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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
pùlas, pot-hook (Dial.); see bùlas.
punc, a point, note, Ir. punc, O. Ir. ponc, W. pwnc; from Lat. punctum, Eng. point.
punnan, a sheaf, Manx bunney, Ir. punnann, E. Ir. punann, pundand (Corm.); from Norse bundin, a sheaf, bundle, Eng. bundle, bind.
punnd, a pound, Ir. punta, punt, M. Ir. punt; from the Eng.
punnd, a place for securing stray cattle, a pound; from the Eng. pound.
punntainn, funntainn, benumbment by cold or damp; cf. Eng. swoon, M. Eng. swoghne, *swog-. Cf. Sc. fundy.
purgaid, a purge, Ir. purgóid; from Lat. purgatio, Eng. purgation, purge.
purgadoir, purgatory, Ir. purgadóir, E. Ir. purgatoir, Br. purgator; from Lat. purgatorium, Eng. purgatory.
pùrlag, a rag, tatter, fragment:
purp, purpais, sense, mental faculty; from Eng. purpose.
purpaidh, purpur, purple, Ir. purpuir, M. Ir. purpuir, W. porphor: from Lat. purpura, Eng. purple. The old Gadelic form, borrowed through British, is corcur.
purr, thrust, push; from Sc. porr, thrust, stab, Du. porren, poke, thrust, Low.Ger. purren, poke about; further Eng. pore.
pus, a cat, Ir. pus; from the Eng.
put, the cheek (Stew., H.S.D.); from Eng. pout.
put, thrust, push; from Sc. put, push, thrust, M. Eng. puten, push, now Eng. put. Also G. but, butadh.
pùt, young of moorfowl; from Sc. pout (do.), Eng. poult, chicken, from Fr. poulet, from Lat. pulla, a hen, pullus, young fowl.
pùt, a large buoy, usually of inflated sheepskin; seemingly of Scand. origin - Swedish Dial. puta, be inflated; cf. Eng. pudding, W. pwtyn, a short round body, Cor. pot, bag, pudding.
putag, oarpin, also butag; from Eng. butt. Cf. Am Buta Leòdhasach, the Butt of Lewis.
putag, a pudding, Ir. putóg; from the Eng.
putag, a small rig of land (H.S.D.):
putan, a button, W. botwn; from Eng. button.
puth, puff, sound of a shot, syllable; onomatopoetic. Cf. Eng. puff, etc.
puthar, power (M'A.); from the Eng. power.
