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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
faoghaid, faghaid, faodhailt, starting of game, hunting:
faoghar, a sound; see rather foghar.
faoighe, faighdhe, begging, asking of aid in corn, etc., M. Ir. faigde, O. Ir. foigde, mendicatio, *fo-guide; from fo and guidhe, beg, q.v.
faoilidh, liberal, hospitable, Ir. faoilidh, joyful, O. Ir. fáilidh, blithe, *vâleti-s, allied to fáilt, welcome (Stokes). Hence faoilte, welcome, delight. Root, *vil, Gr. ἱλαρός, gay?
faoileag, faoileann, a sea-gull, Ir. faoileán, O. Ir. faoilenn, W. gwylan, Br. gwelan, whence Fr. goëland and Eng. gull. For root, Stokes compares Eng. wail.
faoilleach, faoillteach, the month extending from the middle of January to the middle of February, Ir. faoillidh (do.), faoilleach (do.), holidays, Carnival. The idea is "Carnival" or month of rejoicing; from faoilidh. Usually referred to faol, wolf: "wolf-month". Cf. féill. February in Ir. = mí na Féile Bríghde.
faoin, vain, void, Ir. faon, M. Ir. faen, weak:
faoisg, unhusk, faoisgeag, a filbert, unhusked nut, O. Ir. áesc, concha, aesc, classendix, Lat. aesculus? (Stokes). Cf. W. gweisgion, husks, gweisgioni, to husk.
faoisid, faosaid, confession, Ir. faoisdin, O. Ir. fóistiu, *vo-sestamtion- (Stokes), furoissestar, confessus: fo and seasamh, q.v. Cf. Gr. ὑφίστημι, submit.
†faol, faolchu, a wolf, so Ir., E. Ir. fáel, fael-chú, W. gweilgi, the sea ("wild dog"), *vailo-s; Arm. gail.
faolainn, a stony beach (Heb.): "the beach", vaðlinn.
faolum, learning; see foghlum.
faomadh, fainting from closeness or excitement, falling (Lewis); from aomadh.
faondradh, wandering, exposure, O. Ir. airndrethach, errantia = air-ind-reth-; G. is for fo-ind-reth-, root ret, run, of ruith, q.v. For ind, see ionn-.
faotainn, getting, E. Ir. foemaim, I receive, root em, grasp, hold, Lat. emo. G. is for *vo-em-tin-.
faothaich, relieve, be relieved from fever, etc., Ir. faothamh, recovery after a crisis, alleviation: *fo-thàmh?
far, upon, far an (am), where, Ir. mar a n-, where; from mar and rel., not from for.
far, with, far rium, with me, Ir. a bh-farradh, with (lit. "in company of", with gen.). See farradh and mar ri.
far, freight (a ship), Ir. faraim, faraighim, farthadh or faradh, a freight:
far, bring; see fair.
