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slaḃra, a chain.

slán, safe; well. slán foláin, safe and sound.

slat, f., a rod; a young sapling (9). g., slaite; d., slait. pl., slata.

sláinte, f., health.

sleaṁain, slippery; sleek. pl., sleaṁne.

ṡleaṁnuig sé, he slipped.

sliaḃ, f., a mountain.

slíġ, f., a way. g., slíġe.

slíngiḃ, d. pl., slates.

smaċt, discipline; control. an ċéad smaċt ’ná aċéile, the first control of all (19). fé smaċt an ḟir, under the man’s control (42).

smaċtúġaḋ, act of chastising; enforcing discipline.

smailín, a piece of cut fire-wood.

smól, a spot; a shadow; a stain.

smut, a little piece.

snáṁ , act of swimming. do snáṁdar, they swam.

sníoṁ, act of spinning; twisting. is deacair í ṡhníoṁ, it is a difficult thing to twist it (9).

snuís, snuff.

ṡocruig sí, she settled.

sodar, act of trotting.

sóḋluistí, delicacies. nár sóḋluistí go dtí iad, lit., that there were not delicacies until these, i.e., that no other delicacies deserved the name when compared with these (17).

soláṫar, act of providing; a provision; a store.

soluídí, illustrations; parables.

Sólóin, g. of Sólón, Solon.

sórd, m., a sort.

sos, a cessation. sos cóṁraic, a ceasing of the fight; a truce (6).

spadántaċt, staggishness; want of spirit.

spéir, the sky; the air.

spídiúċán, using violent language.

spórt, m., sport; fun.

spriúċaḋ, lashing with the hind legs; “hoising.”

sraíng, d. of srang, a string. ḋá ṡraíng, two strings (33).

sraṫar, f., a straddle; a pack-saddle.

srian, a bridle.

ṡroiċ, reached; extended to. (sroiċint, to reach.)

srón, f., the nose. g., sróna. d. sróin.

sruṫáin, pl., little streams.

stáca, a stack.

stad, imp., stop. stadaig, stop (ye). stadaḋ, used to stop. stadadar, they stopped. stadaidís, they used to stop.

staṫimís, let us pull; tear up.

steallaḋ, act of pitching; throwing. do steallaḋ an t-uisge sa spéir, the water was pitched up into the air (8).

’stig (istig), within.

stoirm, a storm.

stolaḋ, act of tearing.

stór, a treasure; a store of provisions (29).

stracaḋ, act of tearing.

stráice, a large slice.

suaiṁneas, peace; quietness. glacaiġ ḃúr suaiṁneas let ye take your ease i.e., keep quiet (4).

suairc, pleasant.

suaraċ, very small; miserable.

suaraíġe, insignificance. d’á ṡuaraíġe é, however insignificant he be (18).

suas, up; upward.

suiġ, imp., sit. do ṡuiġ sé, he sat.

suíġe, act of sitting. g., suiġte, of sitting, i.e., for sitting; in sitting.

súil, g., the eye. g., súile. g. pl. súl.

suím, notice; interest. ní ċurfá suím ann, you would not mind it (41). níor ċuireadar suím inti, they took no notice of her (32).

sul, before; lest. sul a dtéiḋir, before you go. sul a loisgfí a nead, lest her nest should be burned (18). seaċain sul a ndéanfá, take care lest you should do (42).

sult, fun.


taḃair, imp., give.

taḃairt, act of giving. na caoíre do ṫaḃairt na ngaḋar uaṫa, that the sheep should give up their dogs (6). ṫaḃarfá, you would give. taḃarfadsa, I will give. ṫaḃarfaḋ, would give. taḃarfaiḋ, will give. ṫaḃarfidís; ṫaḃarfaidís, they would give.

taḃarṫas, m., a gift.

taca, a support. um an dtaca so, at this point of time, i.e., by this time (4).