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Airceadal, -ail, pl. id., m., a prophecy.
Airceadal, -ail, pl. id., m., an article, doctrine, instruction; ag léir-ġoid gaċ airceadail, stealing away every article (E. R.).
Airceasaċ, -aiġe, a., greedy, selfish.
Airceasaċ, -aiġ, pl. id., m., a greedy or distressed person.
Aircín, g. id., -iḋe, m., a stunted little pig. See earc.
Aircindeaċ, -diġ, m., a mast (Ker.)
Airċinneaċ, m., a church officer; steward of church lands; in English, “Herenach.” Hence Mac an Airċinniġ = Mac Inerney.
Airciosaim, -aḋ, v. intr., I complain, expostulate.
Airċis (pron. airiċis), f., a pledge; a meeting; dul dá airċis, to go to meet him; ċuaiḋ sé i na airċis, he went to meet him; do ċuir sé airċis orṫa, he sent to meet them (pron. aircis in Don.).
Airc luaċra. See earc luaċra.
Áird, -e, f., point of compass, direction, quarter, region; cf., i n-áird Ulaḋ (Kea.), attention, vigilance, notice, dignity, happiness, order, improvement: glacaiḋ intinn áird is réim (E. R.); cf., gan ḃail gan áird; níl áird agam air, I do not like it at all (Don.).
Áird-ċeann, -ċinn, pl. id., m., a superior, a ruler, a general.
Áird-ċeannas, -ais, m., governorship, high-chieftainship.
Áird-ċéim, -e, -eanna, m., lofty position, dignity, nobility.
Áird-ċéimeaċ, -miġe, a., stately, dignified, with a strutting gait, eminent.
Áird-ċeimneaċt, -a, f., dignity, majesty.
Áird-ċíos, -a, m., head rent, tribute; sway, oppression.
Áirde, g. id., f., height; i n-áirde, anáirde, on high: cos i n-áirde, in a gallop; bolg i n-áirde nó tár i n-áirde, upturned, having one’s “back to the field”; éirġe i n-áirde, pride, vanity, putting on airs like an upstart; feirm i n-áirde, farm to be let, or untilled; i n-áirde a ċinn ’s a ġoṫa, with head erect and with a loud voice; tá a ainm i n-áirde, he is much talked of. See aoirde.
Airḋe, airḋean, m., characteristic attribute, sign, symptom; “ar airdheanaibh” (Kea.). See
airḋean and airiḋeaċt.
Áirdeall, -dill, m., care, watchfulness; bíoḋ áirdeall ar an gcapall agat, keep an eye on the horse.
Áirdeallaċ, -aiġe, a., watchful, sharp; ní ḟaca mé duine riaṁ ní b’áirdeallaiġe, ḃí a ṡúil is ’ċuil’ áit aige, I never saw a more watchful person, his eye was everywhere (Con.).
Airḋean, -ḋin, -a, m., a characteristic, a quality; tuarasgḃáil do ṫaḃairt ar aiḋeanaiḃ
coilíneaċ, to give an account of the characteristics of the colonists (Kea., F. F.).
Áird-earlaṁ, -aiṁ, m., a high patron. See earlaṁ.
Áird-easbog, -buig, pl. id., m., an archbishop.
Áird-easbogóideaċt, g. and pl., -a, f., archbishopric.
Áird-easbuigeaċt, -a, f., an archbishopric.
Áird-ḟeaḋmannaċ, -aiġ, -aiġe, m., a chief butler, a high steward, a chief officer.
Áird-ġeon, -oine, -ointe, f., the full cry of the hounds; a loud noise, a scream; the howling of a tempest.
Áird-innṁe, g. id., f., great wealth, high estate, eminence.
Áird-innṁeaċ, -ṁiġe, a., eminent; of great wealth.
Áird-intinn, -e, f., elevation of mind, pride, arrogance.
