guth

-a, pl. -an, -anna & -annan, sm Voice. 2 Word, syllable. 3 Taunt, defamation. 4 Calumny. 5 Mention, report, warning. 6 Vote. 7 Vowel. 8 Sound. 9 Ill-name. 10 Bard. †11 Erudition. Chuala e guth, he heard a voice; dèan guth rium, speak a word to me; cha chuala mi guth air riamh, I never heard the slightest mention of it; dh'aithnich mi a ghuth, I recognized his voice; na toir guth air a leithid sin, never mention such a thing; guth caointeach, a plaintive voice; thàinig guth d' a ionnsaigh, a voice from the dead warned him; guthan a' bhàis, the sounds of death; am meadhon a ghuth, in the middle of his speech; gun ghuth mór, gun droch fhacal, without uproar, without strong language; dèan guth aige san dol seachad, call in on him when going by; is fheàrr guth na meidh, a word is better than a balance — probably meaning that the voice of a powerful friend is of more value than strict impartiality.

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