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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
cuirm, a feast, so Ir., E. Ir. coirm, cuirm, M.W. cwrwf, W. cwrw, beer, Cor. coref, Gaul. κοῦρμι, cervisia *kurmen; Lat. cremor, broth (Eng. cream; Gr. κεράννυμι, mix; Skr. çrâ, çṛ, cook; I. E. kera, kra, mix.
cuirnean, a small heap of stones, dew-drop, ringlet, Ir. cuirneán, head of a pin, brooch, ringlet. In the first sense, it is from cárn, and possibly also in the other two senses, the idea being "cluster, heap".
cuirpidh, wicked, corrupt; see coirbte, coirb.
cùirt, court, Ir. cúirt; from the Eng.
cùirtein, a curtain, cùirteir, plaiding (Dialectic); formed on Eng. curtain.
cùis, cause, matter, Ir., E. Ir. cúis, O. Ir. cóis; from Lat. causa.
cuisdeag, the little finger (Sh., H.S.D.), Ir. cuisdeog (O'R.):
cuiseag, a stalk, kind of grass, Ir. coisín, a stem, stalk, little foot; from cas, foot. But see next. di fetchoisig, "by piping".
cuisle, pulse, vein, pipe, Ir. cuisle, E. Ir. cuisli, g.pl. cuislend, a pipe for music, O. Ir. cusle, g. cuslen, cuislennach, a piper. It has no connection with Lat. pulsus, and its etymology is obscure (Stokes). Cf. Eng. hose.
cuiste, a couch, Ir. cúiste, cuiste (O'B.); from Eng. couch.
cuith, a wreath of snow, a pit, Ir., E. Ir. cuithe, a pit, W. pydew; from Lat. puteus, Eng. pit.
cuithe, pen for sheep (Carm.); see cuidh.
cùitich, quit, requite; see cuidhtich.
cùl, back, Ir., O. Ir. cúl, W. cil, Cor. chil, Br. kil, *kûlo; Lat. cûlus. Hence cùlaist, recess.
culadh, a good condition of the body, culach, fat, sleek: "well-covered", from cul of culaidh?
culaidh, apparel, so Ir.; root qel, qol, cover; Ger. hülle, a covering, Lat. occulo. See ceil.
culaidh, boat (Suth.):
cùlag, turf for the back of the fire, sitting behind another on horseback, a collop; all from cùl.
cùlan, tresses, hair; from cùl.
cùlaobh, behind, the back; E. Ir. cúlaib (dat.pl.), cúlu (acc.pl.); from cùl. The dat. (and acc.) pl. of cùl used locatively - for rest (and motion). Compare beulaobh.
cularan, a cucumber, Ir. cularán, W. cylor, earth nuts, Br. coloren, earth nut. Ernault makes the Celtic word to be *carul-an-, and compares Gr. κάρνον, nut.
cullach, a boar, Ir., E. Ir. cullach, O. Ir. callach, cullach, caullach, Br. kalloc'h, "entire", qellecq, epithet for stallions and boars, *kalluâko-s, from *kalljo-, testicle, W. caill, testiculus, M. Br.
