A Gaelic Dictionary, in Two Parts

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Excerpt from A Gaelic Dictionary, in Two Parts: I. Gaelic and English, II. English and Gaelic: In Which the Words, in Their Different Acceptations, Are Illustrated by Quotations From the Best Gaelic Writers, and Their Affinities Traced in Most of the Languages of Ancient and Modern TimesThroughout this work, I have followed the. Orthography of two writers, who are relied on as guides by their countrymen - the one, Dr. Stewart of Luss, the translator of the holyzscriptures' into Gaelic, the other, Dr. Smith of Campbelton, the' author of a: Gaelic metrical version of the Psalms, and other creditable works. These writers spent much of their. Time in'settling the 'orthography of our language, and, ' as they have a just and acknow ledged claim to be considered authorities, it is much to be desired that they should, hence forth, be regarded in that light. Fluctuations in the Gaelic language are perilous at this stage of its existence, for, if it be not transmitted to posterity in a regular, settled form, it is. To be feared, that it must soon share the fate of the forgotten Cornish.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.