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tautaNovember, 1878. THE GAEL. 281(quarrel, brawl). Cf. cat a- in theGaulish uanies Caturlges and Catuslogi.Stokes suggests that cogadh(war; anc. coccad) may be con-cata(prefix con with cata — catu).132. Dorus and door.Dorus (door) = W. drws and iscognate with (ir. thura, Lat. foois,Goth. daui\ dauro. Lit. durys, Ger.^Awr, A.S. dor, Eng. door. Bopprefers dorus and its cognates toSansk. c7«ar (door, gate).133. Ruadhr, rudhadh, and red,ruddy.liuadh {red; in old Gael. rnad =rod) — W. rhi/dd and is cognate withiSansk. rudhira (blood ; from ruh forrudh) and roldta for rodhita (red),Gr. eruthros (red), Lat. rufus (red),ruber (i"ed, ruddy; for rufer)^ andr II tikis (fiery red), Old A.S. rocZ, OldGer. ro^, Old Ice. riodr (ruddy), N.H, Gei". roth (red), A.S. rude, reod,read, red, Eng. red. Buddy is fronathe same root. Cf. Old Eng. rode(the red colour of the face, com-]>lexion) with A.S. rnda (redness),Low Dut. rood, W. r/ivdd. /rudhadh(ruddy) may be com])ared withW. rhudd.It may be noticed here that, accordingto Grimm's Law, Sansk. dhcorresponds to Gr. th, Lat. /(sometimesb and d), Old Gael. (/, OldA.S. d (therefore Eng. d). Old H.Ger. t.134. Uth and udder.Eng. udder is from A.S. uder.^which is regularly connected withA. H. D. utar, N. H. G. euter, Lat.uber, Gr. outhar, Sansk. ùdhar andudhas. There is little doubt thatGael, uth (udder) is related to Sansk.ùdk-as and Gr. outit-ar, although,according to rule, Sansk. dh and Gr.tJt should be represented by a d inGaelic. Cf, W. uwd (pap) whichhas a medial. Bopp connects Ir. uit(udder, dug), notwithstanding thetenues, with the Sansk. udhas.135. Strlopach and strumpet.Striopach (harlot ; from strloj)- andthe termination ach) is connectedwith Lat. stuprum (shame, concubinage),stupro (to defile), Old Fr.stupjre, Eug. strumpet.13f). Spu'nl-iJrPachd iWAÌkìng; alsospelt S2}aisd,"ireachd) is connectedwith' Dan. spadsere (to walk), Ger.spazieren (to walk, to go out for awalk), Lat. sjxitiare (to walk), fromspatlum (space).137. Sliseag and slice.HRseag (a shaving of wood ; inMiddle Gael, sliseog) = Eng. slice,from Ger. schleissen (to cleave, slit,split). Cf. the Old Fr. esclisier(to seperate, divide), Old Ice. slita(to tear asunder), slitr (a piece tornofi"), A.S. slitan (to tear), Eng. slit.For sliseag and slice cf Stokes'Glosses, p. 116. Sliseag is diminutiveof .slig (a chip, slice). Cf. High.Soc. Diet.,1 38. Tuath (peasantry; in MiddleGael, tuata = tut J is from the root tu,(to grow, to be strong) and is cognatewith Lett. (people), Goth.thiuda (people), A.S. theod (nation,people), 11. (lex. diot (people), Deutsh(German), and deuteu (to explain,lit. to Germanize). To the sameroot belong Lat. totus (whole), Oscantovto (city), [Jmbrian tvta.^ tota (city),Armoric tiid (a nation), Gr. tails(great), Sansk. taoas (strong). Cf.Toiitio-rix (a Gaulish name forApollo). See Stokes' Ir. Glosses, \>.73, Max Miiller's Lectures, vol. ii.p. 230.139. Jiotli, botliait, and booth.Both (]>ooth, tent, cottage, hut;now more frequently buth) = W.bwth and is connected with Old Ice.budh (a hut, tent, shop), Eng. booth.Botiiau and also bothag are diminutivesfrom both.140. Nead and nest.Nead (nest; gen. nid), is cognatewith Sansk. nida (nest), Lat. rddus