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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
coisinn, win; see cosnadh.
coisir, a festive party, chorus, Ir. coisir, feast, festive party, cóisir (O'R., O'B., and Keat.), feasting, "coshering":
coisrigeadh, consecration, O. G. consecrad (Bk.of Deer), Ir. coisreagadh, O. Ir. coisecrad; from Lat. consecratio.
coit, a small boat, Ir. coit, E. Ir. coite. Cf. Lat. cotta, species navis, Norse kati, a small ship, Eng. cat. Stokes suggests that the G. and Ir. are from the Low Lat. cotia, navis Indica. Hence Eng. cot. Now from *quontio; Gaul. ponto, whence Eng. punt.
coitcheann, common, public, so Ir., O. Ir. coitchenn: *con-tech-en?
coiteir, a cottar, Ir. coiteóir; from the Eng. cottar.
coitich, press one to take something: *con-tec-, root tek, ask, Eng. thig; see atach.
col, an impediment, Ir. colaim; root qela, qlâ, break, split? See call; and cf. Gr. κωλúω, hinder, which is probably from the same root.
col, sin, Ir., E. Ir. col, W. cwl, O. Br. col, *kulo-; Lat. culpa, colpa, fault. Stokes hesitates between referring it to the root of Lat. culpa or to that of Lat. scelus, Got. skal, Eng. shall, Ger. schuld, crime.
colag, a small steak or collop (Arg.); from Eng. collop.
colaiste, a college, Ir. colaisde; from the Eng.
colamoir, the hake (Sh., O'B.), Ir. colamóir; cf. Sc. coalmie, colemie, the coal-fish.
còlan, a fellow-soldier, companion; cf. còmhla, together. The Ir. cómhlach is for com-lach, the lach of òglach.
colann, colainn, a body, so Ir., O. Ir. colinn, gen. colno, W. celain, carcase, O. W. celein, cadaver, *colanni- (Brugmann); root qela, break, the idea being "dead body"? Cf. for meaning Gr. νέκυς, corpse, from nek, kill.
colbh, pillar, Ir. colbh, E. Ir. colba, W. celff, Br. kelf; Lat. columna, Eng. column; root qel, high. G. colbh, plant stalk, Ir. colmh, is allied to Lat. culmus. The Celtic words, if not borrowed from, have been influenced by the Lat.
colc, an eider duck (Heb.); from Sc., Eng. colk, E. Fris. kolke, the black diver.
colg, wrath, Ir., colg; a metaphorical use of calg (i.e. colg), q.v.
colg, sword (ballads). See calg.
collachail, boorish (H.S.D.; O'R. quoted as authority), Ir. collach-amhuil; from Ir. collach, boar. See cullach.
collaid, a clamour, Ir. collóid; see coléid.
collaidh, carnal, sensual, so Ir., E. Ir. collaide; for colnaide, from colann, body, flesh.
