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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY


traogh, ebb, Ir. tráighim, traoghaim, E. Ir. trágim, W. treio, ebb, trai, ebb-tide, traeth, shore: *trâgô, from trâg, I. E. tragh, draw, Lat. traho, etc.; see troidh for root.

traona, the corncrake, Ir. traona; see trèan-ri-trèan.

trapan, a cluster, Ir. trapán:

trasd, across, trasdan, cross beam, crozier, O. Ir. trost, trabs, from tar, tra of thar. Cf. W. trawst, rafter, which Stokes and Loth think to be borrowed from Lat. transtrum, as also O. Ir. trost mentioned above. Sc. has trast or trest, beam, from early Fr. traste, Lat. transtrum.

trasg, a fast, Ir. trosgadh, O. Ir. troscud: *truskô, *trud-skô, root trud, distress, burden, Lat. trûdo, push, Eng. threaten. See trod, trom.

tràth, time, season, Ir., E. Ir. tráth: *trâtu-, root tra, tar, through (see thar). Cf. W. tro, turn, time, Br. tro, occasion, round; Eng. turn.

tre, through, Ir. tré, tre, E. Ir. tré, tria, tri, O. Ir. tri, trí, tre, O. W. troi, now trwy, Cor., Br. dre, O. Br. tre, dre: *trei, *tri, root ter, pass over, through; Lat. trans, across; Skr. tirás, through, over, Zd. tarô (do.). See the root in thar, tora, troimh; also in Eng. through.

treabh, plough, till, Ir. treabhaim, E. Ir. trebaim, inhabit, cultivate, treb, a dwelling, W. tref, homestead, O. W., O. Br. treb: *trebo-, a house; Lat. tribus, trebus, a tribe, Eng. tribe; Eng. thorp; Lit. trobà, dwelling, building. Hence treabhair, houses, treibhireach, prudent.

treabha, a thrave; from Norse þrefi, Eng. thrave.

treachail, dig, treachladh (1) digging (2) fatiguing: *tre-clad; for (1) see cladh and cf. tochail; from (2) cf. Sc. trachle.

treaghaid, a darting pain, stitch, Ir. treagh(d)aim, I pierce through, M. Ir. treghat, pangs, smart, treaglad, transpiercing; Ir. treagh, a spear: "piercing". See tradh.

trealaich, lumber, trash, Ir. trealamh, lumber, apparel, instruments, E. Ir. trelam, weapons, furniture, apparel: *tre-lam; for lam, see ullamh.

trealais, the spleen (M'F.):

trèalamh, indisposition (M'F.):

trealbhaidh, adult, grown-up (M'A. for Islay):

treall, treallan, a short space or time, Ir. treall, M. Ir. trell, root ter, through, Eng. thrill, pierce.

trèan-ri-trèan, corn-crake, Ir. traona:

treann, cut (Carm.):

treas, third, Ir. treas, O. Ir. tress: *tristo-, from tris, thrice, Gr. τρίς, Skr. tris, root tri of tri, three. W. trydydd, third, is for *tritijo-s.