_Laide_ (laide), a slope. From _leathad_ (pronounced _laid_), a slope. The place is called in Gaelic _Leathad Udrigil_, or The slope of Udrigil. _Lasan_ (larsan), a slight passion, wrath, anger. _Leabaidh na Ba Bàine_ (lyeppy na papann), Bed of the white cow. _Leabaidh_, a bed; _ba_, possessive of _bo_, a cow; _bàine_, possessive of _ban_, white. _Leabhar na Feinne_ (leeoar na fainyie), Book of the Fingalians. _Leac nan Saighead_ (lake nen side), Flag or flat rock of the arrow. _Leac_, a flat rock, a flag; _saighead_, an arrow. _Leacaidh_ (lyechy), Place of flags, or flat rocks. _Leitir_ (laychter, letter), slope on a hill side, declivity. _Leth chreag_ (laychrig), Half rock. _Leth_, half; _chreag_, possessive of _creag_, a rock. This name is applied to several rocky hills in Gairloch; it seems to imply that one-half of the rock has fallen away. _Letterewe_ (letter ew), Slope of Ewe. See _Leitir_. This name is properly _Leitir Iu_. _Leum an Doill_ (layum an toul), Blind man's leap. _Lews_ (looze). From _Leogheas_ (leoas), _i.e._, the lands of Leod, the progenitor of the MacLeods of the Lews. _Liathgach_ (leeroch), The light-blue mountain. _Liath_, light blue. This name should not have _Beinn_ before it. _Loch_ (loch), a lake, an arm of the sea. _Lochan_, a small lake, a tarn. _Loch a Bhaid Luachraich_ (loch a vat loocharar), Loch of the clump of rushes. _Bad_, a clump; _luachair_, rushes. _Loch a Bheallaich_ (loch a veealoch), Loch of the pass. _Beallach_, a pass. _Loch a Chroisg_ (loch ach roshk). Anglicé _Loch Rosque_. _Chroisg_, possessive of _Crosg_, name of a place. Meaning unknown; possibly connected with _Crasg_, which see. Another suggestion is that _Crosg_ may mean the Cross, and that the name was given by ecclesiastics who unquestionably lived here. _Loch a Druing_ (loch a tring), Loch of Druing. _Druing_ is probably a Norse word. It occurs as _Druingag_ in _Tobar Druingag_, The well of Druingag, which is at the south end of Loch a Druing. _Loch an Iasgair_ (loch an ee-esker), Loch of the fisherman. _Iasgair_, a fisherman; but in this case it refers to the nesting here of the osprey or fishing eagle. _Loch Bad na Sgalaig_ (loch bat na skallak), Loch of the servant's grove. _Bad_, a grove (or clump); _sgalag_, a servant. _Loch Bad na h' Achlais_ (loch pat 'n achlass), Loch of the grove of the hollow. _Achlais_, a hollow, the armpit. _Loch Bharanaichd_ (loch varranocht), Loch of the barony. _Baranachd_, a barony. _Loch Broom_ (loch broom). An English imitation of the Gaelic name, which is _Loch Bhraoin_ (loch vruin). _Braon_ means a light shower, drops of rain, drizzle.