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An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language
Alexander MacBain
Gairm Publications, 1982
càrlàg
a lock of wool (Sh., H.S.D.), carla, a wool-card (Sh. Coneys for Irish); *card-la-, from card of English For phonetics, cf. òirleach.
càrlas
excellence, Irish carlamh, excellent, *co-er-lam-, erlam, clever, *air-lam? For lam, See ullamh.òrd
còrlach
bran, refuse of grain (M`D.; O’R has corlach), còrrlach, coarsly ground meal, over-plus. A compound of còrr, “what is over”?
dol
going, Irish dul, Old Irish dul, inf. to doluid, dolluid, ivit, from luid, went, *ludô, from Indo-European leudho, go, Greek @Ge@'leúsomai, will come, @Gc@'/luqon, came. Stokes and Brugmann refer luid to *(p)ludô, root plu, plou of luath, q.v.
òirleach
an inch, Irish órlach, ordlach, Middle Irish ordlach, tri hordlaighe, three inches; from ordu, thumb, now Gaelic òrdag q.v.
ullamh
ready, Irish ullamh, for urlamh, Early Irish erlam, paratus; from air and lam, the latter being from làmh, hand: “to hand, handy.” Usually referred to root las, desire, Latin lascivus, English lascivious.
tairleas, turlas
cupboard or aumrie (Perth): Scottish tirless, lattice, wicket, French trellis.
tàrladh
it happened; See thàrladh.
thàrladh
accidit, Irish tarla, Early Irish dorala, dorla, Old Irish tarla: *to-ro-la, the la being the remains of root plu, as in dol (Ascoli).
turadh
dry weather, tur, dry (without condiment), so Irish, Early Irish turud, terad, adj. tur, dry, tair: root tor, ter of tioram?
turlach
a large fire: *t-ur-lach, from Irish ur, úr, fire, Greek @Gpu@nr, English fire.
turlach
a bulky, squat person; See tòrr, turadh. Cf. Welsh twrllach, a round lump.
turlas
small cupboard (Perth); See tairleas.
turloch
a lake that dries in summer, Irish turloch; from tur and loch.