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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
laoiscionn, thin membrane inside of sheep and cattle (Lewis); N. lauss-skin, loose skin?
laoisg, a group, crowd (disparagingly) (Skye):
laom, a crowd, lodge (as corn), Ir. laomdha, bent, M. Ir. loem, crowd, heap:
laom, a blaze, Ir. laom; from Norse ljómi, ray, Ag. S. léoma, Sc. leme, to blaze.
laom, go to shaw (as potatoes) (Skye):
laom-chrann, main beam of a house (Wh.):
laosboc, a castrated goat:
laoran, a person too fond of the fire-side:
lapach, benumbed, faltering; cf. lath. lapanaich, bedraggle (Perth).
làr, the ground, Ir., O. Ir. lár, W. llawr, O.Cor. lor, O. Br. laur, solum, Br. leur: *lâro-, *plâro; Eng. floor, Ag. S. flór, Norse flór, Ger. flur; root plâ, broad, broaden, Lat. plânus, Eng. plain, etc.
làrach, a site, Ir. láithreach, O. Ir. láthrach; from làthair, q.v.
las, loose, slack, W. llaes; from Lat. laxus, Eng. lax.
las, kindle, lasair, flame, so Ir., E. Ir. lassaim, lassair, W. llachar, gleaming: *laksar-; Skr. lakshati, see, show, O. H. G. luogên (do.). Also by some referred to *lapsar-, Gr. λάμπω, shine, Eng. lamp, Pruss. lopis, flame. See losgadh. Windisch has compared Skr. arc, ṛc, shine. Hence lasgaire, a youth, young "spark"; lastan, pride, etc.
lasgar, sudden noise:
lath, benumb, get benumbed. Cf. W. llad.
làthach, mire, clay, Ir., E. Ir. lathach, coenum, W. llaid, mire, Br. leiz, moist: *latákâ, *latjo-, root lat, be moist; Gr. λάταξ, λάταγές, drops; Lat. latex, liquid.
lathailt, a method, a mould (Wh.):
làthair, presence, Ir. láthair, O. Ir. láthar, lathair: *latri-, *lâtro-, root plât, plâ, broad; Lettic plât, extend thinly; further in G. làr above. Asc. refers it to the root of O. Ir. láaim, I send, which is allied to Gr. ἐλαúνω, I drive, etc. Hence làrach.
le, by, with, Ir. le, O. Ir. la, rarer le: *let; from leth, side.
lèabag, a flounder; see leòb. Also leòbag.
leabaidh, a bed, leabadh, Ir. leaba, leabuidh, E. Ir. lepaid, lepad, g. leptha: *lebboti-, *leg-buto- "lying-abode", from root leg, λεχ, lie, as in laigh? W. bedd.
leabhar, a book, so Ir., O. Ir. lebor, W. llyfr; from Lat. liber.
leabhar, long, clumsy, M. Ir. lebur, O. Ir. lebor, long: *lebro-, root leꬶ, hanging, Gr. λοβός, a lobe; Eng. lappet; also Lat. liber, book.
