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xxxii LANGUAGE
From British (Welsh)
bainne^ Mid.Ir. banna, 'drop', Com. and Bret, banne.
,Tt-caoin, Mid.Ir. cain, W. cain, 'beautiful'; hence caoineas and caon-
dúthrachtach.
■k- caoinim, O.Ir. coinim, W. cwyn, 'lament'; hence éagcaoinim and
éagcaoine.
•*■ caorthann, W. cerddin.
carraig, Mid.W. carrec, 'stone.'
Gaoidheal, O.Ir. Goidel, W. Gwyddel.
Gaoidhealg, O.Ir. Goidelg, W. Gwyddeleg.
liathróid, O.Ir. gen. liathritae, W. llithro, 'to slip, glide' (?).
nós, W. 71WWS, 'nature, disposition.'
óinmhid, W. ynfyd, from O.E. unwitti.
rod, Mid.Ir. rot, W. rhawd, from O.E. rád.
sainnt, Mid.Ir. sant, W. chwan t, 'desire'; hence sanntuighim.
From Old English or Old Norse
bogha, O.E. boga, O.N. bogi.
bord, O.E. bord, O.N. bor3.
bróg, O.E. bróc, O.N. brok.
inM^y. criaipe, Mid.Ir. cnapp, O.N. knappr.
iarla, O.N. iarl.
ridire, Mid.Ir. ritere, O.N. riddari, from O.Flem. riddere.
seól, O.E. segel, O.N. segl; hence seól-chrann.
From Old French, Middle or Modern English
balla, ivall.
barántas, from baránta, Mid.E. and O.F. tvarant.
" bharda, O.F. and Mid.E. warde.
buirgéis (also buirgheis), O.F. and Mid.E. burgeis; hence buirgéi-
seach, buirghéiseach.
cairdionál, O.F. and Mid.E. cardinal.
conntae, O.F. cuníé, conté, Mid.E. countee.
doctúir, O.F. and Mid.E. doctour.