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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
tal, tel, take, hold; Gr. τάλαντον, a talent, Eng. talent, τελος, toll; Lat. tollo, lift, Eng. thole, etc.
tailce, strength, Ir. talcánta, strong, E. Ir. talce, tailce: *t-alkiâ, root alk, strong, Gr. ἀλκή, strength, ἀλέξω, defend.
tailceas, contempt; cf. tarcuis.
tàileasg, backgammon, chess, Ir. táibhleis, backgammon table, back-gammon, M. Ir. taiflis, draught-board, tables, W. tawl-fwrdd, draught-board; from M. Eng. tables, backgammon, from table, Norse tafl, game, chess.
tailebart, halberd; from the Eng. The Ir., M. Ir. is halabard, which Stokes regards as derived from the Fr. hallebard.
taileas, wages; see tail.
tailgneachd, prophecy; for tairgneachd, q.v.
tàille, apprentice fee, premium (M'A., who has tàilleabh); see tail.
tàille, tàilleabh (M'A.), consequence, air tàille, on account of; cf. M. Ir. a haithle, after, as a haithle sin, thereafter, O. G. as á áthle, thereafter (B. of Deer), aithle, remnant.
tàillear, a tailor, Ir. tailiur, W. teiliwr; from the Eng., M. Eng. tailor, taylor, from Fr. tailleur.
tailm, a tool, sling, noose, Ir. tailmh, a sling, E. Ir. tailm (do.), W. telm, laqueus, Br. talm, sling: *talksmi (Stokes); Ch. Sl. tlŭką, strike.
tailmrich, bustle, noise; for *tairmrith, E. Ir. tairmrith, transcursus, from tairm-, cross, trans (see thar), and ruith, run.
tailp, a bundle, bunch (Sh., O'R.):
tàimh, death, mortality, Ir. táimh, E. Ir. tám, plague: *tâmo-, death; cf. Skr. támyati, choke, Ch. Sl. tomiti, vexare. Cf., however, tàmh, rest.
taimhlisg, traduce (Carm.):
tàin, cattle, drove, Ir. táin, cattle, spoil, E. Ir. táin: *to-ag-ni, root ag, drive, Lat. ago, etc.
taing, thanks; from the Eng. thank.
tainneamh, thaw (Arran), Manx tennue, Ir. tionadh, O. Ir. tinaid, evanescit, root ten as in tana. See aiteamh.
taip, a mass, Ir. taip; see tap.
tàir, contempt, Ir. táir, E. Ir. tár; for *to-shár; see sár.
tàir, get, obtain, come, Ir. tair, come thou, E. Ir. tair (do.), tair, venies; from tairicim, I arrive at, come, catch, for *to-air-ic, root ic of thig, q.v.
tairbeart, an isthmus, peninsula: *tar-bertâ, from tar (see thar, cross) and ber of beir: "cross-bringing, portage".
tairbhe, profit, so Ir., O. Ir. torbe: *to-for-be, where -be comes from *bv-iâ, root bu, be (see bu).
