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FOCLÓIR/GLOSSARY
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labhairt lábúrtha ladús lagar laigide láithreach lámhainn lannúil lansa lathach leabhair leadhb leadhbach leagaithe leáigh leamhas lean léann leath leath leibide léigh léir léire léirscrios léithe leitheadach leithre liaith ligitheach líon líonta liosta lobhar locht lofa loinnir loisc loise lóisteach lom lom lom lomrach lonrach lopach lot luaidhe luaimneach luaith luascann luath lúbach lúbaire lúfar luí luibh luid lúide luigheamh lúithchrith lúitheach lúithne lúth lúthchleas

labhairt, pl. labhartha
act of speaking; pl.: words
Lines: 399, 719; pl. 658, 991

lábúrtha
base, vulgar, plebeian
Line: 634

ladús
gliocas, foolish talk, impertinence, nonsense
Line: 442

lagar
weakness, faintness; 194: mo l.: alas
Lines: 194, 332

laigide
weaker; an laigide an chúil: is a field any the poorer for…
Line: 735

láithreach
present, immediate, without delay
Line: 675

lámhainn, npl. ~í or láimhne
glove
Lines: 267, 398

lannúil
spacious, epithet of a mansion, erect
Line: 141

lansa
lance; tall active youth, a lively vigorous person
Lines: 618, 977

lathach
mud, slime
Line: 134

leabhair
lissome, svelt, long and graceful
Line: 228487

leadhb
strip, rag; skin
Lines: 420, 964, 1012

leadhbach
torn in strips, tatters, shabby
Line: 248

leagaithe
stretched out
Line: 460

leáigh, pres.: -ánn; fut.: -áfaidh; vn.: leá
to dwindle, waste away
Line: 558

leamhas, gs.: -ais
inanity, silliness
Lines: 290, 527, 743

lean
193: to continue; 919: to follow
Lines: 193, 919

léann
learning, experience
Line: 476

leath
to spread; do leathain mo líthe: I changed colour
Line: 954

leath
a side, a district; faoi leith: apart, separately, severally
Line: 1018

leibide
careless, slovenly; softy, fool
Lines: 377, 616

léigh
examine
Line: 916

léir
clear, lucid, distinct; go l.: wholly, entirely, all, altogether
Lines: 225, 391, 678, 704

léire
duine mór; a person of sturdy build
Line: 440

léirscrios
total destruction, devastation
Lines: 84, 88

léithe
greyness, hoariness, decay or decline, old age, rot; mo chroí… "my heart filled with the shadows of age" (Dinneen)
Line: 758

leitheadach
potent, important
Line: 479

leithre
slope, one side; léim ar leithre: a leap to one side; fig. an illegitimate offspring
Line: 604

liaith
to age, go grey
Line: 512

ligitheach
a remnant, reject
Line: 107

líon
flax, linen
Line: 406

líonta
full
Lines: 10, 147, 254, 602, 757

liosta
slow, tedious, irksome, tiresome, persistent, importunate
Lines: 107, 248

lobhar
leper
Line: 719

locht
fault
Lines: 226, 614

lofa
rotten, putrid, corrupted
Line: 245

loinnir
light, brightness, brilliance, radiance
Line: 717

loisc, vn.: loscadh
burn, scorch, sear, torment; torture, anxiety
Lines: 157, 225

loise
light, flare
Line: 647

lóisteach
a sluggard, lazy person, clown
Lines: 107, 245, 518

lom
bare; bareness, poverty
Line: 391

lom (vt.)
to seize, chafe; 498: which seized
Lines: 39, 498

lom (adj.)
bare; 875 [go] lom
Line: 875

lomrach
fleeciness, woolliness; draped, tapestried
Line: 141

lonrach
bright, glittering, shiny
Lines: 239, 490

lopach
lout (lopaigh gan bhrí: incapable louts)
Line: 374

lot
hurt, wound, injury, damage; mo l.: O ruin! Alas!
Line: 223

luaidhe
lead
Line: 681

luaimneach
nimble, restless; aibí, líofa (Ó Foghlú)
Lines: 145, 753

luaith
ashes; luaith-ghríos: luaith nó fuíollach na tine ag us é beo gan múchadh (Ó Foghlú)
Line: 298

luascann
to rock, move
Line: 565

luath
quick, speedy
Line: 800

lúbach
vigorous, dexterous
Line: 136

lúbaire
crafty person, twister
Line: 750

lúfar
agile, active, athletic; teann, daingean
Line: 580

luí
disposition, proneness
Lines: 88, 404, 811

luibh, gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna
herb, plant
Lines: 29, 80, 263, 333, 340, 642

luid
scrap, tatter, shred, rag; slut, trull
Lines: 243, 409

lúide
less, minus; an lúide an láthair: is a site any the less for…
Line: 735

luigheamh
shape, form
Lines: 545, 626

lúithchrith
quaking
Line: 716

lúitheach
sinewy, strong
Line: 574

lúithne
sinews, tendons, muscles
Line: 681

lúth
movement, motion, strength, vigour, activity
Line: 880

lúthchleas
athletic exercise
Line: 964


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