Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
ruith /Rih/
gn. ag. ruith
1 dash, run! 2 chase! 3 race! 4 flee! 5 flow! |
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ruith /Rih/
boir. gin. -e, iol. -ean
1 (act of) running, dashing 2 run, dash 3 (act of) chasing 4 chase 5 (act of) racing 6 race 7 (act of) fleeing 8 flight 9 (act of) flowing 10 flow, flux 11 (with def. art.) diarrhoea 12 length (of rope) |
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tha e a' ruith air mo theangaidh
it's on the tip of my tongue |
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bha iad a' ruith thairis air a' phort
they were rehearsing the tune |
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ann an deann-ruith 
running at full speed |
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tha iad a' ruith na gaoithe
they are on a wild goose chase (fig.) |
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snaidhm-ruith
boir. gin. -e-ruith, iol. -ean-ruith
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cha b' e ruith ach leum leis
he jumped at it (fig.) |
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chaidh i 'na deann-ruith
she ran like a bat out of hell (fig.) |
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a' ruith maoin
chasing wealth |
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dian-ruith
boir. gin. -e
1 rush(ing) 2 sprint(ing) (in sports) |
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ruith bheag
short-distance race |
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deann-ruith /dʲãũNrɪ/
gn. ag. deann-ruith
1 rush! 2 sprint! (in sports) |
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deann-ruith /dʲãũNrɪ/
boir. gin. -e, iol. -ean
1 (act of) rushing 2 rush 3 (act of) sprinting (in sports) 4 sprint (in sports) |
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cha luaithe a chunnaic mi e na ruith e air falbh
no sooner did I see him than he ran away |
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ruith (leis a' ghaoth)
run (before the wind)/scud! |
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leth-ruith
boir. gin. -e
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leum-ruith
boir. gin. -e, iol. -ean
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lùb-ruith
boir. gin. lùib-ruith, iol. -an-ruith
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tha thu a' ruith a-mach buileach a-nis
you're totally exaggerating now (fig.) |
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Là Ruith na Cuthaige
April Fools' Day, Gowk's Day, Hunt-the-Gowk Day |
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ruith-fala
boir. neo-ath.
1 haemorrhage 2 haemorrhoids, piles |
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ruith-phronnaidh
boir. gin. -e-pronnaidh
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ruith-airgid
boir. iol. -ean-airgid
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ruith-chuip
boir. gin. -e-cuip, iol. -ean-cuip
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Toraidhean Dwelly
ruith
-e, sf Running, act of running. 2 Race, rushing, chase. 3 Flowing, act of flowing as a stream...an còrr |
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ruith
pr pt a' ruith, vn Run, race, rush. 2* Melt, as lead or suet. 3 Flow, as a stream. 4* ...an còrr |
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deann-ruith
-e, sf Great hurry, velocity, impetuosity, utmost speed. |
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comh-ruith
-e, sf Race, running together. Ri comh-ruith timcheall nan raon, running together around t...an còrr |
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comh-ruith
va Run together, run at the same time. 2 Concur. 3‡‡ Converge. |
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dian-ruith
-e, sm Keen running, rushing, running at full speed. 2 Eager, impetuous motion. |
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cruaidh-ruith
va Run hard, run at full speed. 2 Pursue at full speed. Gadhair 'gan cruaidh-ruith, hounds...an còrr |
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coinneamh
-imh, -an, sf Meeting. 2 Assembly, convention. 3 Interview. 4 Facing. 5 Opposing. 6 Assignati...an còrr |
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comas
-ais, sm Power, authority. 2 Ability. 3 License, liberty, permission. 4 Practicability. 5 Vir...an còrr |
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leig
pr pt a' leigeil & a' leigeadh, va & n. Permit, allow. 2 Slip, as dogs to the ...an còrr |
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casgadh
-aidh, sm Quenching, stopping, curbing, staunching, appeasing, restraining. 2 Act of quenchin...an còrr |
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cuthag
-aige, -an, Cuckoo. 2 Snipe. 3 Wagtail. 4** in derision, Person affected with itch. 5(DU) Sil...an còrr |
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dà
a Two, In counting in Gaelic, for 1, 2, 3, &c, it is usual to say, a h-aon...an còrr |
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each
eich, n pl eich, dat. pl. eachaibh, sm Horse, 2* Brute.
Parts of a Horse...an còrr |
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teas
sm ind [f. in Badenoch]. Heat, warmth. 2 Superabundance, too much of the good t...an còrr |
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ùine
sf ind Time, a time, season. 2 Life, lifetime. 3 Interval, leisure. Ùine thrì làithean, th...an còrr |
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mór-earrann
sm Great division, see roinn-ruith. |
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òrdag
-aig, -an, sf Thumb. 2 Great toe. Air òrdaig an làimhe deise, on the thumb of their...an còrr |
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réis
-e, -ean, sf Race, chase. 2 Span (9 in). 3 Running course. Ruith e 'réis, he ran his race;...an còrr |
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ruith-fala
sm Haemorrhoids, piles. |
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gaoth
gaoithe, pl. -an & gaoithean [Suth'd gaoitean,] sf Wind. 2§ Flatulen...an còrr |
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glanadh
-aidh, sm Cleaning, cleansing, act of cleaning, purifying. 2 Weeding. 3 Washing. A' glanadh, ...an còrr |
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snaim
-ean & -eannan, sm Knot, tie. 2 Difficulty, puzzle. 3 Bunch. Daoine a dh'fhuasgladh gach ...an còrr |
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siar
a. The west, westward. 2 Back, backward, behind. 3 Sideways, aside. 4** Onwards. Gu tràigh si...an còrr |
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Faoilteach
-tich, sm The last fortnight of winter and first fortnight of spring (Old Style), proverbial ...an còrr |
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