bu

past ind of defec. v is. Was, wert, were. Bu mhi, I was; b' e (for bu e) he was; b' i (for bu i) she was; b' fheàrr leam, I would prefer; b' fheàrr a bhith gun bhreith na bhith gun teagasg, better not to have been born than to be unlearned; b' fheàrr gun tòiseachadh na sgur gun chrìochnachadh, better not begin than stop without finishing; b' fheàrr a bhith gun fhainne na fàinne luachrach, better be without a ring than wear a rush one. [Bu is written before a word beginning with a vowel or fh; and b, c, f, g, m, p, s, & t are aspirated after bu, as b' àille, b' fheàrr leam]. Bu dana e! how daring he was! bu gheur e! how sharp it was! bu mhiosa e, it was worse; bu phàilt iad, they were plentiful; a laoich bu mhór an solas nam fleadh, bu mhór an àm cruadail, hero who wast great in the joy of feasts and in time of trouble; cha bu leis bu mhath, it was not well with him. Bu does not aspirate a d following (DC). For various other idiomatic expressions commencing with it, see under the present tense, is.

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