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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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gorêti, burn; further Eng. warm (I. E. *ꬶhuormo-, Teut. gwarm.

gar, gair, gaire, near proximity, Ir. gar, near (adj. and adv.), M. Ir. gar, shortly, W. ger, gar, near. See gairid for root.

gar, although (Dial.): *ga-ro. For ga, see ge; ro is the verbal particle.

gàradh, gàrradh, a garden, Ir. gardhadh, M. Ir. garrda; from the Norse garðr, a yard, M. Eng. gard, garþ, Eng. yard, garden.

garadh, garaidh, a den, copse, garan, thicket, Ir. garán, underwood, thicket, garrán, grove, root gar, bristle, be rough, I. E. gher, stand stiff, tear, scratch; Gr. χάραξ, a stake, χαράδρα, ravine; Lat. hir-sutus, hirsute, hēr, hedge-hog, furca, a fork; Lit. żeriù, scrape, etc. See garbh.

garbh, rough, so Ir., O. Ir. garb, W. garw, Br. garu, hard, cruel: *garvo-; I. E. gher, scratchy, rough, tearing; Gr. χήρ, hedgehog, Lat. hēr (do.), hirsutus, hirsute, Skr. gárshati, be stiff. See garadh further. Some join it with Lat. gravis, but as this is allied to Gr. βαρúς, heavy, the G. would rather be barbh. Lat. horreo?

garbhag, sprat, garvie (Dial.); from the Sc. garvie. In Arran, garbhanach, is the sea-bream, but this is from G. garbh.

garbhan, the gills of a fish (N. H.). See giùran.

gàrcan, a hen's complaint; onomatopoetic. See gráchdan.

garg, fierce, angry, bitter, Ir. garg, O. Ir. garg, gargg: *gorgo-s; Gr. γοργός, rough, frightsome. There is an obsolete M. Ir. gearg, *gergo-s.

gàrlach, a screaming infant, little villian, vagabond, Ir. garlach; from gar, cry, with the termination -lach (see òglach).

garluch, a mole (Sh., O'B., H.S.D.), Ir. garluch: *gar-luch; luch and gar(?).

garmainn, garman, a weaver's beam, Ir., E. Ir. garmain, O. Ir. gen. garmne, W. carfan; from the root of cuir, put? *ger, *gher, spear?

garrach, a glutton, gorbelly, dirty creature, Ir. garrfhiach, a glutton (O'B.); allied to Eng. gorbelly, gore, by borrowing(?).

gàrradh, a garden; better spelling than gàradh, q.v.

garrag, a young crow; cf. Wng. gorcrow, root gor of Eng. gore, as in garrach.

garrag, a sudden yell, Ir. gartha, clamour, roaring; from gar of goir.

gart, surly aspect, gloom; cf. goirt, sore, sour.

gart, standing corn, Ir. gort, cornfield, O. Ir. gort, seges; Gr. χόρτος, fodder. See goirtean further.

gartan, a garter; from the Eng.