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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
feusgan, fiasgan, a mussel:
fhuair, found, invent, Ir. fuair, O. Ir. fúar, inveni, frith, inventus est, *vovora, root ver; Gr. εὗρον, I found, εὕρηκα (Strachan, Prellwitz). The root ver is likely that found in Gr. ὁράω, I see, Lat. vereor, Eng. ware.
fiabhras, a fever, Ir., M. Ir. fiabhrus; from Lat. febris.
fiacaill, a tooth, Ir., O. Ir. fiacail. There is an E. Ir. fec for féc, a tooth, a stem *veikkâ:
fiach, value, worth; see next.
fiach, fiachan, debt, value, Ir. fiach, O. Ir. fíach, *veico-, Lat. vices, change, Ger. wechsel, exchange, Skr. vishtí, changing, in turn (Osthoff). This is the right derivation.
fiadh, a deer, Ir. fiadh, E. Ir. fíad, O. Ir. fíadach, venatio, W. gwydd, Br. guez, goez, savage, *veido-s, wild; O. H. G. weide, a hunt, Ger. weide, pasturage, Norse veiðr, hunting; further is G. fiodh, wood, Eng. wood. Hence fiadhaich, wild.
fiadhaich, invite, welcome (Skye):
fiadhair, lay or fallow land; from the above root of fiadh. Cf. Ger. weide, pasture. Also G. fiadhain, wild, Ir. fiadháin, wild, uncultivated.
fial, generous, Ir. fial, E. Ir. fíal, modest, W. gwyl. Bez. suggests *veiplo-, Teutonic vîba-, Ger. weib, Eng. wife. Cf. Ir. fialus, relationship. The underlying idea is "kindness, relationship".
fiamh, awe, reverence, Ir. fiamh, fear, reverence, ugly, horrible, E. Ir. fiam, horrible:
fiamh, aspect, appearance, trace, Ir. fiamh, track, trace, chain, fíamh (O'Cl.) = lorg, E. Ir. fiam, a chain, *veimo-, root vei, wind, as in féith. fiamh ghàire, fèath ghaire (Arg.), a slight smile, is in Ir. fáetheadh an gháire, appearance of a smile, E. Ir. féth, aspect.
fianaidh, peat cart; carn-fianaidh (Ross); see feun.
Fiann, the Fingalians; see féinn. This is the real nom. case.
fiantag, the black heath-berr; root vein as in the above word.
fianuis, witness, a witness, Ir. fiadhnuise, fiadhan, a witness, O. Ir. fiadnisse, testimony, fiadu, acc. fiadain, testem, *veidôn, I. E. root veid, vid, know, see, as in fios, q.v.; Ag. S. witta, a witness, Eng. witness, root, wit, know.
fiar, crooked, Ir. fiar, E. Ir. fíar, W. gwyr, Gr. goar, gwar, *veiro-; root vei, wind as in féith; Eng. wire, Ag. S. wîr, wire.
fiat, fiata, wild; a participial formation from fiadh. Also fiadhta, so Ir.
fiatach, quiet and sly (Skye):
fiathail, calm; see fè.
