rian1, m. (gs. -ain, pl. ~ta; gpl. ~ used in certain phrases).1. Course, path. ~ na gréine, the sun’s course. ~ urchair, piléir, trajectory of shot, of bullet. ~ srutha, course of stream. Cóngar cheithre ~, where four ways meet. Dul ar ceann riain, to set the pace. Fear cinn riain, pace-maker, leader. Ar aon ~, on one course, all together, alike. Ní rachainn ar aon ~ (amháin) leat, I would not come down to your level. Lig a ~ féin leis, let him have his own way. Tá aithne a ~ is a bheart aige, he is quite capable of looking after himself, is quite sober. Nau:Ag déanamh riain, making headway. 2. Mark, trace, track. ~ scine, fiacaile, knife-, tooth-, mark. ~ coise, footprint. ~ cairte, cart-track. ~ fola, bloodstain. ~ (na) bolgaí, pock-marks. ~ óil, traces of drink. Tá ~ a láimhe air, it shows his handiwork. Gan ~ buartha, without a trace of sorrow. Níl ~ de fágtha, there is not a trace of it left. Tá a ~ air, he looks it; ‘signs on it’. Deamhan ~! Devil a sign of it! 3. Cards: Jink. Cluiche riain a chur, to jink, to win every trick in a game. 4. Power of movement, vigour. Tá rith is ~, a lúth is a ~, aige, he is in his full vigour. Tá an duine bocht gan réim gan ~, the poor fellow has lost the use of his limbs. 5. (Traditional) genealogy. 6. Lit:(gs. réin, npl. ~a, gpl. ~).(Flowing) sea, ocean.