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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
uisliginn, disturbance, fury:
uislinn, sport, diversion, Ir. uslainn (Lh., etc.):
uist, hist! whist! Lat. st! Eng. hist!
ula, ulachan (pl.), beard, Ir., E. Ir. ulcha, g. ulchain: *ulukon-; *pulu-, beard; Skr. pula, pulaka, horripilation; Gr. πúλιγγες, hair of chairs (Hes.). Hence Ulaid, Ulster. It may be root ul, vel, cover (see olann).
ulag, block, pulley, "snowball" (Wh.); from Eng. pulley, L. Lat. polanus?
ulag, oatmeal and water mixed:
ulaidh, a treasure, Ir. uladh, charnel-house, E. Ir. ulud, stone tomb; root ul, vel, cover? A Gadelic *alveto-, allied to Lat. alvus, a belly, alveus, channel, has been suggested.
ulbh, you brute! (Sutherland); from Norse úlfr, wolf.
ulbhach (ul'ach), ashes, W. ulw, pl. ulwyn: *polviko-, *pôlven-; Lat. pulvis, dust, pollen, pollen.
ulartaich, ulfhartaich, howling; from *ul, bark (Gr. ὑλάω, bark, Lat. ulula, owl, etc.), and art of comhart, q.v.
ullachadh, preparation, preparing, Ir. ullmhuighim, I prepare; from ullamh, ready.
ullag, a mouthful of meal (Sh.); cf. ulag.
ullamh, ready, Ir. ullamh, for urlamh, E. Ir. erlam, paratus; from air and lam, the latter being from làmh, hand: "to hand, handy". Usually referred to root las, desire, Lat. lascivus, Eng. lascivious.
ultach, a lapful, armful, Ir. ullthach (O'B.), M. Ir. utlach, lapful, urtlach, lap: *ar-tḷ-ac-; root tol, tel, lift (see toil, tlàth). G. ulathach, burden in one's arms = ultach (Wh.).
ùmaidh, dolt, blockhead; see umpaidh.
umha, copper, brass, Ir. umha, O. Ir. humæ, ume, copper, brass, umaide, humide, aeneus, W. efydd, O. W. emid, aere; *umâjo- (Stokes), *omja (Ascoli), *um-ajo-, -ajo- = aes (Bez.).
umhail, heed, attention, Ir. umhail, úmhail (O'B., Con.); cf. next word.
ùmhal, obedient (umhailt, Dial.), Ir. umhal, E. Ir., O. Ir. umal, W. ufyll, Corn. huvel, Br. vuel; from Lat. humilis, Eng. humble.
ùmlagh, a fine, unlagh (Arg.); from Sc. unlaw, unlach, a fine, transgression, un-law.
umpaidh, a boor, clown, idiot (Sh., O'R.); see ùmaidh.
ung, anoint, Ir. ungaim, O. Ir. ongim; from Lat. unguo. W. has enenio from *oinj-.
unnsa, an ounce, Ir. únsa, W. wns; from Eng. The O. Ir. is unga, from Lat. uncia.
