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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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cuilidh, cellar, secret place, treasury; see cuile.
cuilionn, holly, so Ir., E. Ir. cuilenn, W. celyn, Cor. celin, Br. kelenn (pl.), *kolenno-; Eng. holly, Ag. S. holegn
cuilm, a feast; Dialectic for cuirm, q.v.
cuimein, the plant cumin, Ir. cumín; from Lat. cuminum, Eng. cumin.
cuimhne, rememberance, so Ir., O. Ir. cuman, cuimnech, memor, W. cof, Cor. cov, M. Br. couff, *co-men; root men, as in Lat. memini, I remember, Eng. mention, mind, etc.
cuimir, brief, handsome, so Ir., E. Ir. cumbair, *com-berro-; for berr, see bearr.
cuimrig, trouble; see coimrig.
cuimse, a mark, aim, moderation, Ir. cuimse; from com+meas; see meas. Cf. eirmis.
cuin, when, E. Ir. cuin, W., Br. pan; Lat. quum; Eng. when; see co. The Ir. can (O'Cl.) is allied to Lat. quando, and more nearly than cuin to W., Br. pan.
cuing, a yoke, Ir., E. Ir. cuing: *con-jungi-, root jung, jug, as in Lat. jungo, Eng. joke. For phonetics, see next. Stokes since gives the stem as ko-jungi-.
cuinge, narrowness, O. Ir. cumce; see cumhang.
cùinn, coin; from the Eng.
cuinneag, a pail, milk pail, Ir. cuinneóg, M. Ir. cuindeog, W. cunnog, cynnog; cf. Lat. congius, a quart.
cuinnean, a nostril:
cuinnlein, a stalk of corn, a nostril; for the first meaning, see connlach; for the second, cuinnean above.
cuinnse, a quince; from the Eng.
cuinnsear, a dagger, sword; from the Eng. whinger.
cuip, a whip; from Eng. whip.
cuir, put, Ir., E. Ir. cuirim, O. Ir. cuiriur, W. hebgor, put aside, *koriô, I put. The root is likely ker, kor, of cruth, q.v. For meaning cf. Lat. facio and Gr. τίθημι. Bezzenberger compares it to Skr. kaláyati, drive, bear, do, Lit. karta, position, lie.
cuircinn, a particular kind of head-dress for women, Ir. cuircín, head, crest, comb (O'R.); from currachd? Sc. courche, curges (pl.), a covering for a woman's head, Eng. kerchief. E. Ir. cuirce, bow, knot; which makes the Sc. and Eng. comparison doubtful.
cuireadh, an invitation, so Ir.; from cuir, q.v.
cuireall, a kind of pack-saddle (H.S.D. from MSS.):
cuireid, cuirein, turn, wile; from car, q.v.
cuirinnein, the white water-lily (H.S.D., which quotes only O'R.), Ir. cuirinín (O'R.):
