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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
armadh, working wool in oil, the oil for working wool. Cf. aolmann.
àrmunn, a hero, Ir. armann, sn oggivrt, E. Ir. armand, from an oblique case of Norse ármaðr (g. ármanns, harmost, steward.
àroch, hamlet, dwelling:
àros, a dwelling, Ir. árus, M. Ir. aros, W. araws, aros; *ad-rostu-; Eng. rest is allied to rostu-.
arpag, a harpy; from Lat. harpyia, Eng. harpy.
arraban, distress: *ar-reub-?
arrabhalach, treacherous fellow; see farbhalach.
arrachar, rowing, steering (Arm.): *ar-reg-, root reg, direct.
arrachd, spectre, Ir., E. Ir. arracht; *ar-rig-; see riochd for root. Ir. has also arrach, contour, spectre.
arrachogaidh, the first hound that gets wind of, or comes up to the deer (Sh.):
arraghaideach, careless (Sh.):
arraideach, erratic: from the Eng.? earraid, hermit?
arraidh, farraidh, suspicion (M`D).
arraing, a stitch, convulsions, so Ir.; *ar-vreng-? Eng. wrench, etc.
arral, foolish pride:
arronta, bold; see farranta.
àrrusg, awkwardness, indecency, arusg (M'A.):
ars, arsa, quoth, Ir. ar, E. Ir. ar. The s of the Gaelic really belongs to the pronoun sé or sì, said he, said she, "ar sé, ar sì". Cf. M.G. "ar san tres ughdar glic"—said the third wise author (san being the full art.; now ars an. The E. Ir. forms bar and for, inquit, point to the root sver, say, Eng. swear, answer. Stokes refers it to the root ver, verdh, Eng. word, adducing E. Ir. fordat, ordat, oldat, inquiunt, for the verdh root. Thurneysen objects that ol or for is a preposition, the -dat being the verb ta on analogy with other forms indás, oldáte. The original is al, propter, "further" (see "thall"), like Lat. tum ("tum ille"—then he), later or or for, and later still ar—all prepositions, denoting "further".
àrsaidh, old, Ir. ársaidh, O. Ir. arsid: *ar-sta-; sta, stand. It was not observed that Stokes had the word; but the same conclusion is reached. His stem is *(p)arostât, from paros, before, and stât, Skr. purástât, erst.
arsnaig, arsenic; from the Eng.
arspag, large species of sea-gull, larus major:
artan a stone; see airtein.
artlaich, baffle; see fairtlich.
àruinn, a forest; *ag-ro-ni-, root ag, Gr. ἄγρα, the chase.
