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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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which is from zdṇꬶh, from dṇꬶh, whence Lat. dingua, Eng. tongue? Stokes (Academy, Oct 1891) has compared Lat. tango (so Windisch, Scot.Celt.Rev., 34). Rhys has considered the probabilities of alliance with W. tafod, Corn. tavot, Br. toed, older teaut (*tebâto-) in Manx Pray.2, 136-7.
teann, tight, tense, near to, Ir. teann, O. Ir. tend, W. tyn, tight, stretched: *tendo-; Lat. tendo, I stretch, tentus, stretched (Stokes, Rev.Celt.13, 12f); in any case from root ten of tana. Foy gives sten; N. stinnr, rough, hard. Cf. Gr. στενός.
tearb, separate, Ir. tearbadh (O'Cl.), severance, M. Ir. terpúd, E. Ir. terbaim, terbud: *ter-be-, Gadelic reduced root be, cut, for which see teabaid?
tearc, scarce, rare, Ir. tearc, E. Ir. terc: *ter(s)qo-s, rare, root ters, dry (as in tart); Lat. tesqua (= tersquo-s), deserts.
tearmann, a sanctuary, protection, so Ir., M. Ir. termain, termonn, W. terfyn; from Lat. termo(n), terminus, end, "end of race for life by reaching church lands" or Termon landes (Ducange).
tearr, tar, Ir. tearr; from M. Eng. terve, Norse tjara.
tèaruinn, save, escape, tèarnadh (inf.), Ir. tearnaim, E. Ir. térnaim, ternam, an escape, érnaim, I escape: *es-rn-, root ṛn, Eng. run?
teas, heat, Ir. teas, O. Ir. tess, g. tesa, W., Corn. tes, Br. tez: *testu-, for *tepstu-, root tep, burn, heat; Lat. tepeo, be warm, Eng. tepid; Ch. Sl. teplo, hotly; Skr. tap, be hot, Zd. tap, burn. See, also from tep, teine, teth. Hence teasach, fever.
teasairg, save, deliver, Ir. teasargaim, O. Ir. tessurc, servo, dumesurcsa, defendo me: *to-ess-arc, root ark, defend: Lat. arceo, ward off; Gr. ἀρκέω (do.). See adharc.
teasd, die, Ir. teasdaighim, die, fail, M. Ir., O. Ir. testa, deest, fails; *to-ess-tá, from tá, I am. Cf., for force, Lat. desum.
teasdam, I preserve, help (Carm.):
teasg, cut, cut off, Ir. teasgaim, E. Ir. tescaim: *to-ess-sc, root sec, cut, Lat. seco, Eng. saw.
teibideach, irresolute: "halting, failing"; cf. Ir. tebim, disappoint, fail, for which see theab.
teich, flee, Ir. teithim, E. Ir. techim, O. Ir. teichthech, vitabundus, W. techu, skulk, M. Br. techet, flee: *tekô, *tekkô, flee, I. E. root teq-, flow, run; Ch. Sl. teku, a run, Lit. tekù, flow; Skr. taki, runs, Zd. taka-, course.
teididh, wild, fierce (H.S.D.), wild fire (M'A.):
teilg, a fishing line: "a cast", from tilg, cast, Ir. teilgean, casting?
teilinn, msical instrument, teilig, a chord (Carm.), W. telu or telyn, harp. Cf. seillean.
teilleach, a blub-cheeked fellow (Dial.); cf. meilleach.
