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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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labhair, speak, Ir. labhraim, E. Ir. labraim, O. Ir. labrur, labrathar, loquitur, W. llafar, vocalis, lleferydd, voice, Corn. lauar, sermo, Br. lavar, Gaul. river Labarus: *labro-, speak; Gr. λάβρος, furious, λάβρεúομαι, talk rashly. Bez. prefers the root of Eng. flap. Others have compared Lat. labrum, lip, which may be allied to bothe Celtic and Gr. (λαβρεúομαι). Hence G. and Ir. labhar, loud, O. Ir. labar, eloquens, W. llafar, loud, Gr. λάβρος.
la-bhallan, water shrew (Suth.), la-mhalan (Forbes):
lach, a wild duck, Ir., E. Ir. lacha; cf. the Lit. root lak, fly.
lach, reckoning, contribution per head; from the Sc. laugh, tavern
lachan, a laugh; from the Sc., Eng. laugh.
lachduinn, dun, grey, tawny, Ir., M. Ir. lachtna, grey, dun; cf. Skr. rakta, coloured, reddened, rañj, dye, whence Eng. lake, crimson.
làd, lòd, a load, Ir. lád; from the M. Eng. laden, to lade.
lad, a mill lead; from the Eng. lead, lade. For the N. H. meaning of "puddle", see lod.
ladar, a ladle; from the Eng. ladle by dissimilation of the liquids.
ladarna, bold, so Ir., M. Ir. latrand, robber, W. pl. lladron, theives; from Lat. latro, latronis, a thief.
ladhar, a hoof, fork, so Ir., E. Ir. ladar, toes, fork, branch: *plaðro-n, root pla, extend.
lag, a hollow, Ir. log, a pit, hollow: *luggo-, root lüg, bend; Gr. λυγίζω, bend; Lit. lugnas, pliant. Stokes gives the basis as *lonko-, root lek, lenk, bend, Lit. lànkas, a curve, lanka, a mead, Ch. Sl. lakŭ, bent; but this would give à in G.; Ger. lücke, gap, blank.
lag, weak, Ir. lag, E. Ir. lac, M. Ir. luice (pl.), W. llag, sluggish: *laggo-s, root lag; Lat. langueo, Eng. languid; Gr. λαγγάζω, slacken, λαγαρός, thin; Eng. slack, also lag, from Celtic. Cf. λάκκος.
làgan, sowens: *latag-ko-? Root lat, be wet, Gr. λαταξ, drop, Lat. latex. See làthach.
lagh, law, Ir. lagh (obsolete, says Con.); from the Eng. The phrase iar lagh, set in readiness for shooting (as of a bow) is hence also.
laghach, pretty, Ir. lághach, laghach (Donegal); cf. M. Ir. lig, beauty, root leg, Lat. lectus, chosen, Eng. election? Cf. O. W. lin, gratia. Kluge says Eng. like.
làidir, strong, Ir., E. Ir. láidir:
laigh, luigh, lie, Ir. luigh, E. Ir. laigim, O. Ir. lige, bed, W. gwe-ly, bed (Cor. gueli, Br. guele), Gaul legasit (= posuit?): *logô,
