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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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lunn, a staff, oar-handle, lever; from Norse hlunnr, launching roller. See lonn. Dial. lund
lunn, a heaving billow (not broken); also lonn. See lonn, anger.
lunndair, a sluggard; cf. Fr. lendore, an idle fellow, from M.H.G. lentern, go slow, Du. lentern. Br. landar, idle, is borrowed from the Fr.
lunndan, a smooth grassy plot (possibly "marshy spot", Rob.). Hence place-name An Lunndan.
lunndraig, thump, beat; from the Sc. lounder, beat, loundering, a drubbing.
lur, delight, lurach, lovely, luran, darling, a male child; *luru-, root lu, lau, enjoy, as in lon.
lurc, a crease in cloth; from Sc. lirk, a crease, M. Eng. lerke, wrinkle.
lurcach, lame in the feet; see loirc.
lùrdan, cunning, a sly fellow; from Sc. lurdane, worthless person, M. Eng. lourdain, lazy rascal, from O. Fr. lourdein (n.), lourd, dirty, sottish, from Lat. luridum.
lurg, lurgann, a shank, Ir., E. Ir. lurgu g. lurgan; W. llorp, llorf, shank, shaft.
lus, an herb, plant, Ir. lus E. Ir. luss, pl. lossa, W. llysiau herbs, Cor. les, Br. louzaouen: *lussu-, from *lubsu-, root lub of luibh.
luspardan, a pigmy sprite, Martin's Lusbirdan; from lugh little (see lugha), and spiorad.
lùth strength, pith, Ir. lúth, E. Ir. lúth; cf. O. Ir. lúth, velocity, motion, from the root pleu, plu of luath. Or tlúth, from tel?
ma, if, Ir. má, O. Ir. má, ma, Cor., Br. ma (also mar); cf. Skr. sma, smâ, an emphatic enclitic (= "indeed") used after pronouns etc., the -sm- which appears in the I. E. pronoun forms (Gr. ἀμμε = ṇs-sme, us).
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mab, a tassel; a side-form of pab, q.v.
màb, abuse, vilify:
mabach, lisping, stammering; cf. M. Eng. maflen, Du. maffeln, to stammer.
mac, a son, Ir. mac, O. Ir. macc, W. mab, O. W. map, Cor. mab, Br. map, mab, Ogam gen. maqvi: *makko-s, *makvo-s, son, root mak, rear, nutrire, W. magu, rear, nurse, Br. maguet: I. E. mak, ability, production; Gr. μακρός, long, μάκαρ, blessed; Zend maçanh, greatness; Lettic mázu, can, be able. Kluge compares Got. magaths, maid, Ag. S. magþ, Eng. maid, further Got. magus, boy, Norse mögr, which,
