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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY


trian, third part, a third, Ir., E. Ir. trían, W. traian: *treisano-; see treas, tri.

triath, lord, chief, E. Ir. tríath: *treito-s. Stokes compares Lat. trîtavus, strîtavus, ancestor in the 6th degree.

tric, frequent, often, Ir. tric, E. Ir. trice: *trekki-, root treg of troigh (Stokes, Strachan).

trid, trìd, through, by, Ir. tríd, E. Ir. trít, per eum, id: *trei-t, from root trei of tre, through; the final -t is the demonstrative pron. to (Eng. that, Gr. το); a pron. *em-ti, *en-ti (Stokes).

trìd, rag, clout, stitch; "Cha'n 'eil trìd air":

trileanta, thrilling, quavering; cf. E. Ir. trílech, song, O. Ir. trírech, song of birds. Cf. Eng. trill, Ital. trillare, Sp. trinar: an initiative word, Eng. thrill is from the root tre, ter (see tora), "piercing", which may also be the ultimate origin of the G. words.

trilis, locks of hair, Ir. trilis (obs.), E. Ir. triliss; cf. Eng. tress, from Lat. tricia, trica, plait, Gr. τρίχα, in three parts, root tri, three.

trill, sand plover (Heb., Miss Freer):

trìlleachan, trìleachan (drilleachan, M'A.), the pied oyster-catcher, sea-piet:

trillsean (drillsean, M'A.), lantern, rush-light, a glimmer, Ir. triliseán, torch, lantern, earlier trilsen, facula, trillsech, sparkling: "piercing", from tre, ter, as in trileanta?

trinnseir, a plate, trencher, Ir. trinsiur; from Eng. trencher.

trioblaid, trouble, tribulation, Ir. trioblóid, E. Ir. tréblait; from Lat. tribulatio, Eng. tribulation.

triobuail, vibrate, quiver; from Eng. tremble?

trionaid, a trinity, Ir. tríonóid, tríonoid, E. Ir. trínóit, O. Ir. trindóit; from Lat. trinitât-, trinitas, a trinity, from tres, three. The Gadelic is developed from *trin(i)tâti-.

treubhas, trews, trousers, Ir. triús, M. Ir. tribus, O. Ir. trebus, breeches, L. Lat. tubrucus (Isidor), tribuces (Du Cange), "thigh breeches" (D' Arbois); from Sc. trews, Eng. trooze, trouses, now trousers, trunkhose.

triùcair, a rascal; from Sc. truker, trukier, a deceitful person, from O. Fr. tricher, to trick, allied to Eng. trick.

triuchan, a stripe of distinguishing colours in tartan:

triuthach, triuth (M'F.), hooping cough, triogh (M'A.), a fit of laughing or coughing, Ir. triuch, trioch: root pster of sreothart?

trobhad, come thou hither to me; opposite of thugad: *to-ro'-ad, *to-romh-t, "to before you"?