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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
pinguis, thick, Gr. παχúς, but ꬶh, ꬶhu gives in Gadelic a simple g (Ost. Ind. For.4). Also G. iomad, many, iomaididh, superabundance, Ir. iomad, a multitude, much. For d cf. liuthad.
iomadan, concurrence of disasters, a mourning:
iomagain, iomaguin, anxiety: *imb-ad-goni-, root gon of iargain?
iomain, a driving (of cattle, etc.), Ir. iomáin, tossing, driving, E. Ir. immáin, a driving (*embi-agni-), inf. to immagim, circumago; Lit. ambāges, going around, windings; root âg, ag, drive; Lat. ago, Gr. ἄγω, etc.
iomair, a ridge of land, Ir. iomaire, E. Ir. immaire, imbaire: *embi-ario-, root ar, plough; see ar.
iomair, need, behove: "serve"; Ir. timthire, servant, O. Ir. timmthirim, I serve. For force, cf. feum. The root is tìr, land?
iomair, employ, exercise, play, noun iomairt, Ir. imirt, a game, E. Ir. imbert, O. Ir. vb. imbrim, infero, etc.: for imb-berim, root ber of beir, q.v.
iomall, a border, limit, Ir. imiol, E. Ir. imbel, W. ymyl: *imb-el, "circuit", root el, go, Lat. amb-ulare, walk, which reproduces both roots. See further under tadhal. Hence iomallach, remote.
iomarbhaidh, a struggle, Ir. iomarbhaidh, E. Ir. immarbág: *imm-ar-bág-; root bâg, strive, Norse bágr, strife, O. H. G. bâga, vb. pâgan. See arabhaig. M'A. gives iomarbhuìdh, hesitation, confusion.
iomarcach, very numerous, superfluous (Carswell's imarcach), Ir. iomarcach, M. Ir. imarcraid, superfluity (also "carrying", from immarchor, cor, place, as in iomarchur). M'A. gives the meaning as "in many distresses, distressed", and the root as arc of airc.
†iomarchur, a rowing, tumbling, straying, Ir. iomarchur (O'B), E. Ir. immarchor (= imm-ar-cor, from cor or cuir, put), carrying, errand.
iomchan, carriage, behaviour:
iomchar, carriage, behaviour, Ir. iomchar, E. Ir. immchor; from imm- and cuir, q.v.
iomchoire, blame, a reflection; from iom- and coire.
iomchorc, regards, salutation, petition, also G., Ir. iomchomharc, O. Ir. imchomarc, interrogatio, salutatio: *imm-com-arc-, from arc, ask, W. archaff, I ask, erchim, Cor. arghaf, M. Br. archas, will command: *(p)arkô, ask, root perk, prek, pṛk; Lat. precor, Eng. pray, prosco (= porcsco), demand; Ger. frage, forschung, question, inquiry; Lit. praszýti, beg; Skr. pracnas, question.
