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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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tròcair, mercy, Ir., O. Ir. trócaire, W. trugaredd, Cor. tregereth, M. Br. trugarez, O. W. trucarauc, merciful: *trougo-karja, "loving of the wretched", from the roots of truagh and car, love.
trod, a quarrel, scolding, Ir. troid, M. Ir. trot, quarrel, combat, trottach, quarrelsome: *truddo-, root trud, distress, bother; Eng. threat, Norse þrjóta, fail, lack; Lat. trûdo, push, Eng. obtrude; Ch. Sl. trudŭ, difficulty.
trog, raise, trogail, raising, Manx troggal, earlier trogell: to-ro-od-gab, that is to say, tog with the prep. ro inserted. See tog. Rhys (Manx Pray.2, 138) compares E. Ir. turcbál, a rising (as of the sun): *to-for-gab-.
trog, trash (Dial.), busy dealing, tròg, busy dealing, from Sc. troke, to bargain, barter, trog, old clothes, troggin, pedlar's wares, Eng. truck, from Fr. troquer, barter, truck.
trogbhoil, grumbling (M'A.), trògbhail, quarrel (Nich., trogbhail, Arm., Sh., O'R.):
troich, a dwarf; see droich.
tròidht, cataplasm, rags, shapeless worn shoe (Skye); see trait.
troigh, misspelt troidh, a foot, Ir. troigh, O. Ir. traig, g. traiged, W. traed, O.Cor. truit, pes, M. Br. troat: *traget- (*troget-?), foot, root trag, leap, draw, Gaul. vertragos, greyhound; I. E. tragh; Got. þραγjαν, run, Ag. S. þrah, course; Lat. traho, draw.
troileis, any trifling thing; founded on Eng. trifles?
troimh, through, O. Ir. tremi-, trans-, super-: *trimo-, from tri of tre. For the mi or mh, cf. roimh, comh-.
trom, heavy, Ir. trom, O. Ir. tromm, W. trwm, Cor. trom, Br. troum: trud-s-mo-s, "oppressive", from trud, oppress, distress; Got. us-þriutan, oppress, Eng. threat; Lat. trûdo, push. See trod further. For other views, see Rhys' Lect.2, 114, Zimmer Zeit.24, 208.
troman, dwarf, elder, Ir. tromán, O.ir. tromm, g. truimm; also G. droman (M'A.):
tromb, the Jew's harp; from Sc. trump (do.), Eng. trump, from Fr. trompe.
trombaid, a trumpet, Ir. trompa, L.M. Ir. trompadh; from the Eng.
troraid, a spire, steeple (M'F.); founded on Eng. turret.
trosdail, dull, seriously inclined, Ir. trosdamhuil, serious, confident.
trosdan, a crutch, support, Ir. trostán, crutch, pilgrim's staff, W. trostan, long slender pole. See trasd for root.
