Colin Mark. The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Гэльско-английский словарь
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lath 382
na làithean seo)
□
anns an latha
a th’ann these days / nowadays – also
nar lath-ne nowadays
□
anns an latha
a th’ann chan eil a h-uile duine mar
sin these days not everyone is like that
□
anns an latha ’s a bheil sinn beò in
the times in which we live
□
an latha
a th’ann is an latha a bh’ann the present
and the past
□
shiubhail iad deich mìle
anns an latha they travelled ten miles
per day
□
air latha àraidh on a certain
day
□
air an latha mu dheireadh den
bhliadhna on the last day of the year
□
nach ann air a’bhaile seo a thàinig an
dà latha?
□
isn’t it changed days for
this township?
□
… ach thàinig dà
latha na beatha but her life changed
□
chan eil duine gun dà latha ach duine
gun latha idir things are always chang-
ing (proverb)
□
bha e na shuidhe aig
an deasg aige latha bho latha he was
sitting at his desk day after day
□
latha
math leat / leibh good day to you
□
san
latha a bha sin … / anns an latha bha
siud etc. in those days
□
a latha by day
adv
□
bha iad ag obair a latha is a
dh’oidhche they were working day and
night
□
an latha an-diugh contempo-
rary (modern – lit. of today)
□
mòran
de leughadairean an latha an-diugh
contemporary readers
□
gach latha
daily
□
cuir latha air date v
□
comhar-
raich an latha date v
□
latha geal day-
light
□
an latha roimhe the other day
□
a h-uile latha sona dhuibh ’s gun latha
idir dona dhuibh may all your days be
happy ones (lit. every day happy for
you and without a day at all bad for
you)
□
latha bha siud one day (when
beginning a story / reminiscence)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
latha-an-dè, an latha-an-dè the past
□
tha rudeigin de thuar an latha-an-dè
air an leabhar seo there is somewhat
an old-fashioned look to this book /
this book has rather an old-fashioned
look l.-an-diugh, an l.-an-diugh the
present day
□
gus an latha -an-diugh
until the present day
□
ann an saoghal
litreachas an latha -an-diugh in the
world of modern literature l.-eigin adv
some day also lath’-eigin (normally
-eigin is attached to the noun without
a hyphen except where two vowels are
in juxtaposition) l.-fèille nm holiday
làthach, -aich nf 1. clay (soft clay on
shore), mire, mud, ooze, sludge, slime
□
bha iad ag aonagraich san làthaich they
were wallowing in the mire 2. swampy
place
□
làthach shaillte salt marsh
lathailt nf way, knack
□
fhuair mi an lath-
ailt air (Dw.) I’ve got the knack of it (liut
is now more common)
làthair nf presence, venue
□
ma thèid duine
a-steach do làthair Dhè… if a man goes
into the presence of God …
□
an làthair
extant, present adv
□
a bheil e an làthair?
is he present?
□
nam làthair in my pres-
ence
□
cha robh uibhir an làthair ’s ris an
robh dùil there weren’t as many present as
were expected
□
nach eil an làthair / gun
a bhith an làthair absent
□
nan làthair uile
in the presence of them all, before them all
□
sometimes an is omitted: chòrd seo ris
na bha làthair this pleased those who were
present
□
… anns an linn a tha làthair …
in the present age / century
□
an t-àm a tha
làthair the present
□
aig an àm a tha an
làthair at the present time / at the present
day / today
làthaireach a present
□
tràth làthaireach
present tense
làthaireachd nf presence
□
làthaireachd
neòghlan an unclean presence
□
bu leòr
làthaireachd na Crìostalachd a dhèanamh
diofair bhunaidich eatorra the presence of
Christianity was sufficient to make a fun-
damental difference between them
□
aon
uair ’s gun do sheall e a làthaireachd once
he had revealed his presence
l.-luain nm doomsday làithean-saora
nm holidays
□
na làithean saora the
holidays
□
dh’fhalbh iad gu deas air
làithean-saora they went away south
on holiday
le prep ⫹ dat by (by means of an agent
or of authorship), plus, with (by means
of / in the company of / along with)
□
before a def noun, or before the words
gach and cho, the form leis is used
□
leis a’gaoith with the wind
□
leis gach
adhartas with each advance
The prep pron forms are leam with me
leat with you leis with him leatha with
her leinn with us leibh with you
leotha / leo with them
383 làthaireachd
The emph forms of these are, respec-
tively: leamsa, leatsa, leis-san,
leatha-se, leinne, leibhse, leothasan
The following prep poss adjs may be
found, but it is now recommended that
these be written in full
. The prep le is
often combined with the poss adjs as
follows: lem with my led with your le
with his (asps. foll. noun) le with her
(does not len foll. noun – but le a h-
before a noun beginning with a vowel)
le ar with our le ur with your pl len
(lem before b, f, p and m) with their
le meaning through the agency of, by
means of, using: mharbh e an radan le
cloich he killed the rat with a stone
□
bhuail e mi le maide he hit me with
a stick
□
gheibh mi còta ùr leis an
airgead I’ll get a new coat with the
money
□
co leis a tha e ag iasgach?
with what is he fishing?
□
bha pros-
baig aige leis am bu toigh leis a bhith
ag amharc air na bàtaichean he had a
telescope with which he liked to watch
the boats
□
air a chòmhdach le stuth
air choreigin nach b’aithne dhomhsa…
covered by some substance or other
I didn’t know
□
nuair a dh’amhairceadh
i air leis an dà shùil mhòr ghuirm
aice … when she looked (i.e. used to
look) at him with her two large, blue
eyes …
□
chaidh àithne leis an
riaghaltas gum feumadh … the gov-
ernment commanded that … must …
(lit. it was ordered by etc.)
