glac

glaice, -an, sf Hollow valley, defile, narrow valley. 2 Hollow of the hand. 3 Bosom. 4 Embrace. 5 Handful. 6 As much of anything as can be caught between the thumb and middle finger. 7 The span between the thumb and middle finger. 8(AC) Handful of corn cut at one stroke of the reaping hook. 9 Grasp. 10 Prong, fork, see bàta, p.76. 11 Quiver. 12 Apprehension. Sa ghlaic seo, in this hollow; glac na beinne, the defile of the mountain; fuar-ghlac a' bhàis, the cold embrace of death; is gann a chìtear tom no glac, scarcely could hill or dell be seen; an glacaibh a chéile, wrestling with each other; sgaoil e a ghlacan, he spread his arms; mìle marbh-phaisg air an t-sabaid a chaidh feadh ghlac mi m' ònrachd, a thousand shrouds on the fight that proceeded whilst I realized my aloneness —Duanaire, 179.

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