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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
ànart, pride:
anasta, stormy; *an-fadh-asta; see anfadh, storm.
ancachd, adversity (Hend.):
an dràsta, now; for an-trâth-sa, "the time here", q.v.
†anfadh, storm; proper G. is onfhadh, q.v.
anfhann, weak, Ir. anbhfann, M. Ir. anbfann, anband; an+fann, "excessive faint". See fann.
anlamh, annlamh, misfortune; an- (not)+lamh; see ullamh for lamh.
ann, there, Ir., O. Ir. and, *anda (Stokes); Cyprian Gr ἄνδα (= αὕτη, this, she); Lit. àndai, newly, àns, anà, ille, illa; Ch. Sl. onŭ, that; Skr. ana, this (he).
ann, ann an, in, Ir. ann, E. Ir. ind, O. Ir. ind-ium (in me), Celtic endo (Stokes); Lat. endo, indu, into, in; Gr. ἔνδον, within, ἔνδοθεν; Eng. into. The roots are en (see an), in, and do (see do), to. In ann an, the two prepositions ann and an are used. The form anns is used before the article and relative; the -s properly belongs to the article; anns an, in the, is for ann san.
†annaid, annoid, a church, M. Ir. annóit, O. Ir. andoóit, mother-church. Stokes refers it to L. Lat. antitas, for antiquitas, "ancient church". In Scottish place-names it appears as Annet, Clach na h-Annaid, etc. Cf. annone, church (O'Dav.), from Hebrew.
annaladh, era, calendar, Ir. analach, chronicle; from Lat. annalia.
annamh, rare, M. Ir. annam, E. Ir. andam; *an-dam-, "non-tame"; root dam, home, home, etc.; Eng. domestic, tame. Hence annas, rarity.
annlamh, vexation, etc.; see anlamh.
annlan, condiment, E. Ir. annland, W. enllyn; possibly an+leann.
annrach, ànrach, wanderer, stranger; either from *ann-reth-ach, root reth, run (see ruith, faondradh), or from *an-rath-ach, "unfortunate", root rath, luck, q.v.
annrath, distress, Ir. anrath; an+rath; see rath, luck. The E. Ir. andró appears to be of a different origin.
annsa, dearer, better liked, so Ir., M. Ir. andsa, preferable:
ao-, privative prefix; for eu-, this is for an- (not), before c and t. See an-
aobhach, joyous; see aoibhinn.
aobhar, cause, Ir. adhbhar, O. Ir. adbar, *ad-bero-n; root ber, I. E. bher, whence Lat. fero, Eng. bear, etc.
aobharrach, a young person or beast of good promise, hobble-dehoy; from aobhar, material.
aobrann, ankle, O. Ir. odbrann, W. uffarn: *od-bronn, *ud-brunn-, "out-bulge"; ud-=Eng. out, and brunn-, see brù, belly.
