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636 GLOSSARY.
N
na, not, proclitic form of ni, not ; Lat. ne, Eiig. no («e-oiie), nay, etc.
nabuidh, neighbour = [from] Norse nabui, neighbom-, from /lor, =
Eng. nigh, and hua, to dwell ; " nigh-dweller," of like force to
neigh-hour, "nigh boor."
nadur, nature, ancient natur = [from] Lat. natura.
naigheachd, tidings, [r. nuaidheaclul, from nuadh, new, cognate
with Lat. iiovus ; cf. Eng. news.
namhaid, enemy ; Goth, niman, Gr. neitmen, to take ; root neni
(nom, nam, as in Gr. nòmaò, distribute).
nasg, band, collar, 0. Tr. nasc, allied to Lat. nexiis [D. Usually
now referred to root ned or nd, that is nad-sko-, O.H.G. nusca,
fibula, Norse nist, brooch, Lat. nodus, for nosdus (0. H. G.
nestila, band). Root also in (x. snaim.]
ne, emphatic enclitic of the 1st personal pron. ; 0. Ir. -ni ; allied
to Lat. nos, etc. See sinn.
neapaicin, napkin, from the Eng.
neo-, negative quality, E. Ir. ne7n, 0. Ir. mc^jA ; Skr. nema, half
(am + sami, half) [D. Zinimer makes 7ie2jh the neg. particle
ne, and b a part (subjunctive) of the verb " to be."]
ni, not, 0. Ir. ni, Lat. ne, etc. See na.
O
0, ear, for cms, Lat. aures, ears, aus-ctdto, Eng. ear.
ob, a bay = [from] Norse hop, a land-locked bay, Sc. hope. Dim.
is Oban, whence Oban,
ofrail, offering, from Lat. offerre.
Oglach, lad ; of/, and suffix /ach.
Ogluidh, gloomy, awful ; cf. Norse iigi^ligr, to be feared, Eng.
ugly[V>.]
oifig, office = [from] Lat. ojficium.
oifrionn ; see aifrionn.
oil, educate, oilean, education, from tlie root al, Lat. alo ; see
altrum.
Oilthireach, pilgrim, eilthireach, from r/A, and iir, eile being
originally aile.
oingeil, fire, aingeal, Sc. ingle fD.]
oirbheart, good deed ; air-beart, root ber of beir.
oircean, uircean, young sow, from ore, pig, Lat. porcus, Eng. pork.
oirdheirc, illustrious, (). Tr. airdircc ; from air and dere, see ; see
inider dearc.
oisir, oyster = [from] Lat. ostrea, Eng. oyster.
oistric, ostrich, from the Eng.
01, drinking ; root j^ol, j^el, full, Eng. /«//, Sc. fou [D. It is beat
explained as po-tla-, root po, drink, Lat. ^50to, etc.]