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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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liathroid, a ball (M'D., liaroid):
liatrus, blue-mould, liathlas, liatas: liath+?
lid, liod, a syllable, lisp, lideach, liotach, lisping, Ir. liotadh, a lisp (Fol.); cf. Gr. λιτή, prayer, Lat. lito, placate.
lidh, steep grassy slope: N. hlið?
ligeach, sly; from the Sc. sleekie, sleekit, sly, smooth, Eng. sleek.
lighe, a flood, overflow, Ir., E. Ir. lia, O. Ir. lie, eluvio, W. lli, flood, stream, lliant, fluctus, fluentum, Br. livad, inundation; root lî, leja, flow; Skr. riyati, let run; Lit. lḗti, gush; Gr. λίμνη, lake, λεῖος, smooth, Lat. levis, level, lîmus, mud; etc. Stokes hesitates between root li and roots pleu (Eng. flow) and lev, lav, Lat. lavo, luo.
lighiche, a physician, Ir. liaigh, g. leagha, E. Ir. liaig, O. Ir. legib, medicis: Got. leikeis, Eng. leech.
lìnig, lining; form the Eng.
linn, an age, century, offspring, Ir. linn, O. Ir. línn, lín, pars, numerus: *lûnu-, from plên, as in lìon, fill (Brug.), q.v.
linne, a pool, linn Ir. linn, E. Ir. lind, W. llyn, M.W. linn, Cor. lin, Br. lenn: *linnos, root li, lî, flow; Gr. λίμνη, lake, etc.; see lighe.
linnean, shoemaker's thread; from Sc. lingan, lingel, from Fr. lingneul, Lat. *lineolum, linea, Eng. line.
linnseag, shroud, penance shirt; founded on the Eng. linsey.
liobarnach, slovenly, awkward, so Ir.; founded on Eng. slippery?
liobasda, slovenly, awkward, so Ir.; see slibist.
liobh, love (Carm.):
liod, lide, syllable; see lid.
lìomh, polish, Ir. líomhaim, liomhaim, M. Ir. límtha, polished, sharpened, W. llifo, grind, whet, saw; Lat. lîmo, polish whet, lîmatus, polished, root lî, lei, smooth, flow.
lìon, flax, lint, Ir. líon, E. Ir. lín, W. llin, Cor., Br. lin: *lînu-; Lat. lînum, flax; Gr. λίνον, flax, λῖτα, cloth; Got. lein, O. H. G. līn; Ch. Sl. lǐnŭ; root lei, li, smooth, flow.
lìon, a net, Ir. líon, O. Ir. lín; from the above word.
lìon, fill, Ir. líonaim, O. Ir. línaim: *lênô, *plênô; Lat. plênus, full; Gr. πλήρης, full; root plê, plâ, as in làn, q.v. Hence lìonar, lìonmhor, numerous.
lìon, cia lìon, how many; same as linn, O. Ir. lín.
lionn, leann, ale, so Ir., O. Ir. lind, M. Ir. lind dub, W. llyn: *lennu-; same root and form (so far) as linne, q.v. This is proved by its secondary use in G. and Ir. for "humours, melancholy". Stokes suggests for both connection with Gr. πλαδαρός, moist.
lìonradh, gravy, juice; from lìon, "fullness"?
