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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
†guais, danger, guaiseach, dangerous, Ir. guais, O. Ir. gúassacht
guait, leave ("Gabh no guait e"—Take or leave it); from Eng. quit? g-uait?
gual, coal, Ir. gual: *goulo-, *geulo-; root geul, gul; Teutonic *kola-, Norse kol, coals, Ger. kohle, Eng. coal. W. glo, Br. glaou, *glôvo- (Stokes), is allied to the Eng. glow.
guala, gualann, shoulder, Ir. guala, g. gualann, E. Ir. gualu, g. *gualand: *goulôn, root ꬶeu, ꬶu, gu, bend; Gr. γυῖον, limb, γúαλον, a hollow, γúης, ploughtree (Lat. bura); Old Bactrian = Zend, gāo, hand. Strachan and Stokes give the root gub, bend, stem *gublôn-, I. E. gheubh, bend, Gr. κυφός (u long), bent, stooping; Lettic gubt, stoop.
guamach, neat, snug, smirking; also "plentiful" (Sh., O'R.), careful, managing (Arran):
guanach, light, giddy, Ir. guanach, guamnach, M. Ir. guamnacha, active (O'Cl.); root guam of guamach above.
gucag, a bubble, bell, globule, bud: *gukko-, Ger. kugel, ball.
gùda, a gudgeon, Ir. guda; formed on Eng. gudgeon, M. Eng. gojon.
gudaleum, gudarleum, a bound, wild leap (Arg.):
guga, the solan goose, a fat, silly fellow, Ir. guga. See the next word for root.
gugail, clucking of poultry, Ir. gugailim: an onomatopoetic word. Cf. Eng. chuck. See also gogail.
gugairneach, a fledgling:
guidh, pray, guidhe, a prayer, wish, Ir. guidhim, guidhe, O. Ir. guidiu, gude, guide: *godio-, root ged, god, I. E. ꬶhedh, ask; Gr. πόθεω, desire, θέσσασθαι, pray for; Got. bidjan, ask, Ag. S. giddan, Eng. bid.
guil, weep, Ir., E. Ir. guilim; see gal.
guilbneach, the curlew: "beaked one", E. Ir. gulbnech, beaked, O. Ir. gulban, beak, O. W. gilbin, acumine, W. gylf, bill, beak, gylfant, Cor. gilb, foratorium, geluin, rostrum: *gulbano-; Ger. kolben, piston, knob, gun-stock. Bez. compares only N. Slovenic golbati, gnaw. Cf. Lit. gulbė, swan.
guileag, the swan's note, warbling (Sh. has guillag, chattering of birds, O'R. guilleog); root gal, cry, call, Lat. gallus, cock, Eng. call?
guileagan, custom of boiling eggs outside on Easter Sunday = latha guileagan (M'D.):
guim, cuim, conspiracy (Carm.):
guin, a wound, O. Ir. guin: *goni-; see gon.
guir, hatch, lie on eggs, gur, hatching, Ir. gur, W. gori, to brood; from the root gor, gar, warm. See gar.