□
air an
ceangal gu h-àrd is gu-ìosal le gadan
fastened top and bottom by withes
□
tha e leis an deoch he’s drunk
le meaning accompanied by, in the com-
pany of, having with one, possessing:
chaidh e a-mach leis a’ chù ri a shàil
he went out with the dog at his heel
□
bha e a’ coiseachd air a’chladach le a
ghunna fo (a) achlais he was walking
on the shore with his gun under his
arm
□
thug i an aire do ghobhar le a
meann she noticed a goat with her kid
□
bha iad a-nis leis an dream ghràidh
a bha air dol dhachaigh air thoiseach
oirnn they were now with the beloved
people who had gone home before us
(euph. for ‘they had died’)
□
le ospaig
àrd-fhuaimneach with a loud sob
□
note that the prep need not be repeated
in lists: gach fear le bata na làimh
agus cù ri a shàil…each man with
a stick in his hand and a dog at his heel
□
le misneachd agus diongmhaltas
with courage and determination
□
bha e a’ cosg sporan le aigileanan
leathrach he was wearing a sporran
with leather tassels
□
thug iad leotha
dèilean is tarragan is ùird they
brought [with them] planks, nails and
hammers
Similar are: leis fhèin by himself, lone
□
le chèile together
□
cha b’e sin leis
fhèin a thug air tilleadh it wasn’t that
by itself that made him return
□
bha e
leis fhèin anns an taigh he was alone in
the house
le may be used with verbal noun
constructions, with the meaning ‘by
(doing something)’
□
tha iad a’
cuideachadh le airgead a thogail they
are helping by raising money
□
le bhith
ga ath-aithris by dint of repeating it
□
dh’aotromaich iad an long le bhith a’
tilgeil a’ bhathair a-mach air a’ mhuir
they lightened the ship by throwing the
cargo into the sea
□
an co-obraich sibh
leinn le bhith a’ lìonadh a’ cheis-
teachain seo? will you co-operate with
us in [being] filling [in] this question-
naire?
□
dhaingich e na bha aige ri
ràdh le bhith a’ nochdadh dealbhan
a thog e he re-inforced what he had to
say by showing photographs which he
had taken
le sin / leis a sin adv thereby, thereupon,
therewith, whereupon
leis ⫹ interr form of the verb⫽ whereby,
with which
□
… leis an do dh’fhosgail
e am bogsa…whereby he opened
the box
le is used with a number of verbs, the
most common of which are: rach le
(a) agree with
□
thèid me leat gun do
rinn e gu math I [will] agree with you
that he did well
□
chan eil mi a’ dol
leat idir I don’t agree with you at all
□
cha rachainn leat an sin a Sheumais
I wouldn’t agree with you there James
□
cha deach mi leis na thuirt i I dis-
agreed with what she said
□
cha robh
mi dol le sin I disapproved of that
(b) succeed
□
chun na h-ire sin chaidh
leis to that extent it has succeeded (lit.
[it] has gone with it)
□
ma thèid leinn
if we are successful
□
chaidh leatha
she succeeded
□
note that these latter
examples are all impersonal i.e. no
làthaireachd 384
pron for ‘it’ is used
□
cuir le support,
side with (in argument etc.)
□
chuir a
charaid leis his friend supported him
□
leig le allow, let
□
ach cha leigeadh e
leatha sin a dhèanamh but he wouldn’t
let her do that
□
faigh leat e get your
own way
□
bha cunnart ann gum faig-
headh iad leotha e there was a danger
that they would get their own way
□
for
the use of le with other verbs, the verb
accompanying le should be consulted
The phrase beannachd leat / leibh
really means ‘[may] a blessing be with
you’, but now means simply ‘goodbye’
□
a number of phrases have a similar
construction: mar sin leat / leibh chee-
rio / ’bye, ’bye / so long etc. (lit. like
that with you)
□
latha math leat / leibh
good day [to you]
□
oidhche mhath
leat / leibh good night [to you]
□
slàn
leat / leibh! so long!
□
also cha do
ghabh / leig i beannachd leis she did
not say say goodbye to him
le / leis often carry the meaning
‘because of, as a result of’ etc.
□
leis
an dorchadas… because of the dark-
ness …
□
cha robh mòran anns a’
choithional leis an droch aimsir there
weren’t many in the congregation
because of the bad weather
□
leis gun
robh iad sgìth stad iad an sin because
they were tired they stopped there
□
is
gann a dh’aithnich mi e leis mar
a bha mi a’ faireachadh I scarcely
recognised him because of how I was
feeling / what I was experiencing
□
…
leis na bha de chlachan anns an
achadh because of the amount of
stones there were in the field (lit. with
what there were of stones etc.)
