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meal

pr pt a' mealtainn & a' mealadh, va Possess. 2 Enjoy. 3** Suffer, brook. Gum meal 's gun caith thu e! may you enjoy and wear it! —said to a person who wears any new garment for the first time and considered unlucky if first said to the wearer by a female; na 'n na mheal thu e! may you never enjoy it! never live to wear it. In Arran meal do naidheachd, I congratulate you, is the set phrase for congratulating a bride and bridegroom on their home-coming; chuir e meal a naidheachd air, he congratulated him; chuir e meal an naidheachd orra, he congratulated them.

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