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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
coilleag, a cockle (M'D.), Ir. coilleóg (O'R.), Cor. cyligi:
coilleag, a rural song, a young potato, a smart blow:
coilleag, coileig (accent on end syllable; Perth.), a smart stroke:
coilpeachadh, equalizing cattle stock (Heb.); colpach.
coilpein, a rope:
coimeas, comparison, co-equal, Ir. coimheas, E. Ir. coimmeas: com+meas. See meas.
coimh-, co-; see comh-.
coimheach, strange, foreign, cruel, Ir. coimhtheach, cóimhthigheach, cóimhightheach, strange, M. Ir. comaigthe, foreign, O. Ir. comaigtech, alienigena; for comaitche (Stokes). See tathaich.
†Coimhde, God, Ir. Cóimhdhe, God, the Trinity, O. Ir. comdiu, gen. comded (Bk.of Deer), Lord, *com-mediôs, "Providence", root med, think as in G. meas, esteem, Lat. modus, mediator, mediate. See meas. The fanciful "Coibhi, the Celtic arch-druid", is due to a confusion of the obsolete Coimhdhe with the Northumbrian Coifi of Bede.
coimhead, looking, watching, Ir. cóimhéad, O. Ir. comét, *com-entu-. For entu, see dìdean.
coimhearsnach, a neighbour, Ir. cómharsa, gen. cómharsan, E. Ir. comarse; from com and ursainn, a door-post (Zimmer). See ursainn.
coimheart, a comparison; *com-bért, root ber, of beir. Cf. Lat. confero.
coimheirbse, wrangling: com+farpauis, q.v.
coimhirp, rivalry, striving (Arg.); same root as oidhirp.
coimhliong, a race, course, also coi'lige (Dial.); Ir. cóimhling; from com and lingim, I leap. For root, see leum.
coimsich, perceive, Ir. coimighim: com-meas; see meas.
coimirc, mercy, quarter, so Ir.; see comairce.
coimpire, an equal, match; from Eng. compeer or Lat. compar.
coimrig, trouble; from Sc., Eng. cumber, cumbering.
coimseach, indifferent (Sh.); from coimeas, co-equal.
coindean, a kit (Arm.: not in H.S.D.):
còineag, a nest of wild bees (M'L.); from còinneach, moss. See caonnag.
coinean, a rabbit, coney, Ir. coinín, W. cwning; from M. Eng. cuinin, from O. Gr. connin, connil, from Lat. cuniculus, whence Eng. coney, through Fr.
coingeis, indifferent, same as, no matter; con-geas, from geas, desire, etc. Cf. àilleas, from ail-ges.
coingeal, a whirlpool (H.S.D.):
coingheall, a loan, Ir. coinghioll, obligation; con+giall, q.v.
coingir, a pair (Sh.):
