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laigh /Laj/

gn. ag. -e

1 lie (down)! 2 alight, land, light upon! 3 down! (dog command)

laigh a shùil air
his eye alighted on it, his eye lit upon it

laigh sùil air an each
someone put the evil eye on the horse

laigh a-muigh
lie down! (also sheepdog command)

laigh a shùilean air bad fhlùraichean
his eyes rested on a clump of flowers

laigh fòil!
lie still, stop moving about!

laigh geasan air Màiri
charm/bespell Màiri!

laigh le Calum
sleep with Calum! (also implying sex)

tha an aois a' laighe air Màiri /ha Nɯːʃ ə Lajə ɛrʲ maːrʲɪ/
Màiri is beginning to show signs of getting old, Màiri is showing her age

laigh air d' inntinn
grasp (a concept)!

co-laigh
gn. ag. -e

1 lie together! 2 cohabit!

laigh gu trom air do chogais
weigh heavily on your conscience!

nach laigh thu sìos le d' uireasbhaidh?
oh won't you give it a rest, oh will you stop moaning?

laigh ris
flatten against it!

laigh an cat ri lagan san talamh
the cat flattened itself against a depression in the ground!

laigh dlùth ri cat
snuggle against a cat!

laigh sìos
lie down! (also sheepdog command)

laigh gu collaidh le bean
lie carnally with a woman

cha laigh na siantan anns na speuran
winter never rots in the sky (fig.)

laigh dlùth ri Derek
snuggle up to/against Derek, lie close to Derek!

Toraidhean Dwelly
laigh pr pt a' laighe, vn Lie, lie down, recline, couch. 2 Light, perch, settle, as a bird. ...an còrr
eilid éilde, éildean, sf Hind, female of the red deer, roe. Laigh an eilid air an fhuaran, the h...an còrr
geasan ** -ain, sm Oath. 2 Charm. 3 Sorcery. 4(AF) Saith. Nathraichean air nach laigh geasan, ser...an còrr
laighe sm & f Lying, act of lying, reclining. 2 Subsiding, as of wind. 3 Act of setting, as of t...an còrr
laidh vn see laigh.
luidh see laigh.
luidh see laigh.
laighinn 1^st sing past subj. of laigh, I would lie.
laighse (for laigh thusa) Lie (you).
seach-laigh ** vn Lie apart, lie aside.
spidean sm Game which resembles closely the common game of “pitch and toss,” the differen...an còrr
trom-laigh vn Overlay.

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Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinnAn English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly