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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
ofrail, an offering, Ir. ofráil, M. Ir. offráil, E. Ir. oifrend; from Lat. offerendum.
òg, young, Ir. óg, O. Ir. óc, óac, W. ieuanc, Corn. iouenc, Br. iaouank, Gaul. Jovinc-illos: *jovṇko-s, comparative jovôs; Lat. juvenis, juvencus; Eng. young, Got. juggs; Skr. yuvaçá, juvenile, júvan, young.
ogha, grandchild, Ir. ó, ua, g. ui, a grandson, descendant, O. Ir. ua, aue, haue, g. haui: *(p)avio-s; Gr. παίς, for pafís, boy; further Lat. puer, for pov-er; W. wyr; root pu, pav, pov, beget. Brug. (Grund.2 122) refers it to *avio-s, an adj. from avo-s, grandfather, etc., Lat. avus. Eng. eame.
†oghum, the "Ogam" writing, so Ir., E. Ir. ogum, Ogma ma Elathan (son of knowledge), the Hercules of the Gaelic gods, Gaul. Ogmios, the Gaul. Hercules and god of eloquence: *Ogambio-s. Cf. Gr. ὄγμος (*γ-μος?), a furrow, line, Skr. ájmas, course, run, root ag: the comparison is very doubtful. See oidheam.
òglach, a youth, servant, Ir. óglach, O. Ir. óclach; from óg and suffix -lach (see teaglach).
ogluidh, gloomy, awful, bashful, Ir. ogluidh, bashful; from Norse uggligr, fearful, Eng. ugly.
oich, interjectionn of pain, Ir., O. Ir. uch. See och.
oide, foster-father, step-father, Ir. oide, O. Ir. aite: *attio-s; Gr. ἄττα, father; Got. atta, father; Ch. Sl. otici, father; Skr. attâ, mother.
oidhche, oiche, night, Ir. oidhche, O. Ir. aidche, later oidche, also adaig: *ad-aqiâ, *ad-aqî, root aq, dark; Lat. aquilus, dark; Lit. aklas, blind; Gr. ἄκαρον, blind (Hes.). Skr. andhas, darkness, with root andh, adh, Lat. ater, etc., have been suggested, the ad of *ad-aqia being made the root and not the aq (see odhar).†
†oidheadh, tragical death, so Ir., E. Ir. oided, aided; root pad, ped, fall, Lat. pestis (Stokes). See eas.
oidheam, a secret meaning, inference, idea (M'A., M'E.), a book (M'F., H.S.D.). Properly oigheam, the same as ogham above (Zeuss, Rhys' Hib.Lect.).
oidheirp, oirpe, an attempt: *ad-erb-, root erb of earb, q.v.?
oifig, an office, Ir. oifig, M. Ir. oifficc; from Lat. officium (Eng. office).
òigeach, a stallion, young horse; from òg and each. Commonly àigeach, q.v.
òigh, a virgin, Ir. óigh, E. Ir. O. Ir. óg, uag, integer: *augi-, root aüg, increase; Lat. augeo; Got. áukan, increase; Lit. áugu, (Brug.). Bez. (in Stokes' Urkel.Spr.) suggests Czech pouhý, pure, and a stem *pougo-s.
