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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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eanghlas, gruel, milk and water, Ir. eanghlais, E. Ir. englas (fem. a stem), milk and water, green water (Corm.), from in and M. Ir. glas, milk, *glagsa; Gr. γλάγος, γάλα(κτοσ), milk, Lat. lac (= *glak-t). Cormac says it is from en, water, and glas, grey. en = water, *pino (St.).
eanntag, nettles; see deanntag.
eanraich, eanbhruith, soup, juice of boiled flesh, Ir. eanbhruithe, E. Ir. enbruthe, from in and bruith, boil. Corm. and O'Cl. have an obsolete broth, bruithe, flesh, and explain it as "water of flesh". For en, water, see eanghlas. Most dialects make it "chicken-soup", as from eun+bruith.
ear, an ear, the east, from the east, Ir. soir, eastern, anoir, from the east, O. Ir. an-air, ab oriente; really "from before", the prep. an (*apona) of a nall (see a, from), and air (= *ari), before. The observer is supposed to face the sun. The opposite is iar, an iar, from iar, behind, q.v.
earail, an exhortation, O. Ir. eráil, iráil, *air-áil; from àill, desire. Hence earal, provision, caution.
earar, an earar, the day after to-morrow, Ir. oirthior, eastern, day following, day after to-morrow, O. Ir. airther, eastern, *ariteros *pareiteros (Gr. παροίτερος), comparative of air, before.
eararadh, a parching of corn in a pot before grinding: *air-aradh, root ar, as in Lat. aridus, arid?
earasaid, a square of tartan worn over the shoulders by females and fastened by a brooch, a tartan shawl: *air-asaid? Cf. asair for root.
earb, a roe, so Ir., E. Ir. erb, O. Ir. heirp, *erbi-s, Gr. ἔριφος.
earb, trust (vb.), earbsa (n.), Ir. earbaim, O. Ir. erbaim, nomerpimm, confido, *erbiô, let, leave; M.H.G. erbe, bequeath, Ger. erbe, heir, Got. arbja, heir: all allied to Lat. orbus, Eng. orphan.
earball, a tail, so Ir., E. Ir. erball, *áir-ball; from air (= *ari) and ball, q.v. urball in Arran and the West.
earc, heifer (Carm.), cow, Ir. earc, E. Ir. erc, cow (Corm.):
earchall, earachall, misfortune: *air-cáll; from air and call, q.v.
earghalt, arable land; air+geadhail, which see.
eargnaich, inflame, enrage: *áir-gon-; from air and gon? Also feargnaich, which suggests fearg as root.
earlachadh, preparing food (Suth.); from old adj. erlam, ready. See ullamh.
eàrlaid, expectation, trust: *ari-lanti-, root lam of lamh.
eàrlas, earnest, arles; see airleas.
eàrnach, murrain, bloody flux in cattle:
