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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
deich, ten, so Ir., O. Ir. deich n-, O. W. dec, W. deg, Cor. dek, Br. dec, *dekṇ; Lat. decem; Gr. δέκα; Got. taihun, Eng. ten; Skr. dáçan. deicheamh, tenth, O. Ir. dechmad, W. decvet, Cor. degves, Br. decvet, *dekṃmeto-s (Brug.), an extension (by the superlative suffix -to-) of *dekṃmo-s, Lat. decimus.
déide, déideadh, toothache, Ir. déideadh. See deud.
déideag, a pebble, toy; cf. éiteag.
déidh, desire; a noun formed from the adverbial phrase an déidh, after.
déidh, an déidh, after, Ir. a n-diaigh, O. Ir. i n-dead, post, E. Ir. i n-diaid, from O. Ir. déad, finis, W. diwedd, finis, Cor. deweth, Br. diuez, *dê-ved-on (Stokes); from the root ved, lead, as in toiseach, q.v. (Stokes prefers ved of feadhainn. Also deidh, déigh, the latter a bad form etymologically. The O. Ir. had also the form degaid (= di-agaid), the opposite of i n-agid, now an aghaidh, against, adversus.
deidhinn, mu dheidhinn, concerning, of; cf. E. Ir. dágin, daigind, im dágin, because of, because, dáig, déig, for the sake of, because (prep. and conj.), O. Ir. dég, quia. See dòigh.
deifir, haste, speed, Ir. deifir, deithfir, M. Ir. deithbhireach (O'Cl.), speedy, busy; to which Stokes and Ernault compare W. difrif, serious, M. Br. adevry, seriously.
deigh, ice, Ir. oighear, snow, leac-oighir, ice, O. Ir. aig, g. ega, aigred, W. ia, Cor. iey, glacies, Br. yen, cold, *jagi-, ice; Norse jaki, piece of ice, jökull, iceberg, Ag. S. gicel, piece of ice, Eng. icicle (= ís-gicel); Lit iżas, ice lump. The d of G. is prothetic, arising from the art.: O. Ir. ind-aig.
deighlean, a quire of paper (Sh., O'B.), Ir. deighleán:
deil, an axle, Ir. deil, an axle, rod, turner's lathe, O. Ir. deil, rod, Cor. dele, antempna, O. Br. deleiou, antemnarum, Br. delez, *deli-, *deljo-; I. E. root del, split. See dealaich. Stokes refers it to the root dhel, whence Ger. dolde, umbel, O. H. G. tola, racemus, Gr. θάλος, a short twig; as in duileag, q.v.
deil, dil, keen, diligent (Arg.); formed from dealas, zealous.
deil, leech; Dialectic for deal.
deilbh, a forming, warping (for weaving), so Ir.; see dealbh.
déile, a plank, deal; from the Eng. deal.
deileann, loud, sharp barkings, E. Ir. deilm, stem delmen, noise, alarm:
deileas, a grudging, eagerness; see dealas.
deilgneach, thorny, prickly, Ir. deilgneach, thorns; from dealg. Cadal-deilgneach, the prickly sensation in a numbed limb.
déilig, deal with, a dealing; from Eng. dealing.
deillseag, a slap with the open hand, déiseag:
