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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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seotal, shuttle of trunk (M'D.):
seth in gu seth, severally, neither (after negative); cf. Lat. se-cum; "by one-self".
seuchd, a tunic or léine (Oss.Ballad of Ionmhuin):
seud, a jewel, treasure, hero, Ir. seud, O. Ir. sét, pl. séuti, pretiosa, Med.Ir., Lat. sentis; from *sent-, real, "being", I. E. sents, being, participle from root es, be; Lat. -sens, praesens, etc.; Gr. εἰς.
seul, seula, saoil, a seal, Ir. seula, M. Ir. séla, W. sel, O. Br. siel; from Lat. sigillum, M. Eng. and Fr. seel, Ag. S. sigle.
seum, earnest entreaty; see sèam.
seun, a charm, defend by charms, Ir. seun, good luck, E. Ir. sén, blessing, sign, luck, O. Ir. sén, benedic, W. swyn, a charm, magic preservative; from Lat. signum, a sign, "sign of the cross".
seun, refus, shun, Ir. seunaim, séanaim, M. Ir. sénaim; probably from the above.
seunan, sianan, in breac-sheunain, freckles:
seusar, acme or perfection (M'A. for Islay); from seizure, crisis?
sgab, scab, sgabach, scabbed; from the Eng.
sgabag, cow killed for winter provision (M'F.):
sgabaiste, anything pounded or bashed (H.S.D.), Ir. sgabaiste, robbery:
sgaball, a hood, helmet, M. G. sgaball, a hood or cape (M'V.); Ir. scabal, a hood, shoulder guard, helmet, a scapular; from Lat. scapulae, shoulder-blades, whence Eng. scapular.
sgabard, scabbard; from the Eng.
sgabh, sawdust, Ir. sgabh (Lh.); Lat. scobis, sawdust, powder.
sgad, a loss, mischance; from the Sc. skaith, Eng. scathe, scath (Shakespeare), Norse skaði, scathe, Ger. schaden, hur.
sgadan, a herring, Ir. sgadán, E. Ir. scatan (Corm.), W. ysgadan (pl.); cf. Eng. shad, "king of herrings", Ag. S. sceadda, Prov. Ger. schade.
sgadartach, a set of ragamuffins (H.S.D.), anything scattered (M'A.); from Eng. scatter.
sgafair, a bold, hearty man (H.S.D., Arm., O'B.), a handsome man (H.S.D.), a scolding man (M'A.), Ir. sgafaire, a bold, hearty man, spruce fellow, a gaffer; from the Eng. gaffer?
sgag, split, crack, winnow, filter, Ir. sgagaim, filter, purge; cf., for root gàg.
sgaipean, a ninny, dwarf:
sgàil, a shade, shadow, Ir. sgáile, scáil, M. Ir. scáil, O. Br. esceilenn, cortina, curtain: *skâli-, root skâ, of sgàth, q.v.
sgailc, a smart blow, a slap, skelp, Ir. sgailleóg; root skal, make a noise by hitting; Norse skella, slap, clatter (skjalla), Ger.
