Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
bàrr /baːR ~ baRəɣ/
gn. ag. barradh
1 top! 2 thatch! 3 clinch! (e.g. a nail) |
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bàrr /baːR ~ baRən/ 
fir. gin. barra, iol. barran
1 apex, crest, crown, summit, tip, top, zenith 2 surface 3 crop, produce 4 cream (milk product) 5 son ( poetic) 6 cut off tipp (earmark) |
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bàrr /baːR ~ baRəɣ/
gn. ag. barradh
1 cut, shave! 2 shear! 3 pare, prune! 4 clip! 5 poll! |
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chan eil mi a' dèanamh bun no bàrr dheth
I can't make head nor tail of it (fig.) |
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Am Bàrr
ainm-àite fir. gin. a' Bharra
1 Glenbarr (Ag&B) 2 Barrhill (S Ayrs) 3 Barr Hill (E Duns) 4 Barr (S Ayrs) |
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bàir /baːrʲ/
boir. gin. -e, iol. -ean
1 goal (in sports) 2 game, match 3 beaten path (e.g. through snow or vegetation) 4 battle, strife |
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fàidh a bheir bàrr air
a prophet that will exceed/excel him |
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bàrr na teanga
tip of the tongue |
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eun a' srucadh bàrr na mara
a bird skimming the surface of the sea |
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iasg am bàrr na mara
fish at the surface of the sea |
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bàrr-reult
boir. gin. -a
North(ern) Star, Polaris, Pole Star |
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bàrr a' chinn
peritonsillar abscess (PTA, "quinsy") |
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bàrr-meanglain (bàrr a' mheanglain)
fir. gin. barra-mheanglain
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bàrr-réisg
fir. gin. -a-réisg
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bàrr-sumadh
fir. gin. -aidh
oversoum (livestock above what a crofter is entitled to) |
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bàrr-gheal
bua. coi. -ghile
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barra-mhìslein
fir. iol. barran-mìslein
(common) bird's-foot trefoil, birdfoot deervetch, eggs and bacon (lotus corniculatus) |
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bàrr a' bhrisgein
(common) silverweed, silverweed cinquefoil (potentilla anserina) |
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bàrr braonan nan con
(common) tormentil (potentilla erecta) |
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thig am bàrr
1 surface! 2 manifest! |
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bàrr nan tonn
crest of the waves |
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bàrr-iall /baRəL/
boir. gin. -éill, iol. -an
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barrad /baRad/
fir. gin. -aid
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barra-bhalla /baRəvəLə/
fir. iol. -chan
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bàrr tachair
waif/stray/volunteer crops |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
bàrr
-a, sm Top, uppermost part of anything. 2 Point, as of a weapon or shoe. 3 Crop of grain, gra...an còrr |
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bàrr
(for barrachd) sf Superiority, pre-eminence. 'S iomadh fear a bhàrr orm, many a one beside...an còrr |
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bàrr
va See beàrr. |
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bàrr-thonn
sm High surge. 2 Top of the waves. 3** Surface of the deep. A' siubhal nam bàrr-thonn, bou...an còrr |
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bàta
-aichean, sm on land f on sea. Boat, pinnace, barge. Fear bàta, a boatman; bàta...an còrr |
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bathar
-air, sm Wares, goods, merchandise. 2** Bale. 3** see bàrr. 4(CR) Whisky - Arran. 5(DC...an còrr |
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bun
pl. buin & bunan, sm Root, stock, stump. 2 Bottom, base, foundation, foot. 3 Socke...an còrr |
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claidheamh
-eimh, pl. claidhean [claidhmhnean *claidhmhichean & **cloidhean] sm Sword. 2 That...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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comharradh
-aidh, -aidhean, sm Mark, impression, token, sign. 2 The sexual mark. 3 Banner. 4** Print. 5*...an còrr |
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cruinn
-e, a Round, circular, globular. 2 Well-rounded. 3 Succinct, neat. 4 Gathered, assembl...an còrr |
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feamainn
§ feamnach, sf Seaweed of all kinds, cast ware, whether growing on the rocks or cast ashore. ...an còrr |
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gad
gen gaid & goid, pl. gaid, goid & gadan, sm Withe, twisted twig. 2 Swit...an còrr |
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geug
-éige, -an, sf Branch, sapling. 2 Young superfine female, nymph. 3** Man's arms. 4†† Sun's ra...an còrr |
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eu-
neg particle, also eug-, ea-, ei-, and a-. The following remarks about the distinguishing fea...an còrr |
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ladhar
-air & -dhra, pl. -dhran, sm [f. in Badenoch]. Hoof. 2 Toe. 3 Claw. 4 Prong...an còrr |
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laigh
pr pt a' laighe, vn Lie, lie down, recline, couch. 2 Light, perch, settle, as a bird. ...an còrr |
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meas
pr pt a' measadh & a' meas, va & n. Consider, think, judge, suppose. 2 Attribu...an còrr |
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mèinn
-e, sf Ore. 2 Mine. 3 Vein of metal. 4 Mind, desire, inclination, disposition, whether good o...an còrr |
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mòine
gen mòna [& mòine, ] sf ind Moss, mossy place, morass, bog. 2 Peat, turf. Cruach m...an còrr |
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teanga
gen & dat. teangaidh, pl. -n & -nnan, sf Tongue. 2 Speech, dialect. 3* ...an còrr |
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trom
-uime, a Heavy, ponderous, weighty. 2 Afflictive, sore, oppressive. 3 Difficult, hard, painfu...an còrr |
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toirsgian
-sgéin, sf Peat spade, peat-cutter or peat-knife.
Parts of a Peat-spade (DMy):
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tarbhach
-aiche, a. Profitable, beneficial, gainful. 2 Substantial. 3 Important, of consequence. 4** E...an còrr |
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bàrr-bhalla
sm Parapet. 2 Battlement, embrazure, bartizan. |
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