food, but scanty clothing; air leth laimh, having but one hand.
Denoting measure or dimension: dà throidh air àirde, two feet in height.
Olc air mhath leat e, whether you take it well or ill.
Ann, ann an, anns.
In.: Anns an tigh, in the house; anns an oidhche, in the night; ann an dòchas, in hope; anns a' bharail sin, of that opinion.
Denoting existence: ta abhainn ann, there is a river, Psal. xlvi. 4, metr.; nach bithinn ann ni 's mò, that I should not be any more; b' fhearr a bhi marbh na ann, it were better to be dead than to be alive; ciod a th' ann? what is it? is mise th' ann, it is I; mar gu b' ann, as it were; tha e 'n a dhuine ionraic, he is a just man; tha i 'n a bantraich, she is a widow[[91]].
Marking emphasis: is ann air eigin a thàr e as, it was with difficulty he got off; an àite seasamh is ann a theich iad, instead of standing (keeping their ground) they fled; nach freagair thu? fhreagair mi ann, will you not answer? I have answered.
As.
Out of: as an dúthaich, out of the country.
Denoting extinction: tha an solus, no an teine, air dol as, the light, or the fire, is gone out.