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adandad, lighting up, is also possible, *aith-and-io- being the form in that case. amhailte (Glen-moriston).
aithis, a reproach, affront, so Ir., O. Ir. athiss; *ati-vid-tu-; Got. idveit, Eng. twit; root vid, wit, know.
aithlis, a disgrace; cf. leas in leas-mhac.
aithne, knowledge, so Ir., O. Ir., aithgne, W. adwaen: ati-gn-io- for Ir.; I. E. gen, gnā, gnō, to know; Lat. cognosco; Gr. γιγνώσκω; Eng. know.
àithne, command, Ir., O. Ir. aithne, depositum, command; immánim, delego, assign; W. adne, custody; the root seems to be ān or an, judging from verbal forms, though these scarcely agree with the noun forms. See tiomnadh further.
aithreach, repentant, so Ir., O. Ir. aithrech, Corn. edreck, repentance, Br. azrec (do.), *ati-(p)reko-, *ati-(p)rekiâ; root, prek, Lat. precor, Ger. fragen, ask, etc. Ascoli makes the root reg, come (see rach).
aithris, tell so Ir. *ati-ris, E. Ir. ris, a story, *rt-ti, rat, rēt, Ger. rede, speech, Got. rathjo, speak, Lat. ratio. Cf. O. Ir. airissim, from iss.
àitidh, damp:
aitionn, juniper, Ir. aiteann, O. Ir. aitenn, W. aith, eithin, Cor. eythinen, O. Br. ethin (gl. rusco), *akto-, I. E. root ak, sharp, Lat. acidus, Eng. acid, edge, Gr. ἄκρος, extreme, etc. The nearest words are Lit. ákstinas, sting, Ch. Sl. ostinu. Also aiteal. *at-tenn-, "sharp bush or tree"; from root at, sharp, E. Ir. aith, sharp, *atti-, atto-. For -tenn, see caorunn. Cf. Ir. teine, furze.
aitreabh, a building, Ir. aitreibh, E. Ir. aittreb, W. adref, homewards, Gaul. Atrebates; *ad-treb-, the Celtic root treb corresponding to Lat. tribus, Eng. thorpe.
àl, brood, Ir. ál, W. ael, al: *(p)aglo-; cf. Lat. propâgo, Eng. propogate. Hence àlaire, brood mare. Ger. adel, nobility.
àlach, a brood, set, bank of oars (M'E.):
àlach, nails: *āl-lach, āl-, from (p)agl-, Lat. pālus, stake; root pag, pāg, fasten, whence Gr. πήγνυμι, Lat. pango, fix, Eng. page.
alachag, alachuin, see ealachainn.
àlainn, beautiful, Ir. áluin, O. Ir. álaind; *ad-lainn; see loinn. Stokes prefers referring it to áil, pleasant, *pagli-, Eng. fair, root pag. But ra-laind, pleasant, *ad-pland (Holden).
all-, over; see thall.
allaban, wandering:
allail, noble, M. Ir. all, aill, *al-no-s, root al, as in Lat. altus.
alladh, fame (either good or bad), Ir. alladh, excellency, fame, E. Ir. allud; see above.