□
… leis
nach tàinig duine sam bith gu cron
fo a làimh…because no-one had
come to harm by his hand
□
bàsaichidh sinn leis an acras we shall
die of hunger
□
le sin agus gach
amaladh eile … with that and every
other setback …
□
dh’èirich a ghuth
le às-creideamh his voice rose with
incredulity
□
bha a ghuailnean ag
èirigh ’s a’ tuiteam leis an aonach
a bha air his shoulders were rising
and falling with his panting
□
las
a shùilean le dealas his eyes lit up with
zeal
□
cha b’urrainn dhuinn na bean-
ntan fhaicinn leis a’ cheò we couldn’t
see the mountains for the mist
le may also mean ‘down’ as in the
following examples: le creig down
a cliff
□
thuit e car air char leis
a’chreighe fell tumbling down the
cliff
□
bha deòir a’ruith le a h-aodann
tears were running down her face
□
le bruthach downward
□
leis a’
bhruthach downhill
□
mar chloich a’
ruith le gleann, feasgar fann foghair
like a stone running down a glen, a lan-
guid autumn evening (proverb)
le and its compds are used with the
assertive verb is in many idiomatic
phrases, mostly with the underlying
idea of ‘thinking / considering’
□
is /
bu … leam I consider(ed)
□
cha bu diù
leothasan fear a bha mì-onorach they
would not think much of a man who
was dishonest
□
thuirt iad gun robh an
dol-a-mach seo gràineil leotha they
said that they considered this conduct
abhorrent
□
sin am baile as bòidhche
leam an Alba that’s the town I consider
the most beautiful in Scotland
□
is
fheàrr leam I prefer (lit. it is better
with me / I think it better)
□
further
examples will be found under the
words accompanying the assertive
verb ⫹ le phrase
□
note also that this
construction may also be used with the
verb bi as follows: bha an dùthaich sin
ro chòmhnard leis he considered that
country too flat
le is also used with the assertive verb to
indicate possession (see is irreg & def v
Sect. 17)
leaba nf
□
see leabaidh
leaba-shiùbhla nf
□
see leabaidh-shiùbhla
lèabag, -aige, -an nf flounder (also leòbag nf )
lèabag-bhrathainne nf turbot (also
bradan-leathann) l.-cheàrr nf sole (fish)
l.-leathann nf halibut (also leòbag-
leathann nf / bradan-leathann nm)
l.-mhòr / l.-bhreac nf plaice
leabaich, -achadh v imbed, lodge
leabaidh, leapa / leapach, leapannan nf
bed
□
biadh agus leabaidh bed and board
□
anns an leabaidh abed, in bed
□
aodach
leapa bed-clothes
□
leabaidh bheag cot
□
thoir do leabaidh ort go to bed (lit. take
your bed on you)
□
thug e a leabaidh air
he went to bed
□
also: chaidh e don
385 leag
leabaidh he went to [the] bed
□
dè mu dhol
don leabaidh? what about going to bed?
□
chuir iad do a leabaidh e gun dàil they put
him to his bed without delay
□
tha e na
leabaidh he’s in (his) bed
□
bha an
leabaidh anns an do chaidil mi glè chru-
aidh the bed in which I slept was very hard
□
dh’fheumadh e a dhol don leabaidh gun
dàil he had to go to bed without delay
□
nuair a bha e air leabaidh a bhàis when
he was on his deathbed (lit. in the bed of
his death)
□
bòrd-taoibh mo leapa my bed-
side table (lit. the side-table of my bed)
□
but note also chan e leabhar beag taobh-
na-leapa a tha seo this isn’t a little bedside
book
□
shuidh e air stoc na leapa he sat on
the bedstead / bedframe
□
leabaidh mhuill
chaff bed
leabaidh-chrochte nf hammock l.-
ìochdrach nf mattress
□
bha duilleag
pàipeir eadar an t-aodach-leapa agus an
leabaidh-ìochdrach there was a sheet of
paper between the bedclothes and the mat-
tress l.-itean nf featherbed l.-shiùbhla nf
child-bed
□
bhith ri leabaidh-shiùbhla be
in confinement (of pregnancy)
□
air
leabaidh-shiùbhla in labour l.-tinneis nm
sickbed
□
bha iad uile aig a leabaidh-
tinneis they were all at his sickbed
leabhail, -ean nf spirit level
leabharlann nm/f
□
same as leabhar-lann
leabhrachan, -ain, -ain nm pamphlet
leabhran, -ain, -an nm booklet, libretto,
tract (⫽ pamphlet)
leabhran-iùil nm guide (booklet)
leac, lice, -an nf flagstone, flat stone, grave-
stone, headstone, sheet (of ice etc.), slab
□
seo na faclan a tha air an lic…these are
the words that are on the headstone …
□
leac an dorais doorstep
□
leac an teine /
teintein hearth, hearthstone
leac-eighre nf floe, ice-floe l.-sgrìobhadh
nm epitaph, lithography l.-uaghach nf
gravestone, tombstone
leacach, -aiche a flat
leacag, -aige, -an nf tile
□
leacag làir floor tile
leacanachadh nm & vn of leacanaich
flattening
leacanaich, -achadh v flatten, make flat
leadaidh, -ean nf lady
leadair, leadairt v drub, beat soundly (also
liodair)
leadairt nf & vn of leadair drubbing etc.
(also liodairt)
Leadan, (an) Leadan, -ain nm litany
leadan, -ain, -an nm teazle
leadan-an-fhùcadair nm fuller’s teazle
leadraigeadh, -idh, -idhean nm leathering,
flogging
□
fhuair iad leadraigeadh
eagalach they received a fearful flogging
leag, leagail / leagadh v 1. place, lay, lower,
let down
□
chaidh gach bàta a leagadh
each boat was lowered
□
chaidh
bàtaichean beaga a leagail o na longan
small boats were lowered from the ships
□
rinneadh deiseil gus na h-acraichean
a leagail preparations were made to lower
the anchors (lit. was made ready etc.)
