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ròisgeul m. romance, ro-sgeul
rosg m. eyelid, eye, ro-ysech § 184, 94
cf. W. rhy-wynt hurricane
Am fear a chuir an rò- sgeul r'a cheile — He who composed
the romance : — Am Fear-Ciùil 330
(2) ro-sheòl m. top gallant sails
With adjj. in the sense of very, too :
ro mhor very great, ro throm too heavy
Seall air mo chàs-sa, cha n'eil mi ro ghhc — Look on my
case, I am not over wise : — Am Fear-Ciùil 210
§ 148. III.— Separable.
air (for, iar), eadar, fo, iom (im), in (*en), rl (frith), roimh
(re n-), seach, troimh (tre), are in use as prepositions and also
as (1) prenouns ; (2) prefixes.
1. air- (a) air- arabhaig f. strife, ar+bag
arabhalach m. traitor, ar + balach
earrann f . portion, ar + rann
iriosa] humble, ar + iosal
oirthir f. coast, ar + tir §135
uiread m. as much (of
space or time), ar +ed ,
ùirlios m. walled garden, ar + lios
uirsgeul m. fable, ar+ sgeul
urlar m. floor, ar-làr
Also with prothetic f , § 33 :
farbhalach m. stranger
farcluais f. secret listening
fariasg, farasg m. spent fish
(b) for- (1) fairleus m. smoke hole, for+les
farrusg m. inner rind, for+rusg
foirneart m. oppression, for + neart
f airsing wide, for + seang, cf . W.
e-ang wide, * eks- ang
(2) for-dhorus m. porch
foir-iomall m. limit
foir-sheòmar m. lobby