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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
oirthir, the east, so Ir., O. Ir. airther; comparative of air, ante - "in front", as one faces the sun in the morning.
oirthir, border, coast, so Ir., M. Ir. airer; from air and tìr.
òisg, a sheep, yearling ewe, E. Ir. óisc; for ói-shesc, ói, sheep, and seasg, barren, q.v. The word ói is from *ovi-s; Lat. ovis; Gr. οἴς; Lit. avis; Skr. ávis.
oisinn, a corner, Ir. isinn, the temple, fán na hoisean, along the temple, E. Ir. na-h-usine, the temples: *ad-stani-, "out-standing"(?). See ursainn, tarsainn.
oisir, an oyster, Ir. oisre; from M. Eng. oistre, from Fr. oistre, from Lat. ostrea.
oistric, ostrich, Ir. ostrich; from the Eng.
oit, an interjection to denote the sense of burning heat; cf. O. Ir. uit mo chrob, alas for my hand!
oiteag, a breeze, puff of wind, Ir. oiteóg: *atti-, root at, as in Gr. ἀτμός, vapour, Eng. atmosphere; Ag. S. aeðm, breath; Skr. âtmán, breath, soul.
oitir, a ridge or bank in the sea, a low promontory, Ir. oitír: *ad-tír, from tír, land, "to-land".
òl, drink, drinking, Ir. ól, ólaim, E. Ir. ól, inf. to ibim, O. Ir. oul, *povolo (St.), drinking: *potlo-, root po, pô, drink; Lat. póto, Eng. potate, etc.; Skr. pâ-, drink. Zimmer considers it borrowed from Norse öl, Eng. ale. The root pele, plê, full, has also been suggested; but it is unlikely here.
ola, oil, Ir., O. Ir. ola, W. olew, O. W. oleu, Br. eol; from Lat. oleum, Eng. oil.
òlach, a hospitable person: "boon-companion"; from òl.
olann, wool, so Ir., E. Ir. oland, O. W. gulan, W. gwlan, Corn. gluan, Br. gloan: *vlanâ, *vlano-; Lat. lâna; Gr. λᾶνος, λῆνος; Eng. wool, Got. vulla; Lit. wilna; Skr. ū́rnâ; I. E. vḷnâ, vḹnâ.
olc, bad, Ir. olc, O. Ir. olcc, olc; cf. Lat. ulciscor, revenge, ulcus, wound, Eng. ulcer; Gr. ἕλκος, wound. Bez. suggests O. H. G. ilki, hunger, Lit. alkti, Ch. Sl. alkati, hunger.
ollabhar, a great army (M'F.), Ir. ollarbhar: oll+arbhar. For oll, see next word; E. Ir. arbar, a host, is from ber (see beir).
ollamh, a learned man, a doctor, so Ir., O. Ir. ollam, g. ollaman; from Ir. oll, great (root pol, pel, plê, full, fill).
òmar, amber, Ir. omra, W. amfer; from the Eng.
omhail, attention, heed, Ir. úmhail; cf. G. umhal, obedient.
omhan, othan, froth of milk or whey, whey whisked into froth (Carm.), Ir. uan, E. Ir. úan, froth, foam, W. ewyn, Br. eon: *eveno-, *poveno-; Lit. putà, foam, Lettic putas.
onagaid, confusion, row (Dial.); cf. aonagail.
