A comparative vocabulary of the Greek and Gaelic languages / by T. Stratton.

  • Stratton, T. (Thomas), 1816-1886.
Date:
1840
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    Phellos, gaelicyfeileadh, a covering. Phero, phorbas, pliorbe, phortos, bpir, carry. Phrater, g. brathak, brother. Phone, g. fonn, a tune. Chalix, g. cailc, lime. Charis, g. gradh, affection. Cheiios, g. cial, a brim. Cheir, g. cior,'(obsolete) hand. Most of the compounds of clieir are froln the Celtic. Chorde, g. cord, a cord. Chores, g. cor, musia. Chora, chorizo, g. cor, (obsolete) a place. Cholos, gaclic/cieidh. Or, a termination of nouns, g, ar, from fear, a man. Odi, g. sud, that. Olceanos, g. aigean, the deep. Olefie, g. uilean, the elbow. Omos, g. amli, crude. Oon, g. ubh, an egg. Osi, g. is iad, (they are.) OmoboinoS, g. amh ; bo. Ora, g. iialr, time, an hour. This List I cptfld make much more extensive but reserve this for another opportunity. APPENDIX. Ager, gather, gaelic,grergh, a heW. Ageme, eaith, g. ce, earth, Aher, after, g. iar, after. Am, mother, g. am. Ane, presence, g. ann, in. Ar, flow, g. ruitt^run. At, thou, g. tu,thou. Aur, light, g. athar,air. Orus, the Egyptian Apollo, g. afhar. Ar, curse, g. ar, slaughter, Aur, grass, g. feur, grass. Are, pluck, g. beir, carry. Aro, the earth, g. ar, plough; tir, the earth, Ba, come, g, uidhe, way. Beg, a portion, g. beag^, little, Bel, hasten, g. buaill throw, Bol, g. Beul, the God Belus, Bor, clear off, g. beir, carry, Bor, burn, g. brath, fire. Ber, a son, g. bar, (obsolete) a son.' Ger, bent downwards, g. car, a turn. Gemel, a camel, g. camh-al, a crooked horse. Ger, cut, g. gearr, cut. Ger, sojourn, g. cor, (obsolete) a visit. Gered, scrape, g. grabh, engrave. Du, languish, g. do, unfortunate. Die, black and ink, g. du, black ahd ink. Di, of, g. de, of. Delecb, trouble, g. duilich, difficult. Dequ, covering, g. teach, a house. Dereck, straightway, g. direach, straight, E, which, g. a, who, Eia he, g. e, he. Elel, mad, g. alluidh wild. El, exult, g. ailt, h»gh. El, shine, g. aile, air; leMs, light. Er, a hill, g. ord, a hill, feir, proud, g. ard, high; ardan, pride. /.e, this, g. so, this. Zcquen, old, g. sean, old. C.here, heat, gaelic^tior, dry. Cherej, shorten, g. goirid, short. Cheres, plough, g. ar, plough. Thech, cover, g. teach, house. Thire, a tower, g. tuir, a tower. Thur, a hill, g. torr, a hill. Therech, waste, g. teirig, waste. lal, will, g. aill, will. ille, shout, g. iolach, shout. lin, wine, g. fidh, wine. Ise, is, g. is, (is, are.) Iso, save, g. saobh, well. Red, dart, g. gath, a javelin. Kue, burn, g. caith, burn. /r i -.-^ Kela, restrain, g. col,' (obsolete) restrain.- Kepe, bend, g. cub, bend. /., . , , Ker, round, g. cuairt, a circuit. Kers, bow, g. car, a turn. Keret, cut off, g. goirid, short; gear, cut. Lath, cover, g. luidh, lie. Kere, cut, gear, cut. Leben, white, g. lia, (grey;) ban, white. Lei, turn, g, aill, turn. Meshek, mix, g. measg, mix. Mera^ swell, g. mor, great. Na, a particle importing failure, g. neo, nof.- Nezel, droj), g. sil, drop. Nir, plough, g. ar, plough. Shek, cover, g. sgath, a shade. Shemel, image, g. amhuil, like. a-'. ■ Shen, spread out, g. sin, extend. Sheten, stop up, g. stat, stop. 01, abovcj g. ailt, high. Ogur, cut, g. gear, cut; geur ^harp., Or, rise, g. ear, the east. , • Orej, agitate, g. fearg, anger. Par, adorn, g.triadheL. pretty, l Pra,run,^.;ruith,run^' ^ t^:^^ Pered, divide, g. pairt, a part. Pre, bear, g. beir, bear. ♦ Dictionarium Scolo-Cclticum, Edinb. 1823.