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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
Bul. klŭcam, hit, giving the stem of clag as *klukko-. Hence Eng. clock, etc.
clàideag, a lock, ringlet; see clàd, clàdan.
claidheag, the last handful of corn cut on the farm, the "maiden" (Badenoch); Sc. claaik-sheaf (Aberdeen, etc.), from claaick, the harvest home; the state of having all the corn in.
claidheamh, a sword, Ir. clóidheamh, O. Ir. claideb, W. cleddyf, Cor. cledhe, Br. kleze, *kladebo-s; root klad, Skr. kladga: Gr. κλάδος, a twig; Ch. Sl. kladivo, a hammer. Further root kela, klâ, hit, split; Lat. culter, per-cellere, etc. See cladh.
claidhean, better clàidhean, the bolt of a door, Ir. claibín; from the same source as claidheamh. H.S.D. gives it in supp. as clàimhean.
claidreach, a damaging, shattering: *claddo-; root clad of claidheamh.
claigionn, a skull, Ir. cloigionn, M. Ir. cloicend, W. clopen, Br. klopenn, *cloc-cenn, from clag and ceann, "bell-head, dome-head". Stokes considers the Ir. borrowed from the Welsh. Cf. claban.
clais, a furrow, ditch, so Ir., E. Ir. class, W. clais, *clad-s-ti-; from *clad of cladh. Br. kleus, pit.
clàistinn, hearing, listening; from *clôstâ, ear; see cluas.
clàiteachd, gentle rain (Arran):
clambar, wrangling, Ir. clampar; from Lat. clamor.
clamhan, a buzzard:
clamhradh, a scratching, so Ir.: *clam-rad; see cloimh, itch.
clamhsa, an alley, close, so Ir.,; from Eng. close.
clàmhuinn, sleet:
clann, children, clan, so Ir., O. Ir. cland, W. plant, *qlanatâ: I. E. root qel; Gr. τέλος, company; O. Slav. celjadǐ, family, Lit. kiltis = Lett. zilts, race, stock; Skr. kúla, race. Some have added Lat. populus. Usually regarded as borrowed from Lat. planta, a sprout, Eng. plant, whence G. clannach, comatus.
claoidh, vex, oppress, Ir. claoidhim, O. Ir. clóim, W. cluddio, overwhelm, *cloid; I. E. klei, incline, as in claon, q.v. Windisch and Stokes refer it to *cloviô, root qlov, qlav, qlu, shut in, Lat. claudo, close, claudus, lame, Gr. κλείς, κλειδός, key.
claon, inclining, squint, oblique, Ir. claon, O. Ir. clóin: *kloino-; Lat. clīno, acclīnis, leaning, Eng. incline; Gr. κλίνω (ι long), incline; Eng. lean; Lit. szlë/ti, incline; Skr. çrayati (do.).
clap, clapartaich, clap, clapping; from the Eng. clap.
clàr, a board, tablet, Ir., O. Ir. clár, W. claur, O. W. claur; Gr. κλήρος (for κλᾶρος), a lot, κλάω, break; root qela, qlâ, break,
