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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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gleac, a wrestle, fight, Ir. E. Ir. gleic: *glekki-, *gleg-ko-, I. E. ꬶleghô, wager; Ag. S. plegen, Eng. pledge, play; Skr. glah, play at dice, cast in wappenshaw.
gleadh, an onset, deed (H.S.D.); cf. Ir. gleó, g. gliadh, tumult, E. Ir. gliad, battle:
gleadh, tricks (Sh., O'B. gleádh, H.S.D.); Ir. gleadh (O'R.); for gleadh, gleg, root of gleac?
gleadhraich, gleadhair, noise, rattling, clang of arms, Ir. gleaghrach, shout, noise; cf. Norse gleðir, Christmas games, gleðr, merriment, Eng. glad. Ir. gliadrach, loquacious. If E. Ir. glechrach means "noisy", the stem is glegar, which also appears (Mart. Gorman, edited by Stokes).
gleann, a glen, so Ir., E. Ir. glenn, glend, W. glan, brink, shore, M. Br. glenn, country, Br. glann, river bank: *glennos (a neuter s-stem). Stokes compares M.H.G. klinnen, Swiss klänen, to climb, Norse klunna, cling to. Norse gil?
glèidh, preserve, keep, Ir. gléithim, keep, clear up, cleanse, E. Ir. gléim, make clear, put in order, lay by. See glé for root, and also gleus.
gleithir, a gadfly (M'D., Sh., O'R.): *glegh-; cf. Sc. cleg, Norse kleggi, gadfly.
gleò, dazzling haziness about the eyes:
gleog, a drooping, silly look; cf. sgleogair.
gleòid, a sloven, Ir. gleoid. See sgleòid.
gleòisg, gleosg, a vain, silly woman, Ir. gleosg. See next word.
gleòman, a silly, stupid fellow, Ir. gleodhmán:
gleòrann, cresses, wild angelica, Ir. gleórann, wild angelica; cf. E. Ir. gleóir, sheen, M. Ir. gleordha, bright; root is likely that of glé (*glivo-ro-).
gleus, order, trim, tune, Ir. gleus, E. Ir. glés; for root, see glèidh and glé. Strachan adduces E. Ir. glése, brightness, and takes it from *glent-t-, allied to Ger. glanz, splendour, Eng. glance. Cf. W. glwys, fair, pleasant. Hence gleusda, diligent.
†glib, a lock of hair, Ir. glib: *gḷb-bi; cf. Eng. clip. Hence Eng. glib.
glìb, sleet glibshleamhuinn, slippery with sleet (Sh., who gives glib, slippery); from Sc. glib, slippery, Eng. glib.
glic, wise, Ir. glic, O. Ir. glicc: *gḷkki-. Stokes compares Gr. καλχαίνω, ponder, and takes from G. the Sc. gleg.
glidich, move, stir:
glinn, pretty, (Strathspey and Lochbroom Dialects for grinn), Ir. glinn, bright; Eng. glint, gleam, glance.
gliog, gliogar, a tinkling, clink, Ir. gliogar; Eng. click, clack: an onomatopoetic root.
