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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
dearbh, certain, so Ir., O. Ir. derb, *dervo-; I. E. drevo-, whence Ag. S. treówe, Eng. true, Ger. treu.
dearc, dearcag, a berry, so Ir., O. Ir. derc, *derkes-, Skr. drâkshâ, grape, vine (Stokes); root derk, see, the idea being "conspicuous". Cf. Gr. δράκων, dragon, δορκάς, gazelle, from the root derk, see. See dearc, behold. The O. Ir. derucc, g. dercon, glans, is, like Ger. eichel, glans (from eiche, oak), from the root of darach, oak (Zimmer).
dearc, dearc-luachrach, a lizad, Ir. earcluachra, the "earc of the rashes", M. Ir. erc, speckled, red, Ir. earc, salmon, W. erch, fuscus, darkish, *erko-s, for perko-; Gr. περκνός, dark-blue, πέρκη, a perch; Skr. pṛçnis, speckled; Ger. forelle, a trout, O. H. G. forhanna. For meaning, cf. breac, a trout, "the speckled one". The d of G. dearc belongs to the article.
†dearc, an eye, a cave, hole, Ir. dearc (do.), O. Ir. derc (do.); from the root derk, behold. See verb dearc: "eye-pit" gives the meaning "cave". Shaw has deirc for "pit" in Engl.Gael. section.
dearc, behold, see, Ir. dearcaim, O. Ir. dercaim, video, derc, eye, *derkô, I see, perfect *dedorka (cf. chunnairc = con-darc I. E. derk, see; Gr. δέρκομαι, δέδορκα, have seen; O. H. G. zoraht, bright; Skr. darç, see.
dearg, red, so Ir., O. Ir. derg, *dhergo-s; Eng. dark, Ag. S. deorc.
deargad, deargant, a flea, Ir. deargán, dreancuid, deargnuid, E. Ir. dergnat: *derg-nat, "reddener", from dearg, red?
deàrgnaidh, unlearned (Arm.; M'A. says "Irish"), Ir. deargnaidh, *der-gnadi-; from der-, privative prefix (di+air, see de and air), and root gnâ, gen, know, as in aithne.
deàrlan, brimful; *der-lán; from intensive prefix der (= de+ro) and làn, full.
dearmad, neglect, forgetfulness, so Ir., O. Ir. dermet, *der-mét; from der-, priv. particle (see deàrgnaidh) and mét, *mento-, mind; root men, think; Lat. mens, mentio, commentum; Eng. mind; etc.
dearmail, anxiety (M'D.), anxious (H.S.D.):
deàrn, do, Ir. deárnaim, O. Ir. derninn, facerem, *di-ro-gnî-, a side form of dèan with infixed ro. See dèan.
deàrna, the palm of the hand, Ir. déarna, E. Ir. derna; cf. Gr. δῶρον, palm, handbreadth, δάρις, the distance between the thumb and little finger, a span (Hes.), δαρεἱρ, the distance between the big and little fingers (Hes.). It is further referred to the I. E. root der, split, open (Fick, Prellwitz).
dearras, keenness, obstinacy; see diarras.
