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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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lucky, good, Ir. soinmheach, fortunate, happy. The former Stokes derives from so-imbi-s, for which see iomadh; the latter is so-nem-ech, root nem, under nèamh. M. Ir. somenmnach, good-spirited, is from meanmna.
soin, esteem (n.), soineil, handsome; cf. sònraich for the root.
soinionn, soineann, fair weather, Ir. soinean, M. Ir. soinend, E. Ir. sonend; the opposite of soinionn is doinionn, for su-sîn-enn, du-sîn-enn, from sín, now sian, weather, rain (Stokes).
soir, the east, Ir. soir, E. Ir. sair; from s- (see suas) and air (= *are), on, q.v.
soir, sack, vessel, bottle; cf. searrag.
soirbh, easy, gentle, soirbheas, success, wind, flatulence (Arg.), Ir. soirbh, O. Ir. soirb, facilis, opposed to doirb, difficilis, root reb, or rib, manare (Ascoli). But compare Gaelic reabh.
sois, snug, fond of ease (M'A.); from Sc. sosh, snug, social.
sòise, a ball of fire in the sky, a portent (M'A.):
soisgeul, gospel, Ir. soisgéal, soisgeul, O. Ir. soscéle; from so- and sgeul.
soisinn, taste, decency, rest, stillness; from Sc. sonsy?
soitheach, a vessel, Ir. soitheach, M. Ir. soithech, saithech: *satiko-:
soitheamh, tame, docile, gentle: *so-seimh, from sèimh? So Munro, who writes soisheamh.
sol, ere, before, Ir., E. Ir. sul; root svel of seal.
sòlach, highly delighted (M'A.; sollach, jolly, Arms.); founded on sòlas. Arm.'s word seems from Eng. jolly.
solar, a provision, purveying, preparing, Ir. soláthar; from so- and làthair.
sòlas, joy, comfort, solace, Ir. sólas; from Lat. sôlatium, Eng. solace.
sollain, a welcome, rejoicing, Ir. sollamhuin, a solemnity, feast, rejoicing, E. Ir. sollamain; from Lat. sollemne, Eng. solemnity.
solus, light, Ir., M. Ir. solus, E. Ir. solus, bright: *svḷnestu-, root svel; Ag. S. svelan, glow, Eng. sultry; Gr. σέλας, light, σελήνη, moon, ἑλάνη, torch; Skr. svar, sheen, sun.
somalta, bulky, large, placid; from M. Ir. soma, abundance, with adj. terminations -ail and ta. See soimeach further.
somh, convert, upset (Carm.); cf. Ir. sóm.
son, sake, cause, air son, on account of, Ir. son, ar son, M. Ir. son, er son; from E. Ir. son, word (root sven of seinn)?
sona, happy, ir., E. Ir. sona, opposite of dona: *so-gná-vo-s, "well-doing"; root gna of gnìomh.
sonn, a stout man, hero; from sonn, club, staff, M. Ir. suinn catha, captains, "staves of battle". Cf. N. stafn-buar, the stem men, or picked marines on the forecastle. Cf. Tàillear dubh na tuaighe was "ursainn chatha nan Camshronach". See sonn.
