Cuirt an Mheán Oíche—The Midnight Court
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Brian Merriman
FOCLÓIR/GLOSSARY
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saighead saighid sáil saill sámh saoithiúil saolta saonta saoth sár sástacht scáath scáfar scáineach scaitheamh scála scalladh scaoileadh scaoileann scaoileann scaoilte sceimhle sceinnteach sceith scéith scinn sciúirse scóladh scólta scoth scread scroig scuabadh seacht faoi thrí séad sealad seandach seang searc seargach searrach searradh seasmhach séideadh seifteoir síl sileán silte síogach siolbhach siolla síolraigh síon siosarnach sioscaithe sítheach slab sladaí slaid slaod slaodach sliasaid slinneánach slogadh sluígh smeachóid sméideadh smíste smoirt smúit snaidhmeann snamhaire snua sócúlach soilseach soilsigh soineanta somachán sop sotalach spaid spíce spor sporann spreas spriongar sracaim sractha sraic sraite sraod sraoill sraoillte sreangaire sruimile sruth staca staf stágach stalcach stangach stiúir stoca stollaire stollta storrúil strac straite stríocadh strompa stuacach stuaim stuaire stuama suairceas suairtle suaiteach suaitheadh suarach subhachas súiche suíochan súiste súite sult súsa

saighead
an arrow; s. chun luais é: corraigh leis an bhfuascailt (Ó Foghlú)
Line: 354

saighid
to incite, provoke; thrusting, gulping
Line: 596

sáil, pl.: -la
heel
Lines: 265, 554, 1012

saill
salted meat, fat meat
Line: 775

sámh
socair, compordach; 870: uasal; 1010: álainn, breá; sampla s.: splendid sample
Lines: 255, 327, 870, 1010

saoithiúil
skillful, learned, cultured, wise
Line: 213

saolta
worldly, earthly, mundane, temporal; (intensifying) utter: scanradh s.: utter terror
Line: 55

saonta
naïve, gullible, innocent
Line: 433

saoth
galar, mí-ádh
Line: 475

sár
superior, excellent; 870: sár-fhuil: gentle blood (Dinneen); noble blood (Ó Foghlú)
Line: 870

sástacht
satisfaction
Line: 678

scáath
shelter
Line: 900

scáfar
fearful, timed; shady, shadowy; comely
Line: 239

scáineach
in skeins or locks (of hair)
Line: 231

scaitheamh
space of time, while, spell
Line: 120

scála
basin, bowl, cup
Lines: 742, gpl. 285

scalladh
scald, scalding sensation
Line: 843

scaoileadh
act of doing away with (Ó Foghlú)
Line: 120

scaoileann
to send
Lines: 207, 315, 514, 541, 912

scaoileann (imp.)
to send
Lines: 631, 633

scaoilte
free, unwed
Line: 473

sceimhle
sally, an onset or skirmish; de s.: go hobann
Line: 1017

sceinnteach
apt to slip or escape; flighty, skittish; one easily frightened; s. scáfar: a timid, flighty person (Dinneen)
Line: 269

sceith
spew, vomit, ooze
Line: 842

scéith
act of spreading (as in a rumour)
Line: 444

scinn
to start, spring, burst forth
Line: 842

sciúirse
scourge
Line: 1009

scóladh
scalding, torment, torture; barr gach scólta: extreme torture (Dinneen)
Line: 1005

scólta
tormented
Line: 533

scoth, gs.: ~a
flower, blossom; pick, choice
Line: 246

scread
to scream
Lines: 313, 583

scroig
long thin neck
Line: 652

scuabadh
act of sweeping
Line: 297

seacht faoi thrí
bliain is fiche d’aois
Line: 872

séad
valuable object, jewel
Line: 634

sealad
turn, while, space of time
Lines: 478, 982

seandach
a spent old man
Lines: 198, 615

seang
slender, as a maiden
Line: 465

searc
love
Line: 336

seargach
a shrivelled-up person, a consumptive
Line: 615

searrach
a youngling, a foal, a colt, a child; pl. fig. offspring
Lines: 103, 779

searradh
stretching of limbs
Line: 714

seasmhach
established, fixed, durable, steadfast; 131: permanent; 141, 213, 751: solid, well-set
Lines: 131, 141, 213, 751

séideadh
act of blowing, breathing fast; ag s. soilse: speaking brilliantly (Dinneen)
Line: 861

seifteoir
provider, a resourceful person, a makeshift, a frail person; an s. caol: the sly contriver (Dinneen)
Line: 867

síl
consider, think
Line: 269

sileán
dripping
Line: 410

silte
dripped, distilled, poured; unhandy, ineffective, exhausted, spent; dá mbeinnse s. mar thuilleadh de mo chomharsana: were I inefficient like others of my neighbours (Dinneen)
Line: 247

