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EALLAIDH-MEITH
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Eallaidh-meith, fat cattle.
Eallbha, ealbha, ealbh, a herd
or drove of cattle.
Ealpait, a monster.
Ealtag-leuthraigh, a bat.
Ealt-asal, a " pace " of asses.
Ealt-dhamh, a "drove" of bul-
locks.
Ealt-ghobhar, a "trip" of
goats.
Ealt-mhuc, a herd of swine.
Eannraidh, iannraidh, a heifer
(Suthd.).
Earag, earrag, a squirrel.
Earb, earba, earbag, erb, a roe, a
little roe.
Earc, ere, a cow, a heifer.
Earc, earca-iucna or incna, white
cows with notched red ears —
Caledonian cattle.
Earr, earra, earran-gheal, the
pygarg (gazelle), lit. white-
tail.
Eas, a weasel, etc.
Easag, easaic, easan, easog, a
squirrel, little weasel, stoat,
ermine.
EcH, a horse (Old Celtic).
EcHTGE, cow, cattle.
Ed, edal, eid, eit, eitibh, eitidh,
eithithibh, eti, cattle.
Edeighneach, a gelded horse.
EiBHRioNN, eibhrionnach, eibh-
rionta, eirionnach, a young
gelded goat.
EiGH, a roe.
EiLiD, eildeag (Ir. elt), a hind, a
roe, the female of the red
deer, the young of same.
Eis, eis-dhamh, esamh, esemh,
an ox.
EisT, eitionach, a gelded
horse,
EiTLEAG, eitleog, a bat.
Elta, eltlagh, a flock or herd.
EoTH, a horse (Old Celtic).
EoTHAN-BANAG, wcak whitc-onc,
animal.
Erg, a cow, any animal of the
cow kind (see Earc).
Erca, cattle (Ir.).
Es, is, an ox.
Est, a horse (Old Celtic).
Ethiar, ethier, a kind of beast (.'').
EuDAiL, cattle.
Fabh, fadh, famh, a mole, or
fabh-thalmhain, etc.
Fabii, etc. — fhual, bhual, a vole
or water-vole, also a mole ;
shrew-mouse.
Faince, fainche, fainchi, fainchu,
a fox.
Falain, falaine, a whale.
Falaire, a pacer horse, a mare ;
also a " turfcutter," from
rajiidity of pace ; a mouldie-
wart, or moudiewort, etc.,
from turning up earth.
Falbhair, falbhan, a young calf
(lit. a follower).
Falcaire, a horse, also a mole.
Famh ALAN, a water-vole, or earth
mole.
Faol, faolbhaidh, faol-ulaith,
faol-chu, a wolf, wild dog.
Fara-laogh, a false calf, a lusus
naturae.
Fast, a reindeer.
Fath, fathbh, fath-mhugach, a
mole.
Feadhain, fedan, a team of
horses.
Fearaid, feiread, firead, a ferret.
Fearb, ferb, a cow.
Fearboc, a roebuck.
Fear-chu, a greyhound, a male
fox or dog.
Fear-coinein, a buck rabbit.
Feascorluch, feasgar-luch, a
dormouse, a field mouse.
Fedoil, cattle.
Fein-eallach, cattle given in
restitution.