(uir-), intensive prefix, very, exceedingly.

, m., the face, front, or forehead.

, speech, language.

, -a, f., a primer or accidence; rudiments of education.

See <<uraiceacht>>.

, i n-uraidh (a n-uraidh), last year.

, a., first, foremost, in the first place, uráird, -e, f., high ground.

, -a, f., loftiness, stateliness; uráirde, id.

, -a, f., cold bathing.

, -bhne, a., charming, delightful.

, a., very high.

, -ais, m., a base, ground, foundation, support; also a sprout, a graft.

See <<urus>> and <<urusa>>.

, -dhaighe, a., hurtful, injurious, baneful.

, -e, f., hurt, injury; also a ward, a custody, guard, protection.

, -bhruinne, f., limit, boundary.

(= ur-chomhall)

, -aill, m., a spancel, fetter, shackle; urchall cuibhrigh, a binding shackle (the urchall is a short spancel tying the fore or hind legs together; it is now somet. corrupted to rochall, which see).

(ur-cholltach)

, -aighe, f., a year-and-a-half old heifer.

, -ladh, v. tr., I fetter, spancel, tether.

, -a, f., fettering, shackling, tethering.

, -áin, pl. id. m., a pig.

, -air, m., a volley, a charge, the casting or hurling of a stone; a shot.

, p. a., still-born (Aran).

, -aighe, a., active, nimble, dexterous.

, -óige, -óga, f., spawn, fry.

, -e, -eacha, f., damage, harm; iniquity.

, -dighe, a., wicked, hurtful, perverse; exceedingly angry.

, -digh, -dighe, m., a wicked or perverse person.

, -a, f., maliciousness, injury, mischief-making.

, -iughadh v. tr., I hurt, damaje, injure.

, v. tr., I hurt, damage, injure. See <<urchóidighim>>

See <<urchall>>.

, m., a preservative against evil; a charm, a spell; medicine, remedy, specific.

, -adh, f., want, defect, scarcity; grief; loss; also orchra.

, m., grief, sorrow, affliction.

, -dhaighe, a., decaying, defective, wanting, scarce.

, -aighe, a., grievous, sorrowful, afflicted.

, -dhighe, a., tender-hearted.

, f., a fire-insect, a cricket, a salamander.

See <<urchar>>.

, -ála, f., a large share, a collection.

, -iughadh v. tr., I confirm, establish.

, -dhuibhe, a., dark, dusky, obscure.

, -dhuibhthe, m., act of darkening or obscuring, or growing dark, decline, waning, eclipse; Cf. tá ur-dhubhadh ar an ngealaigh, the moon is undergoing eclipse; as a grammat. term, eclipsis.

, -a, f., darkness, obscurity, eclipse.

, -dhubhadh, v. tr., I obscure, darken, eclipse.

, m., slavery, service.

, -dighe, a., joyful, merry.

, -ais, m., a rejoicing, congratulation.

, -ighthe, m., act of rejoicing, rejoicing much.

, -aimh, m., a feast, an entertainment; food; act of dressing, cooking.

, -óige, -óga, f., a gossip, a female guest.

, f., ugliness, loathsomeness; aversion, disgust, abhorrence, deep loathing.

, v. tr., I terrify (Kea., T.S.).

, very ugly; loathsome; compar. id.

, -a, f., ugliness, deformity.

, -an, -aidhe, f., a lock of hair; the long hair of the head; part. the hair coming over the forehead; any long hair; do stracadh i gcéin ar urla, who was dragged far from home by the hair of the head (E. R.); the pl. urlaidhe is used in the sense of locks, ringlets, masses of hair; u. an tighe, the eave of the house.

, -thaighe, a., eloquent, oratorical.

, m., speech, faculty of speech, utterance; rhetoric, eloquence, oratory; a speech.

, -aighe, a., having long hair.

, vl. -adh, -an and ag urlaicigh, v. tr., I vomit.

, -ain, m., a vomiting.

, -aigh, m., a vomiter.

, -a, f., vomiting.

