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| ceannach-ruidil | sm Waste after sifting? Gàidheal, II 342. |
| ceannaich | pr pt a' ceannach [& a' ceannachadh] sm Buy, purchase. 2* Redeem. 3 Traffic A cheannaich sinn cho daor, which we purchased so dearly. |
| ceannach | -aich, sm Hire, price, wages. 2 Purchase, purchasing, buying. 3** Bargain. 4 Reward. 5 Bribe. 6** Covenant. 7 Enough. Ceannach geal nuair a thig an sneachd, a white present when the snow comes [meaning that markets will be cheap]; bu cheannach leam t' ugh air do ghloc, your egg is dear for so much cackling; is ceannach ort an gnothach, you bother me too much about the business; tha ceannach agad air, you have had enough of it, it is a bother to you, or you will pay dearly for it. A' ceannach, pr pt of ceannaich. |
| daor | -aoire, a Dear, costly, scarce, precious. 2 Enslaved, bound firmly. 3 Imprisoned. 4 Condemned. 5 Deeply involved. 6 Guilty. 7* Most abandoned, completely corrupted. 8†† Slavish. Chair e ceangal gu daor air an rìgh, he bound the king firmly or in subjection; bliadhna dhaor, a year of scarcity; daor shlaightear, a most abandoned rascal; daor mheirleach, a most abandoned thief; daor bhodach, a complete churl; daor bhalach, a complete boor; mar dhaoine daor, like bondmen; bean daor, a bondwoman; gu daor, dearly; is daor leam e. I think it dear; is tuilleadh 's daor leam e, I think it too dear; tha daor an ceannach aig an duine bochd eadhon air cadal na h-oidhche, the poor man pays dearly even for his night's rest — he would need to be working even at night to make both ends meet. |
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