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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
bagaire, a glutton; from bag in the sence of "belly".
bagair, threaten, so Ir., E. Ir. bacur, a threat. The W. bygwl, a threat, etc., is scarcely allied, for it comes from bwg, a spectre, bogie, whence possibly the English words bogie, boggle, etc. G. bagair may be allied with the root underlying bac; possibly bag-gar-, "cry-back".
bagaisde, baggage, lumber (of a person) (Wh.), from baggage.
bàgh, a bay, Ir. bádh; from Eng. bay, Romance baja.
baghan, a stomach (baoghan, with ao short). Dial. maghan (Sutherland); cf. Eng. maw, Ger. magen, Norse magi.
baibeil, lying, given to fables; from Eng. babble.
baideal, tower, battlement, ensign, badealach, bannered; from M. Eng. battle, battlement, which is of the same origin as battlement.
bàidh, love, Ir. báidhe, M. Ir. báide, báde, *bâdi-s (Stokes). Cf. Gr. φώτιον, friendly (Hes.), for φώθιον; root bhā, whence Gr. φώς, man.
baidreag, a ragged garment; see paidreag.
bàidse, musician's fee; from the Eng. batch?
baigeir, a beggar; from Eng.
baigileis, loose lumber or baggage (Argyle); from baggage.
bail, thrift, Ir. bail, success, careful collection, M. Ir. bail, goodness, E. Ir. bulid: φυλλα; I. E. root bhel, swell, increase. See buil, bile. Hence baileach. Cf. adhbhal, βέλτερος.
bailbheag, a corn poppy; also beilbheag, mealbhag, meilbheag.
bailc, a ridge, beam, W. balc, from Eng. balk.
bailc, seasonable rain, showers:
bailceach, strong, a strong man, E. Ir. balc, strong, W. balch, (Stokes). Likely a Celtic bal-ko-, root bal, as in bail. So Ost.; Skr. balam, strength (adhbhal), Gr. βέλτερος; Wh. St. bolijǐ, greater; Lat. debilis.
baile, town, township, Ir., E. Ir. baile, *balio-s, a pre-Celtic bhv-alio-, root bhu-, be; Gr, fwleós, a lair; Norse ból, a "bally", further Eng. build, booth.
baileach, excessive; see bail. Also buileach.
bàilisdeir, babbler, founded on Eng. Scandinavian balderdash.
bàillidh, a magistrate, balie; from Sc. bailzie (Eng. bailiff), Fr. bailli.
baineasag, a ferret, Ir. baineasóg; bán+neas, "white weasel", q.v.
bàinidh, madness, fury, Ir. báinidhe; Ir. mainigh (O'Br.), from Lat. mania; see bà.
bainisg, a little old woman, female satirist (Carm.) = ban-éisg; from ban, bean, q.v.
bainne, milk, Ir., M. Ir. bainne; also boinne, milk (Sutherland), a drop, Ir., M. Ir. bainne, milk. O. Ir. banne, drop,
