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Lá – day Lá sine Lae – day Laethanta – days Lá malairte Lá an Bhrátha -doomsday, Day of Judgment Lá Fhéile Eoin – Midsummer day go lá na leice - till Tibb’s Eve.
Lab – A considerable sum
Lábán - mud, mire
Labhairt – speaking; Labhair - speak
Lacha duck - Lachan - ducks
Ladar – interfere in Ladair
Ladhar - Space between toes or fingers
Ladhar coise - space between toes
Lagaigh - weaken
Lagar - weakness, faintness; fainting fit
Laghdaigh – reduce – Ar a laghad - at least
Lag - weak Lagú - weakening, enfeeblement
Lagbhualadh bos - weak clapping
Lagracha - weak
Láibe - mud, mire
Láidir - strong
Laige - weakness
Láimh - hand; arm
Láimhsigh - handle, manipulate
Laimpín - little lamp
Laisce - lash, whip
Láithreach - present, immediate
Lán - full
Lánbheo
Lánchinnte - absolutely certain
Landaoir - storeroom, pantry
Lánsásta - fully satisfied
Lánseol - in full swing
Lán – full Lán mara – high tide Lán béil – mouthful a lán – a lot of a lán grinn - a lot of fun
Lánú - . fill out, give volume to
Laoch - warrior, hero
Laochra - warriors; band of warriors
Laochras - heroism, valour
Lár - middle, centre
Lascaine - discount
Lasracha - flames
Las – light Lasadh – to light Lastaí - is lighted Lasta - lighted
Lata - lath
Lata barróige - to hug
Lata iarainn
Lata lúbtha
Lathach - mud, slush; slime
Láthair – site, location i láthair - present
Leá - melting; dissolution
Leaba – bed Leapa – Bed
Leabhar – Book – Leabhra - books
Leabharchrobh
Leabharlann - library
Leac - flat stone
Leacht - memorial cairn; liquid
Leacóg - small flat stone
Leacracha - flat stones
Leadaíocht – Laziness, idleness
Leag – knock down Leag siar - Leagadh - to knock down
Leagan - laying, of setting Leagan amach - lay-out, arrangement
Leagan ar
Leáite - melted
Leamh - lifeless, dull, uninteresting
Leamhnacht - new milk
Lean - follow
Lean air
Mo léan géar - woe is me!
Leanbh – Young child
Léamh - reading
Léanbaí - child-like, innocent
Léann - learning; education, study
Leanúint - following, pursuit
Leasa - good, well-being
Leasainm - nickname
Leasmháthair - stepmother
Leataobh - one side, aside
Leathamadán – half-wit
Leathan - broad; wide, extensive
Leathbhróg - one of a pair of boots or shoes
Leathchéad - fifty
Leathchluas - one ear
Leathite - half-washed
Leathlámh - one hand, one arm
Leathuair - half an hour
Leagfadh - would knock down
Leagtha amach - laid out, arranged
Léanscrios - total destruction, devastation
Leas - good, well-being
Leasainm - nickname
Léasracha - weals, blisters, sores
Leataobh - one side, aside
Leath - half
Leathaiféala - half regret
Leathaigh - broad seaweed, sea-wrack
Leathbhliain - half year
Leathbhróg - one of a pair of boots or shoes
Leathchéad - fifty
Leathchíos - moiety of rent
Leathchos - one leg
Leathdhoras - half-door.
Leathfháinne - half-ring
Leathfhoscladh - half-open
Leathimníoch - half-concerned
Leathionradh - half-invaded
Leathlá - half-day, half-holiday
Leathlámh - one hand, one arm
Leathlíonta - half-filled
Leathmíle - half-mile
Leathnú - widening, expansion, extension
Leathpusach - half-pouting
Leathroisc - one eye.
Leathshiúil - one eye.
Leathslí - half-way
Leathshúgach - half-drunk
Leathspleic - half-glancing
Leathuair - half an hour
Le cois - in addition to
Le cúnamh Dé – With the help of God
Le fáil - available
Le feiceáil - to be seen
Le aghaidh for
Le hais - beside, compared with
Leiceann - cheek
Leide - hint, inkling
Léig – decay, neglect dul i léig - to decline, decay
Léigh - read
Leigheas - heal, cure, remedy
Léim - jump Léimnigh - jumping, leaping
Léimneach - jumping, leaping, bounding
Léine - shirt
Léiriodh - will be shown
Leis sin féin - at that very moment
Leithead - breadth, width
Le fáil - available
Le haghaidh - for
Le hais - beside, compared with
Leic an teallaigh - hearth-stone
Leiceann - cheek
Leide - hint, inkling
Leigheas - heal, cure, remedy
Leite mine buí - Oatmeal
Leith – side; part, direction Gabh i leith - come on
Leithéid – the like of which - A leithéid - its like
Léitheoireacht - reading
Leithinis - peninsula
Leithscéal - excuse
Le linn - during
Lena n-ais
Leo - with them
Leoga - indeed
Leoiste - idler, drone.
Leon - lion
Leonta - lionlike
Leor - sufficient; ample
Le réir
Le teann - through sheer
Lí - colour, complexion; lustre
Lia - stone; pillar-stone Nach lia tír na gnás
Liath - grey
Liathadh - greyness
Liathbhán - greyish white
Liathghorm - pale blue; blue-grey
Liathróid - ball
Lig – let, allow, permit lig anuas – let down ligean amú - to let something go to waste – Ligean siar – let back Lig thairis - let pass
Ligh - lick
Lil
Líne - line
Linn uisce - pool of water
Liobar – blubber lip
Liobasta - untidy; ungainly, clumsy
Líomh - grind, sharpen
Líonadh - filling - Líonta - filled
Líonraithe - filled
Liopa - lip
Liosta - list
Liostáil - enlist
Litir - letter
Litreacha - letters
Liúirigh - yelling, shouting
Ló - day
Lobhadh - rot, decay
Loch - lake
Lochán - small lake; pond
Locht - fault
Lochtaí - faultiness
Loic - flinch, fail; shirk
Loiceadh - Failure, refusal
Lóin chogaidh
Loirgne - shins
Lóistín - lodging, accommodation
Lóistéirí - lodgers
Loite - injured
Loiteadh - injured; hurt
Lom – bare thing, bareness Lom láithreach - there and then
Lomlán - brim-full
Lom líobach
Lomnochta - stripping naked
Long - ship
Longadánacht - wobbliness
Lonracha - bright, shining, luminous Lonrú - to shine
Lorg - mark, print; trace
Losaid - shallow trough
Loscadh - burning, searing, scorching
Loscadh sléibhe - wildfire
Lot - hurt, wound; damage
Lua - mention
Luach – value ina luach
Luachmhar - valuable
Luain - vigorous exertion, hard work
Luaidhe - lead
Luaigh - mention, cite
Luaith - ashes
Luaithghríosach - hot ashes
Luan - Monday
Luas - speed, velocity
Luath - early, soon
Lúbadh - bending, bend Lúbtha - bent
Lúchóg – mouse
Lucht - folk, people
Lucht an chluiche - players
Lucht cuarta
Lucht na gcuairt - visitors
Lucht díolta - merchants
Lucht eagna - intelligentsia
Lucht freastail - attendants, helpers
Lucht leanúna - followers, adherents
Lucht tiardais - landlords
Luí – lie down Cur a luí - persuade
Lúibíní - in brackets
Lúibrín
Lug ar an lag - lose courage.
Luibhearnach - weeds
Luíochán - lying down
Luisne - blush, glow
Lúrabóg lárabóg - a guessing game.
Lútáil - fawning over someone
Lúth - agility; activity, vigour