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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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port, harbour, port, Ir. port, harbour, fort, O. Ir. port, W., Corn. porth, Br. pors, porz; from Lat. portus, Eng. port.
port, a tune, Ir. port, M. Ir. ceudport, rhyme, prelude: "carry = catch"; from Lat. porto, carry. Sc. port, catch, tune, is from Gaelic. Cf. Eng. sport, from Lat. dis-port.
pòs, marry, O. G. pústa, wedded (B. of Deer), M. Ir. pósaim; from Lat. sponsus, sponsa, betrothed, from spondeo, I promise (Eng. spouse, respond, etc.).
post, post, beam, pillar, Ir. posda, posta, W. post; from the Eng. post, from Lat. postis. Pl. puist, slugs for shooting (Wh.).
prab, discompose, ravel (pràb, H.S.D.), prabach, dishevelled, ragged, blear-eyed, Ir. prábach (O'R.): "suddenly arrayed", from prap?
pràbar, pràbal, a rabble; from pràb, prab, discompose. See above word.
prac, vicarage dues, small tithes, which were paid in kind (N. H. and Isles), pracadair, tithe collector; from Sc. procutor, Eng. proctor, procurator.
pracas, hotch-potch; cf. Sc., Eng. fricasse.
pràcais, idle talk; from Eng. fracas?
pràdhainn, press of business, flurry (M'A. for Islay), Ir. praidhin, O. Ir. brothad, a moment; see priobadh.
prainnseag, mince collops, haggis; from prann, pound (M'A.), a side form of pronn, q.v.
prais, brass, pot-metal (Arm.), pot (M'A.), pràis, brass (H.S.D., M'L., M'E.), Manx prash, Ir. práis, prás, W. pres; from M. Eng. bras, Ag. S. bræs. Hence praiseach, bold woman, concubine, meretrix.
praiseach, broth, pottage, etc., Ir. praiseach, pottage, kale, M. Ir. braissech, W. bresych, cabbages; from Lat. brassica, cabbage.
pràmh, a slumber, slight sleep:
pràmh, priam, heaviness; properly "blear-eyed-ness"; cf. Ir. srám, eye-rheum.
praonan, an earthnut; see braonan.
prap, quick, sudden, Ir. prab, M. Ir. prap; see under priobadh.
prasach, a manger, crib, frasach, (M'Rury):
prasgan, brasgan, a group, flock; cf. Ir. prosnán, a troop, company (O'R.):
prat, a trick (Wh.); pratail, tricky; see protaig.
preachan, a crow, kite, moor-bittern, Ir. preachan, crow, kite, osprey (accordinng to the adj. applied), M. Ir. prechan, crow, raven:
