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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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Stokes' Dict., Rhys Manx Pray.2 71, who compares W. chwilio.
siris, sirist, a cherry, Ir. siris, W. ceirios; from M. Eng. *cheris, from O. Fr. cerise, Lat. cerasus, Gr. κέρασος.
siteag, a dunghill; from the Eng. Cf. N. saeti.
sith, a stride, onset, a dart to, Ir. sidhe, gust, M. Ir. sith, onset; cf. Ir. sith-, intensive prefix (O'Don. Gr. 277), *setu-, seti-, may be root es, ετυμός (Bez.21 123), E. Ir. sith, long, W. hyd, to, as far as, O. W. hit, longitudo, usque ad, Br. hed, length, during: *seti, root sê, as in sìor, long (Stokes). Cf. N. síðr, long, Eng. sith; root sit.
sìth, peace, Ir. síth, síoth, E. Ir. síth, O. Ir. síd: *sêdos (neut. s stem), root sed (sêd) of suidhe, q.v.; Lat. sêdo, settle; Lit. sėdáti, sit. W. hedd, peace, is from sĕd.
sìth, a fairy, sìthich (do.), Ir. sídh, a fairy hill, sígh, a fairy, sígheóg (do.), O. Ir. síde, dei terreni, whose dwelling is called síd; in fact, síde, the fairy powers, is the pl. (ge. s. ?) of síd, fairy dwelling or mound, while its gen. sing. appears in mná síde, fir síde: *sêdos, g. sêdesos, as in the case of sìth, peace, which is its homonym (Stokes); root se, sêd, Gr. ἑδος, a temple or statue, literally an "abode" or "seat"; Lat. noven-sides, noven-siles, the new gods imported to Rome. Thurneysen has compared Lat. sîdus, a constellation, "dwelling of the gods". Hence sìthean, a green knoll, fairy knoll.
sithionn, venison, Ir. sídh, and sídheann (O'R.), M. Ir. sieng, sideng, deer, W. hyddgig (= "stag's flesh"), from hydd, stag, red deer: *sedi-, deer; to which is to be referred M. Ir. segh (= agh allaidh, O'Cl.), E. Ir. ség (= oss allaidh, Corm.).
sitig, the rafter of a kiln laid across, on which the corn is dried:
sitinn, roller for a boat:
sitir, sitrich, neighing, Ir. sitreach: cf. séid, blow (*svid-tri-).
siubhal, walking, so Ir., M. Ir. siubal, for *siumal, W. chwyf, motus, chwyfu, move, stir, M. Br. fifual, now finval, stir; root svem, move; O. H. G., Ag. S. swimman, Eng. swim. Cf. W. syflyd, move, stir.
siubhla; see luighe-siubhla.
siuc, a word by which horses are called:
siucar (siùcar, H.S.D.), sugar, Ir. siúcra, W. sugr; from M. Eng. sugre, Fr. sucre.
siùdadh, swinging; from Sc. showd, swing, waddle, O.Sax. skuddian, shake, O.Du. schudden (do.), Eng. shudder.
siug, call to drive away hens; cf. Eng. shoo!
siunas, lovage plant; see sunais.
sìup, a tail, appendage; cf. sèap.
