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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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ràbach, litigious, Ir. rábach, litigious, bullying:
rabhadh, a warning, so Ir., E. Ir. robuth, forewarning: ro+buth, latter from *buto-, root ꬶu, cry, Gr. βοή, shout, Skr. gu, be heard. W. rhybudd is from the Root qu (Stokes, Rev.Celt.12).
rabhairt, reothairt, springtide, Manx royart, Ir. romhairt, rabharta, M. Ir. robarta, O. Ir. robarti, malinas, (sing. *robarte), W. fhyferth: ro+bertio-, "pro-fero", root bher of beir.
rabhan, rhapsody, repetition, Ir. rabhán, repetition: from ro and *ba, say, root bhâ, Lat. fâri, speak, Eng. fame, fate.
rabhart, upbraiding, senseless talk; from ro and ber of abair, say, q.v.
rabhd, idle talk: *ro-bant, root ba, speak, as in rabhan.
rac, the ring kepping the yard to the mast, the "traveller"; from Norse rakki (do.).
ràc, a rake, Ir. ráca, W. rhacan; from M. Eng. rake, Eng. rake.
ràc, a drake; from the Eng., earlier Eng. endrake. The loss of d is due to the article.
racadh, tearing; see sracadh.
racadal, horse-radish (Sh., H.S.D., Arm.), ràcadal (M'E.), Ir. rácadal; see rotacal.
racaid, noise; cf. the Sc., Eng. racket. Skeat takes the Eng. from the Gaelic, referring the G. to rac, to make a noise like geese or ducks. See next word.
ràcail, noise of geese (H.S.D.); cf. Sc. rackle. See next word.
ràcain, noise, riot, mischief, ràcaireachd, croaking, Ir. racan; cf. Br. rakat, rakal, croak, raklat, cry as a hen; Lat. raccare, cry as a tiger, Lit. rėkti, cry, root rak. The words are greatly onomatopoetic.
racan, a bandy or crooked stick; cf. rac.
racas, sail hoop; see rac.
rach, go, Ir. rachad, I will go, E. Ir. ragat, ibo, O. Ir. doreg, veniam; root reg, stretch. See éirich for the root connections.
rachd, vexation, moan, Ir. rachd, a fit as of crying or tears: cf. racaid.
rachd, strength (Carm.):
rachdan, a tartan plaid worn mantle-wise:
racuis, rack, roasting apparatus, Ir. raca; from the Eng. rack, M. Eng. racke.
radan, a rat; from Sc. ratton, M. Eng. raton, now rat.
ràdh, sayinng, Ir. rádh, O. Ir. rád, ráidiu, I speak: I. E. rôdh-éjô; Got. rôdja, I speak; Skr. râdhayati, brings about; root rēdh, rē-dh, rē, of Lat. reor, think, ratio, reason.
