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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
Ger. dach; Lit. stḗgiu, cover; Skr. sthagati, cover. See tigh for usual nom. case.

teachd, coming, arrival, Ir. teachd, O. Ir. techt, aditus, itio, W. taith, iter, Br. tiz, diligence, haste: *tiktâ, root stig, teig, as in tighinn, q.v. Some derive it from thig or tig, q.v. Hence teachdaire, messenger.

teachd, legal, lawful, M. Ir. teachta, téchta, O. Ir. téchte, fitting, legalis, lex: *tenctio-, root, tenq, become, chance, produce, Eng. thing, Lit. tenkù, chance, befaull, Lat. tempus. Dial. form deic, cha deic, q.v.

tèachd, teuchd, silly boasting (Arg.).

teadalach, slow, dilatory:

teadhair, a tether; from Sc., Eng. tether, tedder, Norse tjóðr, tjor, Swed. tjuder.

teagair, collect, provide, shelter, Ir. teagar, provision, shelter, teagarach, warm, snug, teagairim, store, provide; cf. eagar.

teagamh, doubt, suspense; see theagamh.

teagasg, teaching, so Ir., E. Ir. tecosc: *to-aith-cosc-, for which see caisg.

teaghlach, family, household, so Ir., O. Ir. teglach, W. teulu, O. W. telu, Corn. teilu, familia: *tego-slougo-, from the stems of tigh and sluagh. The terminations -lach from *slougo-s makes abstract collective nouns, which are used for single objects or persons; as òglach, young man, really "youth", or "young-people", just as "youth" is also used in Eng. as a concrete noun - "a youth".

teallach, hearth, forge, Ir. teallach, E. Ir. tenlach, tellach: *tene-lach, from teine, fire, and terminal -lach (see teaghlach).

teallaid, a lust or bunchu woman (M'F.):

teamhaidh, pleasant, Ir. teamhair, pleasant, Tara, E. Ir. temair, delightful, omnis locus conspicuus: *stem-ri-?

teamhair, time (Suth.): Lat.?

teamhall, slight swoon or stun, Ir. teimheal, darkness, O. Ir. temel (do.), Skr. támas, Lit. tamsa, Lat. tenebrae, temere, rashly.

teampull, temple, church, Ir. teampoll, O. Ir. tempul, W. teml, Corn. tempel; from Lat. templum.

teanacadh, deliverance, succour, teanacas, healing: *tind-ioc, from ìoc, heal.

teanchair, pincers, smith's thongs, Ir. teanchoir, tongs, pincers, O. Ir. tenchor, forceps: *ten-cor, "fire-putter", from the stem of teine, fire, and cor, seen in cuir, put.

teanga, teangadh, a tongue, Ir. teanga, O. Ir. tenge, gen. tengad: *tengot-, from stenꬶh, sting (Eng. sting, Ger. stengal, stalk),