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such subsidiary isles—from Norse kálfr, Eng. calf. Cognate with Lat. calva, calvaria (St. Lec.).
calbh, a shoot, osier, twig, Ir. colbha, plant stalk, sceptre, hazel tree, E. Ir. colba, wand; see colbh.
calbh, gushing of water or blood (H.S.D.) from above?
calbhair, greedy of food (Suth.); from càil?
calc, drive, ram, caulk, Ir. calcaim; from Lat. calco, calx, the heel, Eng. in-culcate.
caldach, sharp, pointed (Sh., M‘L.):
calg, awn, beard of corn, bristles, Ir. calg, colg, E. Ir. colg, a sword, O. W. colginn, aristam, W. cola, beard of corn, sting, caly, penis, Br. calc’h (do.), *kalgo-, *kolgo-; Gr. κολοβός, stunted; Got. halks, poor; further is Lat. cellere, hit, culter, knife; etc. The main root is qel, qlâ, hit, break; see claidheamh, cladh. The Caledonian hero Calgacos derives his name hence. Hence calg-dhìreach, direct, “sword-straight” to a place.
call, loss, Ir. caill, E. Ir. coll, W. coll, Cor. colled, jactura, M. Br. coll, *koldo-; Eng. halt, Got. halts, O. H. G. halz, lame; root qel, as above in calg, q.v.
calla, callda, tame, callaidh (M‘A., also Sh., who gives the meaning “active” to the last form); cf. W. call, wise; from Lat. callidus?
callag, calltag, the black guillemot, diver; compare Eng. quail, Fr. caille.
callaid, a partition, fence; the same as tallaid, q.v.?
callaid, a wig, cap (M‘F.); from Eng. calotte, skull-cap.
callan, a noise, Ir. callán, callóich; from Eng. call?
calltuinn, hazel, Ir. E. Ir. coll, W. collen, Cor. coll-widen. M. Br. quel-vezenn, *koslo-; Lat. corylus; Norse hasl, Eng. hazel. *coll+tann.
Calluinn, New Year's Day, Ir. calláin, Calends, or first day of the month, E. Ir. callaind, the Calends, particularly the first Jan., W. calan, Calends; from Lat. calendæ (Eng. Calends).
calm, a pillar (M‘A.), Ir. columhan, colbh; from Lat. columna, etc.
calm, calma, brave, Ir., E. Ir. calma. Cf. W. celf, skill, art, celfydd, skilled, O. Br. celmed, efficax. The root cal is to be compared with that in Ger. held, hero, *haleth or *calet. The I. E. root is qel, as in Lat. celsus, high, columna, column, Eng. excel.
calman, dove; see calaman.
calmarra, the pike (Wh.)?
calpa, the calf of the leg, so Ir., E. Ir. calpda, bonus pes (Corm.), colpa, tibia; from the Norse kálfi, whence also Eng. calf.
