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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
from Med. Lat. soccus, vomer, or allied to O. H. G. seh, vomer, Lat. secare.

socair, ease, easy, Ir. socair, easy, secure, M. Ir. soccair; opposite is deacair, O. Ir. seccair: *di-acair, *so-acair, from *acar, convenience, root cor, place, as in cuir. Hence acarach.

sochair, a benefit, emolument, Ir. sochar, emolument, wealth, ease, M. Ir. sochor, good contract (Sench. Mór); from so- and cor, q.v.

sochar, silliness, a yielding disposition, socharach, simple, compliant, Ir. socharach, obliging, easy, W. hygar, amiable, Br. hegar, benignus; from so- and càr, dear. The Ir. is also from sochar, ease.

sochd, silence, Ir. sochd (O'R., Sh.), M. Ir. socht: *sop-tu-, root svop of suain (Dr Cameron).

sod, noise of boiling water, steam of water in which meat is boiled, boiled meat, Ir. sod, boiled meat (O'B.); from Norse soð, broth or water in which meat has been boiled, Eng. sodden, seethe, sod, Sc. sotter, boil slowly, sottle, noise of boiling porridge, etc.

sod, an awkward person, a stout person; from Sc. sod, a heavy person, sodick, soudie, a clumsy heavy woman.

sodag, a pillion, clout; from Sc. sodds, a saddle made of cloth.

sodal, pride, flattery, Ir. sodal, sotal, sutal, O. Ir. sotla, pride, insolence, sotli, animositates; this has been adduced as the source of Eng. sot, Fr. sot. According to Stokes *sput-tlo-, W. ffothyll, pustula, Lat. pustula, Skr. phutkar, puff (Stokes).

sodan, caressing, joy, joyous reception:

sodar, trotting, a trotting horse (Sh., Lh., etc.), Ir. sodar, trotting:

sog, sogan, mirth, good humour, tipsiness; from *sugg, a short form of the root of sùgradh.

sògh, luxury, riot, Ir. sógh, M. Ir. sodh, E. Ir. suaig, prosperous: *su-ag-, root ag of aghaidh, àgh.

soidealta, bashful, ignorant; see saidealta.

soidean, a jolly-looking or stout person; see sod.

soighne, soighneas, pleasure, delight, Ir. sóighneas: so-gne-, root gen.

soileas, officiousness, flattery, Ir. soilíos; from Lat. sollicitus?

soilgheas, wind, a fair wind:

soilleir, clear, visible, Ir. soilléir: from so- and léir. The ll is due to the analogy of soillse.

soillse, brightness, so Ir., O. Ir. soillse, soilse: *svelnestio-; see solus for connections.

soimeach, prosperous, easy, easy circumstanced, good-natured, seems to combine O. Ir. somme, dives, and O. Ir. soinmech,