OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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as, a, out of, from, Ir. as, O. Ir. ass, a, W. a, oc, Br. a, ag, Gaul. ex-; Lat. ex; Gr. ἐξ, etc. as- is also used as a privative particle.
asaid, delivery; see aisead.
asair, also fasair, the herb "asara bacca"; borrowed from Latin name.
asair, harness, shoemaker, Ir. asaire, shoemaker, assain, greaves, etc., O. Ir. assa, soccus; Gr. παξ, sandal (Hes.), Lat. baxea; root pāg, fit, Gr. πήγνυμι (Stokes).
asal, an ass, so Ir., M. Ir. assal, W. asyn, Cor. asen. G. and Ir. are borrowed from Lat. assellus, the W. and Corn. from Lat. asinus.
asbhuain, stubble; *as-buain, "out-reaping", q.v.
ascaoin, unkind, wrong side of cloth (caoin is ascaoin); as-, privative, and caoin, q.v.
ascart, tow, Ir. asgartach, M. Ir. escart, W. carth, Br. skarz, *ex-skarto-, *skarto-, dividing, root sker, separate; Gr. skw/r, dung; Eng. sharn; etc.
asgaidh, present, boon, E. Ir. ascad, O. Ir. ascid (Meyer); for root, see taisg.
asgailt, a retreat, shelter; see fasgadh, sgàil: *ad-scath-, ascaid.
asgall, bosom, armpit, so Ir., Br. askle, W. asgre, bosom. The same as achlais (q.v.) be metathesis of the s.
asgan, a grig, merry creature, dwarf (Arm.). See aisteach.
asgnadh, ascending, so Ir.; *ad-sqendô-; :at. scando, etc.
aslach, request, Ir., O. Ir. aslach, persuasio, adslig, persuades; for root, see slighe, way.
aslonnach, prone to tell (Arm.), E. Ir. asluindim, I request; *ad-sloinn, q.v.
asp, an asp, W. asp, from the Eng.
àsran, a forlorn object, Ir. asránnach, astrannach, a stranger: from astar?
astail, a dwelling; see fasdail.
astail, a contemptible fellow (M'A.):
astar, a journey, Ir. asdar, astar, E. Ir. astur; *ad-sod-ro-n, root sod, sed, go; Gr. ὁδóς, way, Ch. Sl. choditi, go; Eng. ex-odus. Stokes (Bez. Beit.21 1134) now gives its Celtic form as *adsîtro-, root sai of saothar, toil.
àsuing, àsuinn, àsuig, apparatus, weapon; see asair(?).
at, swell, Ir. at, O. Ir. att, *(p)at-to-, root pat, extend, as in aitheamh, q.v. Stokes gives Celtic as azdo- (Got. asts, twig, etc.); but this would be Gaelic ad.
†atach, request, B.of Deer attác, E. Ir. atach, O. Ir. ateoch, I pray, *ad-tek-; Eng. thig.
