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carrachan, a frog‑fish, called “cobler”, Ir. carrachán, the rock fish called cobler (Coneys). From carr, a rock. Also the word means “the wild liquorice root”—carra‑meille, q.v.
carragh, a pillar stone, Ir. carrthadh, cartha, E. Ir. corthe. The root, despite the vocalic difficulty caused by the E. Ir. form, is likely the same as in carraig; yet cf. kor of cuir, set.
carraid, conflict; from the root kars in càrr, “rough‑work”?
carraig, rock, so Ir., O. Ir. carric, W. careg, O. W. carrecc, Br. karrek, *karsekki- (so Rhys, R.C.17 102, who thinks W. borrowed), from root kars, hard, rough; Norwegian, herren, hard, stiff, harren, hard, Eng. harsh, hard (root kar). See càrr.
carra-meille, wild liquorice, wood pease, Ir. carra-mhilis. The name is explained as "knots of honey", the carra being the same as càrr, and meille the gen. of mil. Hence Sc. carmele, etc.
carran, spurrey, spergula arvensis, Ir. carrán, scurvy grass. From the root kars of càrr. carran also means a “shrimp,” and is of the same origin.
carran-creige, the conger; see carran above.
carrasan, hoarseness, wheezing, Ir. carsán; from the root kars, be rough. See càrr. Cf. κόρνζα, catarrh, rotz.
càrt, a quart, Ir. cárt; from the Eng. quart, Lat. quartus.
cartan, a small brown insect that eats into the flesh, Ir. cartán, a small brown insect that eats into the flesh, a crab. A Gadelicised form of partan, q.v.
carthannach, affectionate, charitable, Ir. carthannach; from Lat. caritas.
carthuinnich, dwell apart as in a cave, separate (M‘F.). Cf. caruinnean, refuse of threshed corn, caruinnich, winnow. Possibly from the root kar, separate, a form of the root of sgar, q.v.
caruibh, an caruibh, beside, near. This is the dat. pl. of car.
cas, foot, leg, Ir. cos, O. Ir. coss, W. coes, *koksâ; Lat. coxa, hip; M.H.G. hahse, bend of the knee; Skr. kákshas, armpit.
cas, steep, sudden, Ir. casach, an ascent, M. Ir. cass, rapid, *kasto‑; Eng. haste.
cas, curled, Ir., M. Ir. cas, curly, casaim, flecto; *qasto‑, root qas; Norse haddr (has-da‑), hair, Eng. hair; Lit. kasa, hair-plait, Ch. Sl. kosa, hair (Kluge). Stokes compares it with Lat. quasillum, a basket, root quas.
cas, gnash the teeth, Ir. cais, hate, W. câs, hate, Br. cas, *cad-s-to‑; Eng. hate, Ger. hass, Got. hatis. Of the same ultimate origin as cas, sudden (Strachan).
