Corpas

A LIST OF NEW WORDS NOT FOUND
IN O'REILLY'S DICTIONARY.

Aontughas or aontuigheas (s. m,), rest from tillage;
cionnus bheidheadh an pháirc sin go maith agus nach fuair
sí aon aontuigheas?

Áitighim (v.), I contradict, to gainsay, to endeavour to 
persuade one of being wrong or inaccurate; d'áitigh
sé orm nach raibh sé ann.

Aincéallta (adj.), irascible, having no humour or being
incapable of tolerating it in those who have.

Aguisín (s.m.), an addition.

Ainfheiste (s. m.), a sorry plight.

Anagar (s. m.), corruption, corrupt matter.

Bríci: chuireas-sa mo bhríci dhíom i na thaoibh, I did
my duty - what was required of me - towards him
(= díthchioll or dualgas).

Biorach (s. m.), reed; (adj.) sharp, pointed; srón
bhiorach, aghaidh bhiorach, a Celtic face.

Breac-thirm (adj.) somewhat dry.

Breac-fhliuch (adj.) somewhat wet, damp, moist.

Breacaire, a pointed little hammer for making the 
little holes or hollows in a quern-stone; breacadh,
the act of making these little holes; also to print,
as ag breacadh an pháipéir.

Bloghtaracha (pl.), shreds,  (Cf. blogh, a fragment, and
blodhaim, I break into pieces.)

Bréagnach (s. m.) a toy, a doll, a child's plaything.

Búirthígeach (s.) a roaring fire, a blaze; also béilthigheach,
léistígheach, and lódáil.

Briadaireacht (s. f.), ease; déan sain ar do bhriad-
aireacht.

Breaghaid (pr. bir-eowid) : de bhreaghaid an lae, for this
day only.

Brácáil (s. f.), croaking, cawing, making a coarse
noise : bhí an fiach dubh ag brácáil os a chionn.

Blob (s. m.), a fragment, something loose, something
that one could find fault with : is deacair aon bhlob
d'fághbháil ort-sa.

Béal-sgaoileacht (s. f.), garrulity, letting one's secrets
leak out; béal-sgaoileach, garrulous, talking careless.

Brothán (s. m.), a scab, any rough, uneven surface.

Bántéigh (s. f.), a storm, a tempest, a white tempestu-
ous sea : tá bántéigh ag dul ar bhán ghlas aniumh.

Ceannfhinne (s. f.), a white spot in the face or in the
forehead.

Cúinse (s.m.), a trick, a stratagem: tá cúinse agam-
sa chun teacht suas leat.

Claochnughadh (s. m.), declining : bhí an ghrian ag claoch-
nughadh; growing late, bhí an tráthnóna ag claoch-
nughadh.

Calafat or callafat (s. m.), bustle, confusion.

Cuais (s. f.), sorrow: mo chuais chruaidh mar chonnac 
riamh thu.

Cathughadh (s. m.), sorrow for the loss of anything : atá
cúmha agus cathughadh ag criathairt mo chroidhe agus mo chléibh.

Criocar (s. m.), a cricket.

Calam (s. m.), a calm at sea, also calmáil.

Cabaránta, talkative, loquacious, shrewd.

Codlatánach (s. m.), a sleeper.

Cuileáil (s.f.), appropriating another's money or goods
to one's own use, embezzlement, ag cuileáil an 
airgid; cuileálaim, I embezzle.

Corairiocht (s.f.), slyness, craftiness, mean trickishness.

Druineach or drunach, long and hooked, aquiline, srón
dhruineach from drún (s. m.), a bend, a stoop, a hump.

Donacht (s. f.), badness.

Dortaim (v.), I fade in colour : b' éagconnta an dath
é sin nó gur dhoirt sé.

Doic (s. f.), difficulty, effort : bhí doic air ag a dhéanamh.

Draibhlais (s. f.), dregs, lees, refuse [also drabhaoigheal
(s. m.)].

Díonadóireacht (s. f.), thatching.

Deilg-fhiocadh (s. m.), boiling hot.

Do-thuigsint (s.f.) ill-breeding, bad manners, rudeness.

Dubhluacradh (s.m.), storm, tempest, the winter season.

Deisiúrach (adj.), snug, tidy.

Deiliúsach (adj.), impudent, unmannerly.

Eiricídeach (s. m.), a lean person.

Foirbhthe (adj.), mature, hard, wiry : féasóg fhoirbhthe.

Fiannach (adj.), old, ancient : fearín foirbhthe fiannach.

Fad-éileach (adj.), allowing a debt to remain for a long
time without demanding payment.

Fámaire or fáiméadach (s.m.), a stout, strong, rude
person.

