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samhuinn, llallow-e'en ; from sam-fuin, " summei- end ;" samh,
W. hat]. Slimmer = Zend hama, summer, Skr. samd, year,
Eng. summer; the word fuin, end, setting, which Zimmer
refers to the root of Eng. ivound [Stokes takes fuin from
vo-neso ; root nes, Gr. neo7nai, come, nostos, return.]
saodaich, drive to pasture ; see seud, path.
saoghal, world, 0. Ir. saigul = [from] Lat. saeculum, age.
saoi, a wise man, 0. Ir. sdi ; Lat. sapiens. From sajyios, saioi',
saeos [It is usually referred to the root vid ; saol = su-vid-s,
" well-witted."]
saraich, oppress ; cf. Eng. sore [D. No ; Eng. sore (from sairas)
is allied to saothair of Gael. Stokes gives root of sdr as
sfpjdron, from sper, Lat. spej-no, spurji.^
seach, past, W. heb, Lat. secus. Hence comes G. seachran,
straying.
1, rye = [from] Lat. secede, Fr. seigle.
a while ; cf. Ag. S. sael [D. The Teutonic root here is set,
" good." Stokes gives root as svel, W. cluvyl, turn, Lettic
smalstit, move hither and thither.]
sorrel ; ior seeirhheig, from searbh, bitter, q.v. [D.]
sealg, inilt, O. Ir. seU/, for speU^a ; Gr. sjylèn, and spkigchna, Eng.
spiern.
seall, see, look, E. Ir. sellaim ; root svel, sveln, as in solus, q.v.
searbh, bitter, 0. Ir. serb ; Eng. sour.
searg, decay, 0. Ir. serg ; Ag. S. siverkan, to be sad [D. Usually
allied now to root of Eng. sorroio.^
searmon, sermon = [from] Eng. sermon, from Lat. sermo.
searr, sickle, 0. Ir. serr = [from] Lat. serra.
seasg, barren, W. hysp, Lat. siccus, for sit-cus [from sitis, thirst.
Gaelic is for sit-scej-s.]
seidhir, chair = [from] Eng. chair.
seinn, sing.; see fonn.
seirbhis, service ■-= [from] Lat. servitium.
seis, a match, cf. Norse sessi, bench-mate, from the root sed, 'seat.
seisean, session = [from] Lat. sessio, sessionis, session.
seog, swing = [from] Sc. shog, Dut. schokken, jolt [D.]
seorsa, sort = [from] Eng. s^ort.
seud, jewel, 0. Ir. set ; from sent, Eng. sooth { = semth), Nor. sannr;
Lat. sonticus, genuine, proi-sens, present, etc.
seud, journey, 0. Ir. set, W. hint. Got. sinths, Eng. send.
Sgabach, scabbed = [from] Eng. scab.
Sgabard, scabbard = [from] Eng. scabbard.
Sgabh, saw-dust, from Lat. scobis, saw^-dust, powder produced by
filing, etc.
sgad, loss = [from] Norse skadhi, scathe, Eng. scathe.
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