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THE GAEL.
Aprii, 1874.
(leaf) of which duilkmi is dimiiuitive,
may be regarded as related tojyhullon
and folinm as dorus is to Lat. foris.
Cf. Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 94.
333. MàtÌKiir and motlier.
Màthair (mother; anc. mdthir^
maiar'i) is cognate with Sansk.
mdtar (mother) from root md (to
fashion), Gr. meter, Dor. mdtèr, Lat.
liiiUer, Ger. mutter, A.S. mudor and
moder, Eng. iiwtiier.
334. Math (to change) ^ Lat. inxto
(to change).
335. Meadhon, and 9/m/, middle
Meadhon (middle ; anc. medon) is
cognate with Sansk. inadhya (middle),
Gr. mesos and liiessos (middle), Lat.
iimlim, Goth, tnldja, Ger. ■?»77^e,
A.S. midde, Eng. «;,n? ; Ger. mittel,
A.S. luiddel, Eng. middle.
335. Gabhar igofit) = W. rjq/r and
corresjionds to Lat. rr/^^t?' (a, he-goat),
although irregularly, for the Greek
and Latin tenues should he repre-
sented, according to Grimm's Law,
l)y the corresponding tenues in
Gaelic. There are, however, excep-
tions to the rule, as cajno and r/nbh,
■'do and il/i. Cf. Old Ice. />ii/r, A.S.
hafer.
337. Capnll (a horse, a mare) ^
W. reff'i/l and is connected with Lat.
r(di(dliiH (a horse), Gr. ladudlcs (a
nag). Cf. Ebel's Celtic Studies, p. 110.
338. lolair (eagle ; anc. liar) -■=
W. erijr, Corn, er (an eagle), Bret.
erer and e.r, Goth, ara^ gen. arins,
Old High Ger. aro. Old Ice. «r/. Cf.
Stokes' L-. Glosses, p. 56.
339. Ceard (a mechanic, a tinker ;
anc. cerd ) corresjionds to Lat. cerdo
(a handicraftsman), Gr. kcrdon (gain,
jirofit). The root is ear Sansk. I,r
(to make). Cf. Stoki's' Ir. Glosses,
p. 58.
340. Jìàm/i, (an oar) rha-njf and
corresponds to Lat. rniiaa (an oar).
Froni ràììih are dinived ràmliaim (to
I'ow), iomravìludìa. (to row ; = wt
and ràmh), and iomraim (to row).
' 341. Rath {'A Hoat, a raft) = Lat.
ratis (a float, a raft).
342. Mahii-licui (a cheese; = L-.
7/;?'/c/'o/i = Old Gael. 7/???/cfr»^ is cog-
nate with Goth, miluhs (milk), Old
High Ger. milah, New High Ger.
inilcJi, A.S. meolac and iiieolr, Eng.
■?»?'tt'. Cf. Lat. mxlgere and vialcere,
and Gr. amehjo. MnJacharj is an-
other form for mulachan. Cjf. Stokes'
Ir. Glosses, p. 60, and Diefenbach's
Goth. Wiirterbuch.
343. Faal and urine.
Faal—rola which may be com-
pared with Sansk. vdr and vari
(water), Gr. odron for Fom'on, Lat.
iirina., from which vrine is deri^!ed.
Cf. Stokes' Irish Glosses, p. 58,
and Bopp's Sansk. Glossary, p. 358.
L and r freipiently interchange.
344. Murlialr (a field, a plain ;
anc. inacha!re) = y^^. iiiagwijr (wall,
enclosure, field) = Lat, maceria (a
wall enclosing ground). Cf. Stokes'
Ii-. Glosses, p. 102.
345. J'r)omIi and prime.
J'r)oi/ih (cliief, principal ; anc.
priiaj h:it. /niiiias, from wliich
Eng. jiriijie is derived.
346. Am/iaras (susi)icion ; anc.
a /a ires, amaires, and aitan'ssj = crm
and iress.1 the priv. prefix atii and
iress or airess (faith), /rest; or aii-ess
is formed from the jn'efix air, which
also occurs as ir, er, and ((r, and sests
from the root .w(/, which corresponds
to Sansk. ,iad (to sit), Gr. /ted in
/ler.oijiai and r^at. seil in sedeo. Cf.
se.sn (a seat or cai-) in Stokes' Glosses,
p. 43.
347. /th and eat.
Jth (to eat) is cognate with Sansk.
admi (to eat), Lith. edmi, Gr. edo,
Lat. edo, Goth, ita, Ger. ensen, A.S.
ettan, Eng. w^. In vVA the tenuis t
represents, contrary to rule, the
medial d in Sansk i-it, Greek, and
Latin. Cf. Bopji's GHossary, p. 7,
and Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 41.
348. Marc, manacli, and mare.