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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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daoimean, a diamond; from the Eng.
daol, daolag, a beetle, Ir. daol, E. Ir. dael, doel, dail: *daoilo-, root dei, di, as in dian, q.v. Stokes connects with M. Ir. dael, grightsomeness, root dvei, fright, Gr. δέος, a fright, Skr. dvis, hate.
daolair, a lazy man, a niggard, Ir. daol, lazy (O'R.):
daonnan, daondan, continually, always *d'aon-tan (?), "from one time". Cf. greis.
daor, enslaved, so Ir., O.Ir dóir; opposite of saor (with negative (do), *du-), which see for root.
daor, dear, Ir. daor, daoradh, making dear (Four Masters); from M. Eng. deere, deore, dear (Stokes).
daorach, intoxication; cf. Sc. deray, mirthful noise at a banquet, M. Eng. derai, disorder, from Fr. desroi, dis-array.
dar, when (conj.), Northern form for 'n uair; probably d'uair = do-uair.
dara, second, so Ir.; M. G. darle (Oss. Ballad, Fernaig MS), *ind-araile, "the other", from ind = an, the, and O. Ir. araile, alius = ar+aile, air+eile, q.v., alalijos, Br. arall. Also an dala, the one of two, O. Ir., indala, from ind and aile, that is an and eile. Further, dàrna (= dala), E. Ir. indarna, *ind-araile n-ai, the one of them (two), O. Ir. indala n-ai, where ái, eorum, is the pl. of a, his.
darach, oak, Ir. dair, darach, E. Ir. dair, gen. darach, W., Cor. dar, *darik-; Lat. larix, Eng. larch; Gr. (Maced.) δάρυλλος, oak, δρῦς (do.), dóru, spear; Eng. tree, etc. Hence darach, body of a boat.
darcan, the hollow of the hand (Dialectic, H.S.D.); cf. deàrna.
darcan, a teal:
dàrna, one of two; see under dara.
darnaig, darn, darning; from the Eng. darning, which is itself from W. darn, piece, patch (root dera, split, Eng. tear).
dàsachd, rage, madness, M. G. dásacht (M'V.), Ir. dásachd, O. Ir. dásacht, insania; Ag. S. dwáes, foolish, Sc. dawsie, Du. dwaas, senseless (Strachan).
dath, colour, Ir., E. Ir. dath, *datu-; from the root dha, dhê, place, as in dail, etc.?
dàth, singe, Ir. doghaim, E. Ir. dóthim, inf. dóud, daif (n.), Br. deuiff, to burn, *daviô, I burn; Gr. daíw, burn; Skr. du, dunóti, burn, davas, a brand.
dathas, fallow deer; damhasg, dabhasg; from damh+seasg (?).
de, of, Ir. de, O. Ir. de, di, O. W. di, W. y, Cor. the, Br. di, *de, *di, *dê; Lat. dê; from dvê, a case-form from dvô, two. Gaelic and Irish confuse this prep. with do, to; a confusion
