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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
cnod, a knot, Ir. cnota; from the Eng.
cnòd, a patch, piece on a shoe; cf. Sc. knoit, knot, large piece.
cnòdaich, acquire, lay up, Ir. cnódach, acquiring (O'R.); see cnòd.
cnòdan, the gurnet, Ir. cnúdán (Fol.); cf. Sc. crooner, so-called from the croon or noise it makes when landed. The G. seems borrowed from Sc. crooner, mixed with Sc. crout, croak.
cnòid, a sumptuous present (Heb.); cròid:
cnoidh, tooth-ache, sever pain; see cnuimh.
cnomhagan, a large whelk, buckie; cf. cnò, nut.
cnot, unhusk barley; from cnotag, the block or joint of wood hollowed out for unhusking barley. The word is the Eng. knot?
cnuachd, head, brow, temple, Ir. cruaic (O'R.); cf. W. cnuwch, bushy head of hair, cnwch, knuckle, cnuch, joint, *cnoucco-, "a prominence"; root kneu, knu; Norse hnúkr, hnjúkr, knoll, peak, hnuðr, a knob. Hence cnuachdach, shrewd: "having a head".
cnuas, gnash, chew, crunch; for cruas, cruais, founded on Eng. crush, crunch?
cnuasaich, ponder, collect, Ir. cnuasuighim, cnuas, a collection, scraping together, G. and Ir. cnuasachd, reflection, collection, *knousto-; root knu, knevo, scrape, Gr. κνúω, scratch, Norse hnöggr, niggard, Eng. niggard, Ag. S. hneáw, sparing. The idea is "scraping together": a niggard is "one who scrapes". Stokes (Dict.) gives the root as knup, and compares Lit. knupsyti, oppress. St. now, possibly, *knoud-to, Norse, knúðr, ball. Cf. cruinnich, for force.
cnuimh, a worm; wrong spelling for cruimh, q.v.
cnumhagan, a handful (Heb.); for crobhagan, from †crobh, the hand? See cròg.
co, cò, who, O. Ir. co-te, now G. ciod, q.v.; W. pa, Cor. py, pe, Br. pe, quia, root qo-, qa, qe; Lat. quod; Gr. πό-θι, etc.; Eng. who.
co, cho, as, so; see cho.
còb, plenty (Sh.); from Lat. copia. Ir. cóib, party, followers.
cobhair, assistance, so Ir., O. Ir. cobir, *cobris, co+ber, root bher, carry, see beir; and cf. for meaning Gr. συμφέρει, it is of use.
cobhan, coffer, box, Ir. cofra; from Eng. coffin, coffer.
cobhar, foam, Ir. cubhar, E. Ir. cobur: co+bur; for bar, see tobar, well.
cobhartach, spoil, booty:
cobhlach, fleet. See cabhlach.
coc, cock, to cock; from the Eng.
còcaire, a cook, Ir. cócaire, M. Ir. cocaire, Cor. peber, pistor; from the Lat. coquo, I cook.
