (Con.), scuardaim, -adh, v. intr., I rush through, I flee, I run away.

, -óige, -óga, f., a small quantity of butter; a handful; a particle, a speck (U.).

, -uid, pl. id. and -anna, m., a ship, a smack. See <<scod>>.

, -ail, pl. id., m., a useless fish, resembling a mackerel, said to be the ugliest fish in existence; a canoe-shaped piece of wicker-work, pointed at both ends, used for straining potatoes (biordóg in W. Ker.; sciathóg in E. Ker.)

See scodaidhe, and add: s. girrsighe = girrseach a bheadh cos-tárnocht, lorgnacha fada caola uirthi, agus í dána go maith agus geabach (Don.).

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a pinch (of snuff).

, a., scarce; niggardly; skimp (of dress); mean (of conduct); scant of (food, etc.).

, vl. scur and scuradh, v. tr. and intr., I cease, desist, halt, stop; I leave off (followed by de); I unloose, unbind; unyoke (as horses); scuir feasta ded' phlás, cease now from your flattery.

See <<sciúrtóg>>.

, -e, f., an intense feeling of ill-will, or rather desire to attack one; tá scúith aige chugham, he bears intense dislike to me; he is eager to attack me.

, -ála, f., scutching; ag s. lín, scutching flax (A.).

, -ora, -oiridhe, m., a scutcher (of flax); a hatcheller.

, p. a., worn away, frittered; made into fine pulp; fear scúithte, a man of attenuated features; eager to attack, eager to make an onset on (as on delicious food, etc.); an dtaitneann mil leat? ní thaitneann is dóigh! táim scúithte chúichi, do you like honey: I suppose not, indeed! why, my teeth are on edge for it.

See <<sconnach>>.

, -uir, pl. id., m., the act of ceasing, desisting, stopping, halting; separation, unyoking.

, -aigh m., a youth (Con.).

, m., the bark, the rind, what can be peeled off.

(scuchaim)

, vl. scuthadh, v. intr., I pass, go, proceed.

, vl. scúth, v. tr., I peel, strip; I reduce to fine pulp (as with a grater); I grind the teeth through anger or ill-feeling; I fritter away.

, -ais, m., brambles used as a fence.