□
leag e an uinneag he lowered / let down
the window
□
leag cùrsa lay a course
□
leag e a chùrsa a’ cheart taobh a ghabh
iad he laid his course [in] the very same
direction they had taken
□
leag d’inntinn
leabhar, -air, leabhraichean nm book,
volume
□
leabhar aistridh log (book)
□
leabhar nan ceist (also leabhar-
cheist) catechism
□
leabhar chlàr-
dùthcha atlas
□
leabhar mòr-eòlais
encyclopedia
□
Leabhar Ghenesis
Book of Genesis
□
leabhar òrdugh
order-book
□
leabhar a’ / na fòn tele-
phone directory
□
leabhar mòr tome
□
còig leabhraichean Mhaois Pentateuch
leabhar-aifreann nm missal l.-airgid
nm cash-book l.-aistridh nm log book,
log l.-cheangladh nm bookbinding l.-
cheanglair nm bookbinder l.-cheist
nm catechism l.-chlàr nm bibliography
l.-chuimhneachan nm album l.-
chùnntas nm book-keeping l.-cùnntais
nm account-book, ledger l.-fiosrachaidh
nm reference book l.-ionnsachaidh /
l.-oilein nm l.-iùil nm guide book l.-
lann nm/f library (also leabharlann)
□
anns an leabhar-lann shàmhach in
the quiet library l.-lannaiche nm
librarian l.-lainne a library
□
dealbhan
leabhar-lainne library pictures l.-latha
nm diary, journal l.-notaichean nm
note-book l.-obrach nm exercise
book l.-oilein nm text-book l.-pòcaid
nm pocket-book l.-reiceadair nm
bookseller l.-seòlaidh nm directory
l.-sgeidseachd nm sketch-book
l.-sheicichean nm cheque-book
l.-tuairisgeil nm manual l.-ùrnaigh
nm prayer-book
leamhachadh, -aidh nm & vn of leamhaich
aggrieving etc., exasperation
leamhachas, -ais nm importunity
leamhadh, -aidh nm marsh mallow
leamhaich, -achadh v aggrieve, bore,
exasperate, irk, plague, vex
□
bha mi air
mo leamhachadh gu geur I was sharply
aggrieved
leamhan, -ain, -ain nm elm tree
leamhan-bog nm hornbeam
□
bha tri
leamhain-bhoga anns a’ ghàrradh there
were three hornbeams in the garden
□
rùsg
an leamhain-bhuig the bark of the hornbeam
leamhnach, -aich nf tormentil
leamhnagan, -ain, -an nm sty(e)
□
also
leamhragan
lean, leantainn / leanmhainn / leantail v
1. dog, ensue, follow (trans & intrans),
pursue, succeed (⫽ follow)
□
is fhada a
bhios cuimhne agam air na làithean a lean
I will long remember the days that fol-
lowed
□
… an leanadh e bho sin gum bit-
headh sinn dad na bu shona? would it
follow from that that we would be a whit
the happier?
□
lean eisimpleir imitate
2. continue, proceed
□
lean an còmhradh
airson greis the conversation continued
for a while
□
lean a chuid rannsachaidh
gus am bliadhna his researches continued
until this year
□
ra leantainn to be contin-
ued (of a story) 3. lean air carry on, con-
tinue, descant, go on, insist, persevere,
persist
□
feumaidh tu leantainn ort le do
sgrìobhadh you must continue with your
writing
□
lean mi orm gus an do ràinig mi
a’ chreag I carried on till I reached the
rock 4. lean ri adhere to, persist, stick to
□
lean e ri mo mheuran it stuck to my fin-
gers
□
lean iad gu dlùth ri aodach na
seann dùthcha they adhered closely to the
dress of the old country
□
lean gu dlùth
ri cliù do shinnsre follow steadfastly the
reputation of your ancestors (proverb)
□
tha meas aig mòran air an dìlseachd leis
an do lean na Gaidheil ris a’ Phrionnsa
many admire the fidelity with which the
Gaels stuck to the Prince
□
lean (ri chèile)
cohere 5. prosecute, sue
□
lean iad e ann
an Cùirt an t-Seisein they sued him in the
Court of Session 6. further idioms: lean
(air lorg) dog v
□
a leanas following, sub-
sequent
□
a rèir nan cumhnantan a leanas
… according to the following conditions
□
tagh sia de na facail a leanas choose six
of the following words
□
am measg nam
molaidhean aige tha na leanas among his
recommendations are the following (lit.
leagadh 386
air apply your mind to it
□
leag rudeigin
air impose something upon
□
leag
ùnnlagh air fine, impose a fine (up)on
□
leag ùrlar / cabhsair pave 2. leag (sìos / gu
làr) demolish, down, knock / pull down,
fell, floor, raze, throw down, tumble
□
bha
iad a’ leagail chraobh they were felling
trees
□
leag iad am balla they knocked the
wall down
□
chaidh a leagail le càr he was
knocked down by a car
□
leag iad an taigh
they pulled down the house 3. leag cìs tax,
levy a tax
□
leag na Lochlannaich cìs air
Albainn the Vikings levied a tax on
Scotland (lit. laid a tax etc.)
leagadh, -aidh nm & alt vn of leag felling
etc., downfall, tumble
leagail nf & alt vn of leag felling etc.,
imposition
□
leagail (gu làr) demolition
leagarra a smug, self-satisfied
leagh, -adh v dissolve (of matter), fuse,
liquefy, melt, run, smelt, thaw
□
bha an
liath-reodhadh a’ leaghadh ris a’ ghrèin
the hoar-frost was melting in the sun
leagh-dhealbh v cast (metal)
leaghadair, -ean nm melter, smelter
leaghadh, -aidh nm & vn of leagh melting,
smelting etc., dissolution (of matter),
fusion, liquefaction
□
gabh leaghadh fuse v
leaghte pp melted, molten
□
òr leaghte
molten gold
leagte pp 1. knocked down, felled
□
craobh
leagte a felled tree 2. agreeable, resigned
□
bha e leagte gu leòr ris a seo he was
agreeable enough to this
□
bha e leagte ris
mar rùn an Fhreastail he was resigned to
it as the will of Providence / he accepted it
as the etc. 3. resolved
□
ma tha aon duine
a tha leagte gu bheil ’s e Calum if there is
one man who is resolved that there is it is
Calum
leam prep pron of le (q.v.) with me etc.
