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uch (to shine) and ruch (splendour)in Bopp's Grlossaiy, p. 323, and alsorichis (flame) iu Z. G. C, p. 72. Ondark^ from A.S. chore, which is manifestlyakin to dorcha, Wedgwoodremarks ": The particles so and doin Gaelic are equivalent to ei% anddus in Greek, as in son^ good, anddon, bad. In similar relation toeach other stand sorc/ia, light, anddorch or dorcha, dark. The elementcommon to the two woidd appear tobe the notion of seeing, which, however,we ai-e unable to trace in theform of the words." If we regarddark, deorc, as derived from the rootruch, the difiiculty disappears. Cf.Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 5!J.204. High, deigh, eighre, and ice.Eigh (ice) was in ancient Gaelicaig for jag, initial j having disappearedby rule. Aig - W. ia forjag(cf. Z. G. C, p. 49), and is cognatewith Hung, jeg. Lap. jmgna. LowDut. aisen, Dut. ijs, Ger. eis, Ice. is,A.S. is, Eng. ice. Cf, Wedgwood'sDiet, of English Etymology. Deigh= eigih (cf. dialtag — ialtag, anddeamitag = -eanntag). The formeighre is from the same root.205. Saighead (arrow ; anc. saiget)~ Lat. sagitta. The W. is saitlt,,which would have initial h if theword were Celtic. Cf. Stokes' Ir.Glosses, p. 57. G of saighead isaspirated because flanked by vowels,but dl or i is not aspirated because itstands for tt.206. Luireach (corslet ; = W.lluryg) is from Lat, lorica (corslet).Lorica is from lorvm (a leathernthong). C of luireach is aspiratedbecause vowel-flanked.207. Cochal and cowl.Cochal (hood, cowl, husk; anc.cochull) — Lat. cucidlus (covering forthe head, hood), Goth, hakuls, OldH. Ger. hachul, A.S. cugele, cugle,ciMe, Eng, cowl.208. LethTHE GAEL. 346Leth (half, a side) is cognate withLat. latus (side), Gr. jjlatos, OldH. Ger. Mat, 2ylat. Cf. Ebel's CelticStudies by Sullivan, p. 111.209. Leathan and flat.Leathan (broad ; anc. lethan) iscognate with Lat. latus (broad), Gr.2)latus (broad), Old Ice. flatr, Eng.Jfat. Initial ^j is frequently droppedin Gaelic.210. jRiin (purpose, secret, mystery)- W. rhiu and is cognate withGoth, runa (secret, mystery), OldH. Dut. ruiia (mystery), A.S, run(a letter, magical character, mystery),Dan. runer (lunic letters),Ice. run, plur. runir or runar(runic letters), Eng. runes. Cf.Diefenbach's Goth. Worterbuch,Bosworth's Dictionary, and Ebel'sCeltic Studies by Sullivan, p.118.211. Bean (to strike) and bane.Bean (to strike; anc. benim, Istrike) is cognate with the obsoleteGr. jjhend (I slay ; cf. 2 aor. epephnon),Sansk. van (to strike, smite),Goth, hanja (blow), Old H. Ger.batia (death-blow), Mid. H. Ger.bane (destruction), Old Ice. bana(to slay), A, S. 6cmì« (murderer), Eng.hane (destruction). Cf. bana (death),banaghadh (destruction), in O'l^eilly'sDictionary. To the same rootbelongs has (death). Cf. Stokes' Ir.Glosses, p. 157, and Vol. i. ^. 245.212. lomlag and navel,lomlag (navel; also spelled ilmeag)may be compared with Lat. umbilicus(navel; from nubilicusov u-nabilicùsj,Gr. om2ihalos, Sansk. nabhi (navel),Low Dut. rtrtwe, 'itavel, Eng. nave,navel. The Old Gael immlind (navel)is for imblind, and is radically connectedwith Gr. omphalos. CfStokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 150, Curtius'Gr. Etymology, p. 2(35, and Bopp'sSansk. Glossary, p. 213. In iomlagui is for 'lid).(To be continued.)