beul

gen sing & n pl beòil, sm Mouth. 2 Opening, aperture, orifice. 3 Approach, nearness. 4 Rim of a cart. 5 Tide-mark. Aig beul an làin, at high-water mark; is tobar beatha beul an fhìrein, the mouth of a righteous man is a well of life; beul an latha, the dawn of day; beul na h-oidhche, dusk of the evening; an taobh beòil, the forepart, front; beul ri, near, about; beul ri trì mìosan, about three months; beul an làin, high-water mark; beul a bhith deas, nearly ready, nearly done; boinne am beul na gaoithe, a mote of rain (lit a drop in the wind's mouth); is mairg dhan bheul-ìochd sùil a' choimhich, one must be in a bad way if a stranger's eye is full of pity for him; cha b' urrainn mi beul a thoirt dha, I cannot touch (taste) it; bho bheul na tuinne gu feur gorm, from the margin of the sea to green crops; leaghaidh a' chòir am beul an anfhainn, a good cause suffers in the mouth of the incompetent.

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