Giobús (s.m.), a shred, a fragment : do shroich giobús
de mise.

Gead (s.f.), a white spot in the centre of the forehead
of a horse, cow, & c.

Gob-fhinne (s.f.), a white little streak though the nose.

Gánáil (s. f.), huxtering, hawking.

Gogullach (s.m.), prattling, loud, unintelligible lan-
guage.

Gutháil (s. f.), drowning another's voice by making
noise; gutháilim, I drown another's voice, I speak
loud and rude to a person.

Giurnáil (s. f.), troubled dreaming, moving about in a
state of confusion.

Glimideach (adj.), wizened.

Greanncughadh (s. m.), breaking (said of a churn when
the butter is beginning to be formed).

Leathan-teangthaighe (s.f.), inarticulateness (in one's
speech).

Léas (s.m.), the horizon.

Lic-láthair (s. f.), anything crushed and flattened
beneath a great weight : thuit carraig air agus do ghein
sé lic-láthair de.

Liopa (s. m.), a foolish person, a person without energy;
also, a loose piece : liopa óinsighe, liopa feóla.

Loista (adj.), irritable, arch, fond of making mischief.

Last (s. m.), a burden, a charge; b'olc an last é sin
(German, last).

Liath-sgamallach (adj.), grey-clouded.

Leigion (s. m.), look, appearance : atá leigion mná
maithe uirri.

Meathaire (s.), anything small and mean-looking; a 
small fire.

Meathaireacht (s. f.), fading away, wasting : bhí sé ag
gearán 's a meathaireacht.

Mínseach (s.f.), a she-goat.

Mí-iompair (adj.), ill-behaved.

Mineán : mise do mhineán duit, I am your match
(idiom).

Mí-mhian (s.), uneasiness, restlessness: táid na ba i 
mí-mhian leis an ocrus.

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Mí-choímheasach (adj.), irascible, irritable, quick in 
quarrel [coimheas, coolness of affection (O'R. & Sh.)].

Meidirisg (s.f.), medley, confusion.

Oirearaic (adj.), sweet scented (said of hay) [O'R. has
oirear, pleasant].

Pioscart (s.m.), anything small and elf-like.

Pollóg (s.f.), anything stout and nice : pollóg de
chailin deas.

Pas : tá sé pas bán, dubh, tirm, fliuch, agus c., somewhat
white, black, dry, wet, agus c.  (French pas, a step, a trace).

Píocáil (s.f.), peeping.

Piardamhail, restless, painful.

Ranna (s.m.), the piece of leather around the edge of
a shoe and on which the sole rests (German rand,
edge, margin).

Spéiriot, spades (cards).

Stríollaim (v.), to loosen : cuir snadhm ar do shnáth nó
stríollfaidh sé (Proverb).

Sgeamhairdeach (s.m.), a tall, fleet-footed gormandiser.

Sguimh-iongan (s.f.), peeling of the flesh around the 
nails.

Sgriodach (s.m.), calling aloud, screaming.

Sith-córa (s.f. or m.), a whirlwind.

Sail-chnis (s.f.), dandriff.

Spide (s.m.), increase of weight or flesh; ná marbh
an chaora go ceann mí[osa] d'fheuchaint an dtioc-
fadh aon spide uirri (O'R. has spid, life, motion).

Slatra (s.m.), bustling haste : tháinic se chugam ar
slatra.

Sleamhach : ag tuitim ar do shleamhach, falling through
weariness, exhaustion, or disease.

Soghdáil (s.f.) feeling with the hand.

Sgruig (s.f.), a long, slender neck.

Sudóg (s.f.), a low, stout, lazy person (O'R. has sudóg,
a cake).

Sclaimh (s. f.), a hungry or famished look, a ravenous
appetite.

Saoráid (s. f.), ease; saoráideach, easy.

Sgothaire (s. m.), a gormandiser.

Sgothaireacht (s. f.), gormandising.

Speóg (s.f.), a small, thin rush dipped in tallow to
serve instead of candles, agus c.

Snáthmhar : olann snáthmhar, fine long wool fit for making
long and durable thread.

Spaidíol or spaidíoghal (s.m.), bad meat, carrion.

Socard (s.m.), fixed place of abode : cá bhfuilir chun
socaird?

Sgoth-chéis (s.f.), a pig just before being put up to fatten.

Troich (s.), clubs (cards).

Trácht (s.), the sole of the foot.

Tosa (s.m.), the sole of a shoe.

Tabhartha (adj.), illegitimate : leanbh tabhartha.

Taisriughadh (s. m.) dampness.

Uisin (s.f.), the temple (of the head).
Historical Irish Corpus
1600 - 1926

A List of New Words not found in O'Reilly's Dictionary.

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