, -cighe, f., act of vomiting; tá fonn urlaicighe orm, I feel inclined to vomit.

, g. id., f., act of smiting, heating, sledging: a blow, a skirmish; conflict, slaughter.

, f., sledging, smiting.

, f., readiness, quickness, nimbleness.

, -leithne, a., with broad handle (Kea., T. S.). See urlann.

, -e, -idhe, f., a tool, an implement, an instrument. See uirlis.

, an hour-glass (Kea., T.S.).

, -aimhe, a., ready, quick, prepared.

, -adh, v. tr., I possess.

, -ais, m., power; possession.

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

, -áine, a., full, complete.

, -ainne, -anna, f., a yard, or lawn; urlann leasa, a courtyard.

, -ainne, -anna, f., the staff or handle of a missive pike, spear or javelin; nom. also urlainn.

, -áir, pl. id., m., floor; urlár an bhuailte, threshing-floor.

, -cighe, a., fervent, zealous.

, g. id., pl. -dhthe, m., a smith, a sledgehammerer.

, -seadh, v. tr., I attain, reach; I propose, design; d'uirmais, he resolved.

, very many with gen. following; also formhór; a n-urmhór, the most of them.

, g. id., pl. -ghthe, f., a prayer, a collect; act of praying or entreating (the pl. form urnaighthe is that generally used).

, -thighe, a., praying, entreating.

, a., bare, naked, uncovered.

, v. intr., I pray.

, -aidh, m., apparel, dress, etc. See iorradh.

, -aidh, pl. -aidhe and -aidhte, m., a bail or surety; a sponsor, voucher; a responsible person, a leading man: ceann urraidh (pron. ceann urraid, with acc. on last syllable, M.) a leader, a chief; urraidhe, pl., sureties, leading men; gentlemen; urradh agus banna, a surety and a written agreement; strength: níl u. páiste ann (Don.).

, -ais, m., surety, security, guarantee, responsibility; courage, assurance, manliness; dul i n-u. air, to go bail for him.

, -aighe, a., bold, confident, daring, forward, undaunted.

, -a, f., act of guaranteeing or securing.

, m., a principal person, a chief (O'R.). See urradh.

, -a, f., security, bond, bail; dut i n-u. ar dhuine, to go bail for one, to go security for one.

, -e, f., respect, homage, veneration; tabhair urraim do'n aois, give honour to age.

, g. -an, pl. -aineacha, f., a stay, prop, support. See <<urradh>>.

, -aighe, a., submissive, respectful, acknowledging superiority, obedient; honourable, worthy: nár bh'urramach do dhuine ar bith i bhfír-ghníomh lámh, who acknowledged no superior in true feats of manual skill (O'Ra.).

, -a, f., homage, submission, reverence; acknowledgement of superiority in anything.

, indec. a., respected, honoured.

, -ughadh, v. tr., I respect, honour, revere.

, m., strife, contention.

, m., the hip-bone.

, indec. a., bold, daring, dauntless, self-confident.

, -a, f., boldness, intrepidity, self-confidence.

, p. a., bailed, secured.

, g. ursan, pl. ursana, f., jamb, doorpost, prop, stay; i n-ursain an bháis, in the very gateway of death.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a defender, one who throws stones before fish in seine-fishing. See <<ursa>>.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a young he-bear.

, -adh, v. intr., I fight with a sword.

, -oigthe, m., the act of engulphing; the quantity swallowed at a time.

, -shlogadh, v. tr., I swallow, engulph.

, f., a pin or jack to fasten the chords of a harp; a tie, bond, knot.

, m., an attempt at swimming.

, -óige, -óga, f., a young bear, she-bear.

, f., a wrestling, struggling, contention, strife.

, -aighe, a., given to wrestling or struggling; contention.

, -uil, m., tongs.

, m., spleen-wort.

, m., the very front, the vanguard; ur-thús, id.

, furus, easy, facile, feasible, practicable; compar. usa, fusa; second compar. usaide.

, easy. See <<urus>>.