OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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abhra, eyelid; see fabhra.
abhras, spinning, produce of distaff, Ir., M. Ir. abhras, O. Ir. abras, gestus, E. Ir. abras, handiwork, spinning, abairsech, needlewoman. Corm. (B) abras, who derives it from L. Lat. abra, ancilla.
abhsadh, the slackening of a sail, hoisting sail (N.H.); from Norse hálsa, clew up sail, from hâls, neck, allied to Lat. collum. Eng. hawser is also hence. Also allsadh.
abhsporag, a cow's stomach, tripe (H.S.D.), allsporag, cow's throttle (M'A.); borrowed evidently from a Scandinavian compound of háls, neck. Cf. abhsadh above.
ablach, a mangled carcase, Ir. ablach, carcase: *ád-bal-ac-, from root bal, bel, die, I. E. gel, whence Eng, quell. Irish has abailt, death, O. Ir. epeltu, atbail, perit, from the same root and prefix; the first of them appears in our Gaelic dictionaries through Shaw. From Gaelic comes Scotch ablach.
àbran, abran (M'A. and H.S.D.), an oar-patch on a boat's gunwale; see aparan.
Abraon, April, so Ir.; founded on Lat. Aprilis (Eng. April). The form is due to folk-etymology, which relates it to braon.
abstol, apostle, Ir. absdal, O. Ir. apstal, W. apostol; from Lat. apostolus, whence Eng. apostle.
acaid, a pain, stitch; *ád-conti-; see urchoid.
acain, sigh, complaint, E. Ir. accáine, W. achwyn; ád+caoin; see caoin, weep.
acair, anchor, Ir. ancaire, O. Ir. ingor; from N. akkeri: acairsaid, anchorage, from N. akkarsaeti, "anchor-seat". From Lat. ancora, whence Eng. anchor.
acair, acre, Ir. acra; from Eng. acre; Lat. ager.
acarach, gentle; Ir. acarach, obliging, convenient, which shades off into acartha, profit; W. achar, affectionate; ád-car-; see càr, friendly. M'A. has acarra, moderate in price, indulgence, which belongs to acartha.
acaran, lumber.
acartha, profit, so Ir.; see ocar, interest.
acastair, axle-tree; borrowed word from Sc. ax-tree of like meaning—Eng. axle, &c.
ach, but, Ir. achd, O. G. (B. of Deer) act, O. Ir. act, acht, *ekstos, possibly, from eks=ex; cf. Gr. ἐκτóς, without. For the change of vowel, cf. as, from eks. The Welsh for "but" is eithr, from ekster; Lat. exter-.
ach, interjection of objection and impatience; founded on above with leaning upon och, q.v.
achadh, a field, so Ir., O. G. achad, O. Ir. ached (locative?) campu lus (Adamnan), *acoto-; Lat. acies, acnua, field.
