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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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treas, battle, skirmish, Ir. treas, E. Ir. tress. For root, cf. the next word. W. has trîn, battle, bustle, treis, violence.

treasa, stronger, Ir. treas, strong, treise, stronger, O. Ir. tressa, W. trech, fortior, Br. trec'h: *treksjôs, fortior, root treg, streg, sterg, strong, Eng. stark, Lit. strėgti, stiffen, Pers. suturg (*stṛg), strong. Stokes refers it to the root treg, trag, draw, leap, as in troigh, traogh. See treun further; treasa is its comparative really.

treasdach, thorough-paced (of a horse); cf. Ir. trosdán, a pace, jump; root treg, draw, walk, as in troigh.

treasg, refuse of brewed malt, groats, Ir. treasúmha, dross, copper dross, treascach, draffy, M. Ir. tresc, refuse, offal: *tre-sco?

treibhireach (treibhdhireach, Dictionaries), prudent, upright, O. Ir. trebar, prudent, M. Ir. trebaire, prudence; from treb of treabh, q.v.

tréig, forsake, Ir. tréigim, E. Ir. trécim, W. trancu, perish: *trankjô, abandon, root trak, push, press, as in dùrachd (Stokes).

treis, a while, space, also greis, Ir. treibhse, dreibhse (O'B.), treimhse (Con.); see greis.

treisg, treisginn, weaver's paste, trash (M'A., Arg.), Ir. treisgin (con., etc.), dreislinn (Monaghan); cf. Sc. dressing.

treodhair, a smith's nail mould, Ir. treóir, treoir; from tre, trem, through?

treòir, strength, Ir. treóir, conduct, strength, M. Ir. treorach, strong, E. Ir. treóir, vigour: *treg-ri-, root treg of treasa.

treòraich, guide, Ir. treóruighim, M. Ir. treoraigim: *trag-ri-, root trag of troigh?

treubh, a tribe; from Lat. trǐbus, a tribe. See treabh.

treubhach, valorous, strenuous, treubhantas, bravery; for *treuntas, from which treubhach is deduced. M'Kinnon (Gael.Soc.Tr.13, 341) refers it to treubh, tribe.

treud, flock, herd, Ir. tréad, treud, E. Ir. trét: *trento-, root trem, Lat. turma, troop, Ag. S. þruma, heap, company (Strachan, Stokes). Windisch has compared Gr. στρατός (*strṇtos) to treud.

treun, brave, Ir. treun, O. Ir. trén, fortis, W. tren, strenuous, force: *tregno-, root treg of treasa, q.v. Stokes gives the Celtic as *treksno-, which would produce *tresno-, modern treann.

tri, three, Ir., O. Ir. treí, W. tri, Cor. try, Br. tri: *treis; Lat. três (*trei-es); Gr. τρεῖς; Got. þreis, Eng. three; Lit. trýs; Skr. tráyas.

triall, going, journey, Ir. tríall, E. Ir. triall: *tri-all, "go-through", root ell of tadhal?