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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
saod, journey, intention, condition, good humour (Arg.), Ir. saod, seud, journey, O. Ir. sét, way, journey, W. hynt, Br. hent, O. Br. hint: *sento-s; Got. sinþs, journey, way, O. H. G. sind, Eng. send. Hence saodaich, drive cattle to pasture: Cf. saod, drive animals slowly (Shet.), N. saeta, waylay, sát, ambush.
saoghal, the world, an age, life, Ir. saoghal, O. Ir. saigul, saegul; from Lat. saeculum, race, age, from *sai-tlom, allied to W. hoedl, life.
saoi, saoidh, a good, generous man, a warrior, a scholar, Ir. saoi, a worthy man, a scholar, pl. saoithe, E. Ir. sái, sui, a sage, g. suad: *su-vid-s, root vid of fios (Thurneysen). Stokes (Mart.Gorm.) prefers su-vet-, root vât, say (see fàith). Rhys agrees.
saoibh, foolish, perverse, Ir. saobh (do.); see saobh.
saoibhir, rich, Ir. saidhbhir, E. Ir. saidber, opposed to daidber: *su-adber, from *ad-beri- (Lat. adfero), root bher of beir, bring, q.v.
saoibhneas, peevishness, dulness; from saoibh, saobh. Ir. has saobhnós, bad manners; but G. seems a pure derivative of saobh.
saoidhean, young saith (Lewis); cf. N. seiðr.
saoil, a mark, seal; see seul.
saoil, think, deem, Ir. saoilim, E. Ir. sáilim; cf. Got. saiwala, Eng. soul, which Kluge suggests may be allied to Lat. saeculum, root sai.
saoitear, oversman, tutor (Suth.); see taoitear.
saor, free, Ir. saor. E. Ir. sáer, O. Ir. sóir, sóer: *su-viro-s, "good man", free; from su (= so-) and viro-s, fear, q.v.
saor, a carpenter, Ir. saor, W. saer, Cor. sair: *sairo-s, from *sapiro-s, root sap, skill, Lat. sapio, sapientia, wisdom, Ag. S. sefa, understanding, sense (Stokes, who thinks the Brittonic may be borrowed).
saothair, labour, toil, Ir. sothar, E. Ir. sáthar, O. Ir. sáithar, g. sáithir: *sai-tro-n; also E. Ir. sáeth, sóeth: *sai-tu-; root sai, trouble, pain; Got. sair, Ag. S. sár, Eng. sore, Ger. sehr, *sai-ra-; Lat. saevus, wild; Lit. síws, sharp, rough.
sapair, sapheir, sapphire, Ir. saphír; from Lat. sapphirus, whence Eng. also.
sàr, oppression, sàraich, oppress, Ir. sáruighim, O. Ir. sáraigim, violo, contemno sár,, outrage, contempt W. sarhäed contumelia: *sâro-n, *spâro-n, root sper, kick, spurn; Lat. sperno; Eng. spurn; Lit. spìrti, kick; Skr. sphur, jerk (Stokes). The W. has the a pretonic short; is it borrowed from Ir. (Stokes)?