leam-leat a two-faced, deceitful
□
bha
nàdar leam-leat aige he had a deceitful
nature
□
chan fheàirrde a’chùis cho leam-
leat ’s a tha cuid the matter is none the bet-
ter of how two-faced some are
leamh, -a a 1. annoying, galling, importu-
nate, vexing, boring
□
bha e leamh gun
rachadh a leithid de bhàta a dholaidh it
was galling that such a boat should go to
waste
□
tha e leamh nach… it is vexing
that … not …
□
bhitheadh seo uabhasach
leamh this would be awfully boring
□
bha
e gu math leamh dhaibh faighinn a-mach
gu bheil … it was quite galling for them to
find out that … 2. annoyed, vexed
□
bha mi
cho leamh I was so vexed
387 lear-uinnean
are what will follow)
□
also na leanas that
which follows, sequel
lèana, -an nm meadow
leanabachd nf childishness, infancy, pueril-
ity
□
leanabachd na h-aoise dotage
leanabail, -e a childish, infantile, juvenile,
puerile
leanaban, -ain, -ain nm little baby, infant
leanabas, -ais nm childhood
□
chuimhnich
e air cànain a leanabais he remembered
the language of his childhood
leanabh, leinibh, leinibh nm babe, baby,
child
□
leanabh dìolain natural child
□
lean-
abh fo dhìon ward
□
bha leanabh anns a’
chreathaill there was a baby in the cradle
□
the following two usages are rare: leanabh
mic a baby boy
□
leanabh nighinn baby girl
□
…gus an do rugadh leanabh nighinn
dha…until a baby daughter was born to him
leanabh-mnà nm female child
lèanag, -aige -an nm / f small meadow,
lawn
□
also lianag
leanailteach, -iche a adhesive, dogged,
sticky, tenacious
leanailteachd nf continuity, tenacity
□
a’
tairgse leanailteachd foghlaim bho bhun-
sgoil gu àrdsgoil offering a continuity of
education from primary school to second-
ary school
leanmhainn nm & vn of lean following
etc., adhering, sequence
leanmhainn a adherent, adhesive, sticking
□
stuth leanmhainn adhesive noun
□
fear
leanmhainn adherent noun
leanmhainneach, -iche a assiduous,
consecutive, persistent
leann, -a, -tan nm ale, beer
□
leann baraille
draught-beer
leann-dubh nm dejection, hypochondria,
melancholy
□
fo leann-dubh melancholy
adj l.-dubhach a hypochondriac l.-tàth
nm cement (rare, saimeant being com-
monly used) l.-ubhal nm cider
leannan, -ain, -ain nm lover, paramour,
sweetheart
leannan-locraidh nm spirit-level (based on
the diminutive of leann, not on leannan
above) l.-sìdh nm fairy lover
□
bha e a’
bruidhinn ris an leannan-shìdh he was
speaking to the fairy lover
leannanachd nf courtship
leannra nm sauce
leansgeul, -eil, -an nm serial
leansgeulach a serial
□
dràma leansgeu-
lach serial drama
leantainn nm & vn of lean following etc.,
continuation, prosecution, succession
leantainneach, -iche a abiding, renewable,
successive
leantalach, -aiche a chronic
leantalachd nf continuity
lear nm indec a poetic word for sea, occa-
sionallly met with in the form thar lear
overseas
learag, -aige, -an nf larch
learg, leirg, -an nf slope on a hill
□
air leirg
fheuraich chais on a steep, grassy slope
learga, -an nf black-throated diver
learga-chaol / l.-mhòr nf red-throated diver
leargann, -ainn, -an nf slope of a hill
□
bha
fèidh a’ gluasad thar na leargainn deer
were moving across the slope
lear-uinnean nm squill
leas nm indec benefit, advantage, good,
interest, welfare
□
chan eil seo chum
do leas this isn’t to your advantage / in
your interest
□
… a chum leas na
Gàidhlig … for the benefit of Gaelic
leas is commonly used in the idiom cha
leig / ruig thu leas you needn’t (bother)
□
cha leig thu leas innse dhomh you
needn’t (bother to) tell me / there is no
necessity for you to tell me
□
cha
leig duine leas ach sùil a thoirt air
a dh’fhaicinn gu bheil am beachd seo
ceàrr one need only look at it to see
that this opinion is wrong
□
cha leig-
inn a leas sin a dhèanamh I wouldn’t
need to do that / I needn’t have done
that
□
cha leigeadh tu a leas cùram
a bhith ort you needn’t have worried
□
cha leigeamaid a leas e we wouldn’t
have needed to
□
ach ’s e nach
leigeadh a leas but he needn’t have
(done what was mentioned)
□
note that
it is often leas after a vowel and a leas
after a consonant
This expression may also be used posi-
tively
□
bidh greis mhòr fhathast mun
leig sin a leas a bhith na dhragh ort it
will be a long while yet before that
need be a bother to you
□
tha e nas
aotroime na leigeadh e leas a bhith it
is lighter than need be (lit. than it
would need etc.)
cha ruig thu leas has the same meaning
□
cha ruigeadh sin a leas tachairt that
need not happen (would not need to)
□
cha ruig sibh a leas ach sùil a thoirt
air you need only look at it
□
cha
ruigear a leas innse dè thachras it
leasaichte pp developed etc.
leasan, -ain, -ain / -an nm lesson
□
bu choir
dhut a bhith ri do leasanan you ought to
be at your lessons
□
bheir sinn leasan dhi
we’ll teach her a lesson (lit. will give a les-
son to her)
□
tha leasain spioradail ann ri
an ionnsachadh there are spiritual lessons
in it to be learned
□
dh’ionnsaich e leasan
searbh he learned a bitter lesson
leasraidh nf loins
□
bha crios leathair tim-
cheall a leasraidh there was a leather belt
about his loins
□
bha e leathann sna
guaillnean agus seang mu a leasraidh he
was broad in the shoulders but slim about
his loins
leat prep pron of le (q.v.) with you sing
leatas, -ais, -an nm
□
same as leiteis
leatha 1. prep pron of le (q.v.) with her / it
fem 2. comp of leathann
leathach a
□
see letheach
leathad, -aid / leòthaid, leòidean nm
declivity, hillside, slope
□
sìos an leathad
downhill
leathann, leatha / leotha / leithne a broad,
extensive, wide
□
claidheamh leathann
broadsword
□
anns a’cheàrn as leatha den
eilean in the widest part of the island
□
mar as leatha am foghlam ’s ann as fheàrr
the broader the education the better
leathair a leather, leathern (also leathrach)
leathar, leathair / leathrach nm leather
□
leathar fèidh buckskin
□
bha e a’ cartadh
leathrach he was tanning leather
leathnachadh, -aidh nm & vn of leath-
naich splaying etc., development
leathnaich, -achadh v flatten, splay, spread
out
leathoireach, -iche a lopsided
leathrach a leather, of leather
□
bha
seacaid leathrach air he was wearing
a leather jacket
leathtrom, -oim nm bias
leatrom, -oim nm pregnancy
□
chan eil e
math a bhith a’smocadh rè leatroim it isn’t
good to be smoking during pregnancy
leatromach a pregnant
leatromas, -ais nm
□
same as leatrom
leatsa thine, yours – emph form of
leat – see le
Lebhiàtan, -ian nm Leviathan
lèibhidh, -ean nf levy
Lèibhiteach, -ich, -ich nm Levite (but see
also below)
Lèibhiteach a Levite
Lebhitheach, -ich, -ich nm Levite (but see
also above)
Lebhitheachail a Levitical
leasachadh 388
need not be stated what will happen /
we need not etc.
□
cha ruig na
h-aistean a leas a bhith leis an aon
ùghdar the essays need not be by the
same author
□
tha cùisean eile ann
nach ruigear a leas ainmeachadh an
seo there are other matters which need
not be mentioned here
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
leas- pref deputy-, vice-
leas-abhainn nf tributary
□
Abhainn
Foirthe agus a leas-aibhnichean the
River Forth and its tributaries l.-ainm
nm cognomen l.-chathraiche nm vice-
chairman l.-gnìomhachas nm (geog.)
tertiary industry (i.e. service industry)
l.-shruth nm tributary stream l.-thaigh
nm wing (of house) l.-oifigeach nm
non-commisioned officer
leasachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn
of leasaich amending etc. accompani-
ment, addition, amendment, development,
dressing (agric.), emendation, improve-
ment, increment, melioration, reform,
reformation, supplement, supply
□
leas-
achadh stòrais resource development
□
leasachadh tiomnaidh codicil
□
tha
ùrnaighean eile anns an leasachadh seo
there are other prayers in this supplement
□
thig leasachadh air it will improve / get bet-
ter
□
tha sinn a’ cluinntinn gun tig leas-
achadh air an t-suidheachadh a
dh’aithghearr we hear that the situation will
improve soon
□
…a bhitheas a’ co-
òrdanachadh leasachaidhean… who will
be co-ordinating developments
□
o chionn
ghoirid tha beagan leasachaidh air tighinn
air a’ chùis recently matters have improved
slightly
leasachadh-fuadain nm additive (food)
leasachail a remedial, supplementary
leasachan, -ain, -ain / -an nm affix
leasaich, -achadh v add, amend, develop
trans, dung, fertilize, improve, mend, reform,
supplement
□
… nach gabh a leasachadh
insurmountable
□
leasaich e a theachd-
a-steach le tuathanachas he supplemented
his income with farming
□
tha e fad an
t-siubhail ri leasachadh a thàlannan he
is constantly [engaged in] improving
his talents (see ri)
□
leasaich le affix v
□
is
olc maoin gun leasachadh resources are
deficient unless improved / supplemented
389 leid
leibh / leibhse prep pron with you, yours
(see le)
leibideach, -iche a 1. trifling, paltry,
bungling, poor (of poor quality)
□
gnothaichean leibideach trifles (trifling
matters)
□
rinn e leisgeul leibideach air
choreigin he made [some] trifling excuse
or other
□
bha e ag èisteachd ris a’
Ghàidhlig leibideach a bha aca he was lis-
tening to their poor Gaelic 2. annoying,
vexatious
□
ach, gu leibideach chan ann
mar sin a tha e but, annoyingly, that’s not
how it is
leid, -e, -ean nf shake down bed
□
chaidil e
ann an leid ri taobh an teine he slept in
a shake down bed beside the fire (cf.
French lit – also seid nf )
a leigeas sinn ar cudthrom air an
talamh thioram we may depend upon
him as surely as we [will] entrust our
weight to the dry land
Note also: cha leig thu a leas ⫹ vn you
need not, you do not require to (always
in a neg constr)
□
cha leig thu leas sin
a ràdh you need not say that (see leas
for further examples)
leig used with preps which give the verb
a specialised meaning
leig le allow, let
□
leig le mo shluagh
imeachd let my people go
□
dh’fhuirich
e greis airson leigeil le Sìm faighinn
a-staigh don taigh
□
he waited a while
to let Simon get into the house
□
leig
i leis a glacadh thuige gu teann she
allowed him to clutch her to him
tightly
□
chan eil mi a’ dol a leigeil
leotha mo chumail air ais I’m not
going to let them hold me back
□
cha
leig iad leis a dhol a-steach they won’t
allow him to enter
□
na leig leis
tuiteam don’t let it fall / don’t drop it
□
cha leig mise le neach na chòir I won’t
let anyone near him
□
cha leigear leinn
lorg a-mach dè tha a’ tachairt we are
not allowed to find out what is happen-
ing
□
cha leigteadh le neach a dhol na
b’fhaisge na fichead slat no-one was
allowed closer than twenty yards
□
note: leigeil air niosgaid lancing a boil
leig ruith le 1. broach (barrel etc.), vent
2. allow something to run
□
leig e ruith
leis a’bhurn fhuar he let the cold water
run
□
bha e a’leigeil ruith le a theanga
he was letting his tongue run away
with him
□
leig e riutha leatha he let it
rip i.e. in story-telling
3. ignore (in the sense ‘leave be’, ‘let
someone carry on as they are doing’)
□
leig leis ignore him, let him be,
indulge him, leave him to his own
devices, leave him alone 4. pass, allow
past
□
leigidh mi sin leat I’ll allow you
that / I’ll concede that to you
□
cha leig
mi leis an seo I won’t let it / the matter
rest here
leig used with prep prons:
leig ort 1. affect, pretend, feign, seem,
simulate
□
leig e air gun robh e bod-
har he pretended that he was deaf
□
leig e air gu robh e glic he pretended /
affected to be wise
□
leigeamaid oirnn
airson mionaid gu bheil… let’s pre-
tend for a minute that … is …
□
leigibh
leig, leigeil v basically means ‘let’, but
when used with various nouns, prons,
preps or prep prons, is the equivalent
of many English idioms.