síogach
streaky, striped
Line: 264

siolbhach
seed, progeny
Line: 634

siolla
45, a glance; 558, a puff; 903, a syllable
Lines: 45, 558, 903

síolraigh
breed, propagate
Line: 549

síon
bad, rough weather
Line: 673

siosarnach
whispering, buzzing, side-chat
Lines: 540, 800

sioscaithe
trim, neat
Line: 108

sítheach
peaceful, quiet, at rest
Line: 485

slab
mud, mire, slob
Line: 52

sladaí, pl.: -the
plunderer, pillager, looter
Line: 430

slaid
a term of opprobrium for a woman; a hussy
Line: 243

slaod
swath, layer; sraith
Lines: 28, 703, 730

slaodach
in swaths, in layers; flowing (of hair)
Line: 153

sliasaid, pl. -sta
thigh, side
Line: 63

slinneánach
broad-shouldered
Line: 976

slogadh
to gulp down, to swallow
Line: 294

sluígh
to incite
Line: 961

smeachóid
live coal, ember
Line: 535

sméideadh
wink, glance
Line: 930

smíste
a pestle, mall, club, bat; anything big or strong; s. duirc: a boorish female (Dinneen)
Line: 244

smoirt
dirt, dross, refuse
Line: 407

smúit
soot, dirt; defect, stain, gloom
Lines: 165, 233, 680

snaidhmeann
to knot, bind, tie
Line: 499

snamhaire
a creeper, crawler; one who cringes or acts slyly
Lines: 375, 658, 986; pl. 780

snua
countenance
Lines: 165, 552

greann, satisfaction, enjoyment
Lines: 186, 491, 937; gs. 341, 773

sócúlach
easy, comfortable
Line: 667

soilseach
bright, lumious, effulgent; 824, [go] s.: thoroughly, clearly
Lines: 151, 490, 824

soilsigh
812, to clarify; 856, to shine
Lines: 812, 856

soineanta
séimh, ciúin
Line: 433

somachán or somach, pl. somaigh
an innocent lubberly young man
Lines: 323, 617, 595

sop
wisp, small bundle of straw
Line: 304

sotalach
proud, arrogant, cock, impudent
Line: 221

spaid
a clod, anything inferior or useless, refuse, a barren person; d’imigh im s. gan fear gan páiste: I who was left for a sorry spinster (Dinneen)
Line: 184

spíce
spike
Line: 59

spor
spur
Line: 933

sporann
spur, incite, provoke
Line: 933

spreas
dry twig, stick of firewood, effete worthless person
Lines: 619, 668

spriongar
act of playing; imirt
Line: 710

sracaim
to drag, pull
Line: 134

sractha
torn, tossed, battered
Lines: 447, 956

sraic
a pull, tear
Line: 702

sraite
stretched at full length
Line: 448

sraod
swathe, lining
Line: 395

sraoill
a ragged, bedraggled person, slovenly person
Lines: 243, 315, 918

sraoillte
pulled, dragged, trailed, untidy, jagged, ragged
Line: 446

sreangaire
a tall, weak, ungainly person
Line: 241

sruimile
an awkward, untidy person
Line: 433

sruth, gs.: ~a
stream, current
Line: 295

staca
a stack
Line: 297

staf
staff
Line: 58

stágach
clumsy, halty, rickety
Line: 238

stalcach
stubborn, sulky; stiff, stodgy
Line: 220

stangach
petty, self-willed, rude
Line: 220

stiúir
steering apparatus, rudder; a bend or inclination, attitude; a rakish attitude or appearance; starch is s. i gcúl mo chaidhpe: my coif starched and set at a gallant angle (Dinneen)
Line: 258

stoca
a stocking
Line: 292

stollaire
big strong person, stolid stubborn person
Lines: 109, 698, 781

stollta
fíochmhar
Line: 560

storrúil
strong, sturdy, vigorous, bold
Line: 955

strac
pull, tear
Line: 702

straite
stretched out at full length
Line: 448

stríocadh
act of submitting; (?) pulling, dragging in 666
Lines: 125, 666, 962

strompa
stiff, rigid thing; stiff-jointed person
Line: 978

stuacach
boorish, sulky, ill-tempered
Lines: 220, 955

stuaim
level-headedness, self-control; good sense, prudence; ingenuity, skill
Line: 273

stuaire
a beauty, bean álainn
Lines: 242, 685

stuama
possessing high mental qualities, ingenious, modest, discreet, demure, temperate, dignified
Line: 213

juice, 410, maybe the word should be súgha: soot; 869: product; s. na táire: the product of vileness (Dinneen)
Lines: 410, 869

suairceas
cheerfulness, gaiety, mirth
Lines: 188, 679

suairtle
slattern
Lines: 219, 241

suaiteach
easily tired, exhausting
Line: 221

suaitheadh
act of tiring, troubling, shaking
Lines: 190, 475, 565, 771

suarach
paltry, pertty, mean, contemptible, miserable, abject
Line: 358

subhachas
joy
Lines: 710, 845, 879

súiche
soot; súiche sileáin: dripping soot
Line: 410

suíochan
act of setting, establishing, proving
Line: 965

súiste
a flail
Line: 299

súite
dried up, sapless
Line: 198

sult
enjoyment, satisfaction
Line: 893

súsa
blanket, covering, rug
Line: 409


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