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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
ruag, pursue, ruaig, flight, Ir. ruaig (n.), E. Ir. ruaic: *rounko-, rouk, root rou, Lat. ruo, rush, fall.
'ruaim, a flush of anger on the face, Ir. ruaim, ruamnadh, reddening: *roud-s-men, from *roud of ruadh.
ruaimhsheanta, hale and jolly though old (M'A. for Islay):
ruaimill, rumble (M'A.); from the Eng.
ruaimle, a dry pool, muddy water (Sh.), Ir. ruaimle. In G. the word means also the same as ruaim above, whence indeed ruaimle as "muddy pool" may also be. Cf. Sc. drumblie.
ruaimneach, strong, active, M. Ir. ruamach, E. Ir. rúamna (?): *rous-men-; Lat. ruo, rush.
ruais, a rhapsody (M'A.):
ruamhair, dig, delve, Ir. rómhairim, róghmhar, digging, E. Ir. ruamor; root rou, reu, rû, dig; Lat. ruo, dig, râta, minerals; Lit. ráuti, dig up.
ruapais, rigmarole (M'A.):
ruathar, violent onset, skirmish, spell, so Ir., E. Ir. rúathar, W. rhuthr, impetus, insultus: *routro-, root rou, to rush on; Lat. ruo, rush.
rug, rub; from the Eng.
rùbail, a tumult, rumbling (M'A.); formed on Eng. rumble.
ruc, rucan (H.S.D., M'A.), rùc, rùcan (M'E., etc.), a rick of hay; from Sc. ruck, Eng. rick, ruck, Norse hraukr, heap.
rucas, jostling kind of fondness:
rùchan, rùcan, the throat, wheezing; cf. Sc. roulk (= rouk), hoarse, Fr. rauque, hoarse, from Lat. raucus.
rùchd, a grunt, belch, rumbling noise; from Lat. ructo, belch, erûgere, epit out, Lit. rúgiu, belch. Cf. Sc. ruck, belch.
rud, a thing, Dial. raod (Arg., Arran), rudach (Arran raodach), hospitable, Ir. rud (g. roda), raod, O. Ir. rét, g. réto: *rentu-s; Skr. rátna, property, goods; also root râ of rath, q.v.
rùdan, a knuckle, a tendon: *runto-:
rudha, a promontory, Ir. rubha, E. Ir. rube: *pro-bio-, "being before"; from root bu of the verb "to be"; see bi.
rudha, a blush, E. Ir. ruidiud; from root rud, a short form of roud in ruadh, q.v.
rudhag, rùdhag (Suth.), a crab, partan:
rudhagail, thrift (M'A.):
rùdhan, a small stack of corn (H.S.D., M'E.); see rùthan, peat heap, with which and with rùcan this form and meaning are made up.
rùdhrach, searching, groping, Ir. rúdhrach, a darkening:
rug, wrinkle, Ir. rug; from Norse hrukka, a wrinkle, fold, Eng. ruck, a crease.