leig followed directly by a noun (which
may also require a prep to complete
the sense): let (of a liquid e.g. leig fuil
bleed trans, let blood, lance
□
bha iad
a’ leigeil na fola à feadhainn den
chrodh they were bleeding / letting the
blood from some of the cattle
□
leig
(do) sgìos lounge, rest
□
leig e a sgìos
anns a’ chathair he lounged in the
chair
□
bha i a’ leigeil a sgìos she was
resting
□
also leig d’anail rest, take
a rest / breather
□
bha iad a’ leigeil an
analach they were taking a rest
□
leig
am buideal broach the barrel
□
leig
na coin ann set / loose the dogs on
□
leigeadh e na coin annainn he would
set the dogs on us
□
leig fios do
(cuideigin) let (someone) know
□
leigibh fios dhuinn let us know
leig is often used with expressions of
‘bidding goodbye / goodnight etc.’
□
leig iad oidhche mhath le chèile they
said goodnight to each other
□
leig mi
latha math leis aig ceann an rathaid
I bid him good day at the end of the
road / at the road-end
□
leig do thaic ri /
air lean against / upon
□
leig e a thaic
ris a bhalla he leaned against the wall
□
faodaidh sinn ar taic a leigeil airsan
we may lean upon Him
□
and rather
similar: leig do thaic air depend upon
(for support)
□
faodaidh sinn ar taic
a leigeil airsan cho cinnteach agus
leid 390
oirbh gur h-e seòladairean a th’an-
naibh pretend that you are sailors
2. disclose, reveal, give away
□
cha do
leig e air cò bh’ann dheth he didn’t
disclose who he was (cf. Scots ‘let on’)
□
cha do leig i càil / dad oirre she did-
n’t disclose anything / she disclosed
nothing / she gave nothing away
□
cha
do leig sinn dad oirnn riutha we dis-
closed nothing to them
□
bha e dìom-
bach dhiom nach do leig mi dad
orm mu na b’aithne dhomh he was
displeased with me because I hadn’t
disclosed what I knew
□
cha do leig e
air he gave no sign
□
na leig ort gu
bheil thu ga chluinntinn don’t heed
what he says (i.e. don’t let him know
that you hear him)
leig dhe abdicate, cease, demit, discard,
divest, give up, relinquish, shed, stop
□
leig e dheth an crùn he abdicated
□
cha do leig iad dhiubh sùil fhaiceal-
lach a chumail air a’ Ghaidhealtachd
they didn’t stop keeping a watchful eye
on the Highlands
□
leig i dhith a còir
don oighreachd she gave up her right
to the estate
□
leig e dheth a sheacaid
he discarded / shed his jacket
□
leig
e dheth bhith a’ cur dragh orra he
ceased / stopped / gave up bothering
them
□
leig mi dhiom mo dhreuchd
I gave up my post
leig used with advs or with prep prons
having the force of advs:
leig rudeigin a dholaidh let something
go to waste
□
cha leig e am fiodh a dho-
laidh he won’t let the wood go to waste
leig a-mach emit, free, leak (out),
release, vent
□
bha an t-inneal a’
leigeil a-mach ceò the machine was
emitting smoke
□
but note also: leig a-
mach air extend
□
leig iad a-mach air
an taigh they extended the house
leig às drop (let fall) let go, let away, let
out, release
□
leig Alasdair às an t-eun
Alasdair let the bird go / released the
bird
□
bha e air am meanglan a leigeil
às he had let go of the branch
□
leig
e às an cupan he dropped the cup
□
leig às iad let them go
□
leig i osna
aiste she let out a sigh / she sighed
leig a-steach admit, leak (inwards), let
in
□
leig e a-steach an coigreach he
admitted the stranger
leig fodha drop (of wind)
□
tha a’gaoth
air leigeil fodha the wind has dropped
leig fa-sgaoil / leig ma sgaoil disband,
emit, free, release, set free
□
chaidh na
reiseamaidean Gaidhealach a leigeil
ma sgaoil the Highland regiments
were disbanded
leig ma rèir set free
□
leig iad e ma rèir
they set him free
leig ris disclose, discover, divulge,
expose, reveal, unmask, unveil
□
tha iad
air leigeil ris gu bheil…they have
revealed / disclosed that…
□
leig e a
chluas dheas ris he exposed his right ear
leig romhad collapse (of a person),
fail
□
leig mi romham I gave up (an
activity)
leig seachad discontinue, drop (a sub-
ject etc.), ignore, give up, pass, wink at
□
’s fheàrr dhut sin a leigeil seachad
you’d better drop that / let that drop
□
tha mi a’ smaoineachadh gun leig
feadhainn seachad e I think that some
will ignore it
□
cha bu chòir dhuinn na
rudan sin a leigeil seachad we ought
not to give up these things
□
leig thu
seachad gach nì a bha sin you gave up
all that
□
leig e seachad a bhiadh
buileach glan he completely ignored
his food
□
leig e seachad na h-
òrdaighean he ignored the orders
leig sìos lay down, let down (⫽ the
English idioms lower / fail / disap-
point)
□
leig e sìos am pàipear he
lowered the paper
□
bha sinn ag
ullachadh ar n-eallach a leigail sìos
we were preparing to lay down our
burden
□
… mun do leig an càr sìos
sinn … before the car let us down
□
…
gus nach tèid an leigeil sìos…so that
they aren’t let down
□
nuair a leigeadh
iad sìos an acair when they lowered
the anchor
leig fhaicinn let see, reveal, show
□
note that fhaicinn is always lenited in
this phrase
□
bha seo a’leigeil fhaicinn
gun robh e an da-rìribh this showed
that he was in earnest
lèig
□
dat & gen sing of leug jewel
lèig, lèigean nf marshy pool, dub
□
tro lèig
is poll through dub and mire
leigeil nm & vn of leig letting etc.
□
leigeil
dhe abdication
□
tha e gu leigeil thairis he
is dead-beat
□
leigeil ris disclosure, exposure
□
leigeil ri solas exposure (light exposure)
391 lèirsinn
□
leigeil fa-sgaoil emission
□
leigeil air
pretence, simulation
lèigh and lèighe
□
dat sing & gen sing
respectively of liagh ladle
lèigh a medical
lèigh, -ean nm physician
lèigh-ainmhidhean nm vet l.-eòlaiche
bhan gynaecologist l.-eòlas bhan nm
gynaecology l.-fhiaclan nm dentist (fia-
clair is simpler) l.-lann nf surgery (doc-
tor’s surgery )
□
ann an lèigh-lann an
dotair in the doctor’s surgery l.-loisg, -adh
v cauterize l.-losgadh nm & vn of l.-loisg
cauterization l.-shùilean nm oculist
leigheas, leighis, -an nm & vn of leighis
curing etc., cure, healing, remedy
□
chan
eil leigheas ann do nàdar eudmhor there
is no cure for a jealous nature
□
chan eil
airgead na leigheas airson nan duil-
gheadasan seo / air na duilgheadasan seo
money isn’t a cure for these difficulties
leigheas-chasad nm cough mixture l.-
chnàmh nm osteopathy l.-fuasglaidh nm
laxative l.-inntinn nm psychiatry
leigheasach a medicinal, curing, healing
□
mar ola leigheasach as a medicinal oil
leighis, leigheas v cure, heal, remedy,
restore
□
leighis an lot ann an seachdain
no dhà the wound healed in a week or two
□
leighis na lotan aige his wounds healed
leighis a medical
□
liosta de thearmaichean
leighis Gàidhlig a list of Gaelic medical
terms
lèine, lèintean nf shift, shirt, smock
leinibh
□
gen sing of leanabh nm
leinne prep pron ours (see le)
leabhar ann gu lèir there were twenty
books there altogether / in all
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fhuair sinn ceud oidhirp uile gu lèir
we received a hundred entries (lit.
attempts) altogether
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carson a tha iad
a’ faighinn an spòrs gu lèir? why are
they getting all the fun?
lèir-sgrios nm & v (see lèirsgrios nm &
v) l.-shealbhachd nf monopoly
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chan
eil lèir-shealbhachd aca air a’ ghlio-
cas they have no monopoly on [the]
wisdom l.-shealbhaich v monopolize
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lèir, -e a clear, evident, obvious, visible
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used mainly in the idioms: is lèir dhomh
I can see
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…cho fad ’s as lèir dhomhsa
…as far as I can see
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cha bu lèir dhi a
shùilean she couldn’t see his eyes
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tha
sibh uile cho dall agus nach lèir dhuibh
sin you are all so blind that you cannot
see that
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…ged nach lèir dhomhsa …
though it’s not clear to me
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an lèir dhut
a’chraobh sin? cha lèir do you see that
tree? no
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cha bu lèir dhut am burn leis
na bàtaichean a bha anns a’ chala you
couldn’t see the water because of (lit.
with) the boats that were in the harbour
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is lèir dha ’n dall a bheul a blind man
can see his mouth (proverb)
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lèir-chlaisneach a audio-visual l.-
smaoin nf consideration, reflection
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chan e an lèir-smaoin nach tèid agam
air seo a dhèanamh a tha a’ cur dràgh
orm it’s not the reflection that I won’t
manage to do this that’s bothering me
lèir, -eadh v pain, torment, torture, dis-
tress
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bha an siataig ga lèireadh sci-
atica was paining him
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bha m’inntinn
ga lèireadh my mind was tormented
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lèir, gu lèir / uile gu lèir adv (though
frequently needs to be translated as an
adj) all, in all, altogether, completely,
entire(ly), quite, totally, utterly, whole,
wholly
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thàinig na daoine gu lèir all
the people came
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air feadh an t-
saoghail gu lèir throughout the whole
world
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(uile) gu lèir altogether
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cha
robh e (uile) gu lèir cinnteach ciamar
a chaidh aige air sin a dhèanamh he
was not altogether certain how he
managed to do that
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bha fichead
lèireas, -eis nm visibility, vista
leirg
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dat sing & gen sing of learg slope
leirist, -e, -ean nf 1. foolish, senseless
person 2. slut, slovenly female
lèirmheas, -a, -an nm review
lèirmheasaiche, -ean nm reviewer
lèirsgrios nm annihilation, destruction,
devastation, wreck
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dèan lèir-sgrios air
devastate
lèirsgrios, lèirsgrios v devastate
lèirsinn nf eyesight, seeing, vision
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air
fheabhas a lèirsinn … however good his
vision is
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… ged nach robh lèirsinn bhio-
rach air a bhith aige bha e air aith-
neachadh cò bha ann even if he hadn’t had