OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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cosnadh, earning, winning, Ir. cosnamh, defence, O. Ir. cosnam, contentio, *co-sen-, root sen, Skr. san, win, sangias, more profitable, Gr. ἒναρα, booty. M. Ir. aisne, gain, *ad-senia, Skr. sanati, Gr. ἄνυμι.
costag, costmary; from the Eng.
cot, a cottage; from Eng. cot.
còta, a coat; Ir. cóta; from the Eng.
cota-bàn, a groat:
cotan, cotton, Ir. cotún; from the Eng.
cothachadh, earning support, Ir. cothughadh, M. Ir. cothugud, support; from teg, tog, as in tigh?
cothaich, contend, strive; from cath, battle?
cothan, pulp, froth; see omhan.
cothar, a coffer, Ir. cófra; from the Eng.
cothlamadh, things of a different nature mixed together:
cothrom, fairplay, justice, Ir. cómhthrom, equilibrium, E. Ir. comthrom, par: com+trom, q.v.
cràbhach, devout, Ir. crábhach, O. Ir. cráibdech, crabud, fides, W. crefydd, *krab, religion; Skr. vi-çrambh, trust.
crabhat, a cravat, Ir. carabhat; from the Eng.
cracas, conversation; from Sc., Eng. crack.
cràdh, torment, Ir. crádh, E. Ir. crád, cráidim (vb.). Ascoli has compared O. Ir. tacráth, exacerbatione, which he refers to a stem acrad-, derived from Lat. acritas. This will not suit the à of cràdh. Possibly it has arisen from the root ker, cut, hurt (ker, krâ).
crà-dhearg, blood-red, E. Ir. cró-derg; see crò.
crag, crac, a fissure; from the Eng. crack.
crag, knock; from the Eng. crack
craicionn, skin, Ir. croiceann, O. Ir. crocenn, tergus, Cor. crohen, Br. kroc'hen, *krokkenno-, W. croen, *krokno- (?) From *krok-kenn: krok is allied to Ger. rücken, back, Eng. ridge, Norse hryggr; and kenn is allied to Eng. skin. For it, see boicionn.
craidhneach, a skeleton, a gaunt figure, craidhneag, a dried peat; for root, see creathach, crìon (*krat-ni-).
cràigean, a frog, from cràg, cròg, q.v.: "the well-pawed one".
craimhinn, cancer, Ir. cnamhuinn; from cnàmh, q.v.
cràin, a sow, Ir. cráin, M. Ir. cránai (gen. case): *crācnix, "grunter", root qreq, as in Lat. crōcio, croak, Lit. krõkti, grunt.
cràiteag, a niggard woman; likely from cràdh.
cràlad, torment; from cràdh-lot, cràdh and lot, q.v.
cramaist, a crease by folding (Skye):
