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(2) old -u- stems :
aineamh m. flaw, W. anaf, Gk. mo/tai
aitheamh m.f. fathom, O.W. etem, pi. adaued,
W. edaf, edeu, N. fajiemr, Gk. Trerdvi'vuL
altrum m. rearing § 184
anam m. soul ; O.G. animm, O. Corn, enef, M. Com.
enef, ene, Corn, ena, Br. anaoun, L. anima soul, animus
mind
deanamh m. doing, O.G. denum, denam. Inf. of do-gniu
seasamh m. standing, O.G. sessom, sessam, Inf. of siss-iur,
L. sisto, sto.
with dropped post suffix-ad :
The ordinals from ceathramh, O.G. cethram-ad, fourth
to deachamh, O.G. dechm-ad tenth and multiples of
of ten §99
-mm- .^
braim m. crepitus ventris, Ir. braidm, from M. Com.
bniirn : an -n- stem :
W. Corn, bram, Br. bramm, Ir. braigim pèdo
gairm f. call, W. Cor. Br. garm : Inf. of gair-
gorm blue, W. gwrm dusky, of. L. formus
gleam m. lotid noise, echo : Inf. of glenn-
fòghlum m. learning : Inf. of fo-glenn-
greim m. authority, hold, morsel : Inf. of grenn-
inghreim m. clutching, perseciition : Inf. of ingrenn-
nàim f. bargain, covenant : O.G. naidm, Inf. of nasc-
snaim m. knot : O.G. snaidm : * snad-mm
teum m. bite, sudden snatch, wound, with broad -t : taom
m. fit of rage, W. tam morsel, bit. Corn, tam, Br,
tamm : *tnsmu, tnsmn : Gk. Tti'^c.
-mm- from -sm-
beum stroke, cut, taunt ; *bhei-smn, O.G. beim, Inf. of
benim, Cor. bom, Br. boem (beum, ceum are miswritten
in G., the m is slender as proved by the absence of
diphthongisation : sgeul, sgial but not biam, ciam)
with -sm-, -ms- :
ceum m. step O.G. ceimm, Inf. of cingim *keng-(s)men
dreim m. endeavour, dreimm, Inf. of dringim *dring-(s)men
(2) old -u- stems :
aineamh m. flaw, W. anaf, Gk. mo/tai
aitheamh m.f. fathom, O.W. etem, pi. adaued,
W. edaf, edeu, N. fajiemr, Gk. Trerdvi'vuL
altrum m. rearing § 184
anam m. soul ; O.G. animm, O. Corn, enef, M. Com.
enef, ene, Corn, ena, Br. anaoun, L. anima soul, animus
mind
deanamh m. doing, O.G. denum, denam. Inf. of do-gniu
seasamh m. standing, O.G. sessom, sessam, Inf. of siss-iur,
L. sisto, sto.
with dropped post suffix-ad :
The ordinals from ceathramh, O.G. cethram-ad, fourth
to deachamh, O.G. dechm-ad tenth and multiples of
of ten §99
-mm- .^
braim m. crepitus ventris, Ir. braidm, from M. Com.
bniirn : an -n- stem :
W. Corn, bram, Br. bramm, Ir. braigim pèdo
gairm f. call, W. Cor. Br. garm : Inf. of gair-
gorm blue, W. gwrm dusky, of. L. formus
gleam m. lotid noise, echo : Inf. of glenn-
fòghlum m. learning : Inf. of fo-glenn-
greim m. authority, hold, morsel : Inf. of grenn-
inghreim m. clutching, perseciition : Inf. of ingrenn-
nàim f. bargain, covenant : O.G. naidm, Inf. of nasc-
snaim m. knot : O.G. snaidm : * snad-mm
teum m. bite, sudden snatch, wound, with broad -t : taom
m. fit of rage, W. tam morsel, bit. Corn, tam, Br,
tamm : *tnsmu, tnsmn : Gk. Tti'^c.
-mm- from -sm-
beum stroke, cut, taunt ; *bhei-smn, O.G. beim, Inf. of
benim, Cor. bom, Br. boem (beum, ceum are miswritten
in G., the m is slender as proved by the absence of
diphthongisation : sgeul, sgial but not biam, ciam)
with -sm-, -ms- :
ceum m. step O.G. ceimm, Inf. of cingim *keng-(s)men
dreim m. endeavour, dreimm, Inf. of dringim *dring-(s)men
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Description | Items from a collection of 170 volumes relating to Gaelic matters. Mainly philological works in the Celtic and some non-Celtic languages. Some books extensively annotated by Angus Matheson, the first Professor of Celtic at Glasgow University. |
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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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