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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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faidhir, a fair, Ir. faidhrín; founded on Eng. fair, faire (from Lat. feria). For phonetics, cf. paidhir from pair, and staidhir from stair.
faidseach, lumpish (Sh.); faidse, lump of bread (M'A.):
faigh, get, Ir. faghaim, E. Ir. fagbaim, O. Ir. ní fogbai, non invenis, from fo-gabim, root gab of gabh, q.v.
faighe, begging, etc.; see faoighe.
faighnich, foighnich, ask: *vo-gen-, root gen, know, as in aithne. Cf. E. Ir. imma foacht, asked. Windisch refers to iar-faigim, iarfacht, I asked, = iarmifoacht, root ag, say. iarmi-fo-siag (St. R.C.19 177).
fail, foil, corrupt, putrefy, parboil; root vel, bubble, boil; Norse vella, boil, Eng. well, Ger. wallen, bubble.
fail, foil, a stye, Ir. fail, O. Ir. foil, mucc-foil, hara, trét-foil, W. gwâl, couch, *vali-, root vel, cover, encircle; Gr. εἰλúω, envelop (*velu-), εἶλαρ, shelter; Skr. valá, cave, vali, projecting thatched roof. In the sense of "encircling, rolling", add Lat. volvo, volumen, Eng. volume, wallow, etc. Further allied is G. olann, wool, Eng. wool, Lat. lâna, etc.
fail, fàil, a ring, Ir. fáil, O. Ir. foil, g. falach, *valex; Gr. ἑλιξ, a twist, spire, vine-tendril; root vel, "circle", as above in fail. Cf. for vowel fàl, dike; Br. gwalen, "bague sans chaton". Also failbhe, Ir. failge, for failghe; from the stem falach or falagh condensed to falgh.
failc, bathe, lave, Ir. folcadh, O. Ir. folcaim, W. golchi, Br. goalc'hi, wash, *volkô; Lettic wa'lks, damp, wa'lka, flowing water, swampish place. Further allied is G. fliuch, q.v. Possibly here place Volcae, the Rhine Gauls, after whom the Teutons named the Celts; whence Wales, Welsh, etc.
failcin, pot-lid (Arran), failceann (Rob.); from fail, ring (Rob.).
fàile, smell, savour; see àile.
fàileag, dog-brier berry (= mucag):
faileagan, little lawns (Carm.): cf. àilean.
faileas, shadow, aileas (Dial.); from fo-leus? or allied to ail, mark?
failleagan, ailleagan, faillean, root or hole of the ear, faillean, sucker of a tree: *al-nio-, root al, nourish?
fàillig, fàilnich, fail, fàillinn, failing, Ir. faillighim, E. Ir. faill, failure, W. gwall, Br. goall, *valni-; root val of feall, q.v. Borrowing from Eng. fail, from Lat. fallo, is however, possible in the modern languages.
failm, a helm; from the Norse hjálm, Eng. helm.
failmean, kneepan (M'A.); from fail, ring (Rob.). See falman.
fàilt, fàilte, welcome, hail! Ir., O. Ir. fáilte, *vâletiâ, root vâl, vel, glow; W. gwawl, lumen; Gr. ἀλέα, warmth, sun's heat; Got.
