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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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streud, a row, line (Suth.); from Eng. street.
streup, strèapaid, strife, quarrel; from Lat. strepitus.
strì, strife, contention; from Norse stríð, Ag. S. stríð, Ger. streit.
strianach, a badger:
strìoch, a streak, line, Ir. stríoc; from Eng. streak.
strìochd, yield, Ir. stríocaim, strìocail, (inf.), fall, be humbled, submit:
strìoghach, prodigal (Rob.):
strìopach, a prostitute, Ir. stríopach; from O. Fr. strupe, concubinage, from Lat. stuprum, dishonour, violation.
stròdh, prodigality, Ir. stró, strógh; seemingly (because of preserved st in all cases) borrowed from, rather than allied to, M. Eng. strawen, strew, Ag. S. stréowian, Got. straujan, I. E. strou, stru. Hence G. struidheas, prodigality, squandering.
stròic (stroic, Arm.), tear asunder, a long rag, strip torn off, Ir. stroicim, stróicim, sroic, a piece: *srakki-, from srac, confused with stródh?
strolamas, mess (Glenmoriston):
stropach, wrinkled (H.S.D.):
struidheas, prodigality; see stròdh.
struill, a baton, cudgel, Ir. sroghall, whip, rod, O. Ir. sraigell; see sroghall.
strumpaid, a strumpet; from the Eng.
struth, ostrich, Ir. struth; from Lat. struthio, whence, through O. Fr. ostruche (= avis struthio), Eng. ostrich.
strùthan, cake made on St. Michael's eve and eaten on his day (Carm.):
stuadh, a wave, gable, pinnacle, scroll, Ir. stuadh, gable, pinnacle, scroll, stuaidh-nimhe, rainbow, M. Ir. stuag-nime (do.), stuaid-léim, leap of the waves, E. Ir. stúag, arch: *s-tuag, from O. Ir. tuag, bow, belonging to the same root as tuagh, axe.
stuaic (M'A., Arm.), stuaichd (H.S.D.), a little hill, round promontory, Ir. stuaic: *s-tuag-c, from stuadh above. M'A. has the meaning "wry-neck" and sullen countenance, extreme boorishness", which is usually represented by stùic. Stokes gives the Celtic as *stoukki-, Br. stuchyaff, to feather, Lit. stúgti, set on high, Eng. steep.
stuaim, modesty, Ir. stuaim, device, mien, modesty: *s-tuamm-, *tous-men, root tus, teus of tosd, silence.
stùc, stùchd, a little hill jutting out from a greater, a horn, Ir. stucán,a small conical hill, stucach, horned; from Teutonic - N. stúka, wing of a building; Sc., Eng. stook, M. Eng. stouke, a shock of corn (12 sheaves), stooks, small horns, Low Ger. stūke (properly a projection), a bundle, bunch. But cf. stuaic.
