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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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cochull, also coich (Carm.), husk, hood, Ir. cochal, O. Ir. cochull, W. swcwll, hood, cowl; from Lat. cucullus, Eng. cowl.
cocontachd, smartness (A.M'D.); see coc, gog.
codaich, share, divide; from codach, gen. of cuid.
còdhail, a meeting; see comhdhail.
cogadh, war, so Ir., O. Ir. cocad: *con-cath, "co-battle"; see cath.
cogais, conscience, Ir. cogus, O. Ir. concubus: con+cubus; and O. Ir. cubus, conscience, is for con-fis, co and fios, knowledge, q.v.
cogan, a loose husk, covering (H.S.D.), a small vessel; see gogan for latter force.
cogull, tares, cockle, Ir. cogal; borrowed from M. Eng. cackel, cokkul, now cockle.
coibhneas proper spelling of caoimhneas, which see.
coibhseachd, propriety, so Ir. coibhseach, becoming; cf. M. Ir. cuibdes, fittingness, from cubaid; see cubhaidh.
coicheid, suspicion, doubt:
cóig, five, Ir. cúig, O. Ir. cóic, W. pump, E.W. pimp, Cor. pymp, Br. pemp, Gaul. pempe, *qenqe; Lat. quinque; Gr. πέντε; Lit. penki; Got. fimf; Skr. páñca.
coigil, spare, save, so Ir., E. Ir. coiclim, cicill (n.); *con-cel, root qel, as in Lat. colo, etc. Also cagail. The E. Ir. cocell, concern, thought, is for con-ciall; ciall, sense.
coigreach, a stranger, Ir. coigcrigheach, cóigcríoch, *con-crích-ech, "provincial", E. Ir. cocrích, province, boundary. See crìoch. The meaning is, "one that comes from a neighbouring province".
coilceadha, bed materials, †coilce, a bed, Ir. coilce, a bed, E. Ir. colcaid, flock bed, O. W. cilcet, now cylched; from Lat. culcita, a pillow, Eng. quilt.
coilchean, a little cock, water spouting; from coileach, q.v.
coileach, a cokc, so Ir., O. Ir. cailech, W. ceiliog, Cor. celioc, Br. kiliok, *kaljákos, the "caller"; rrot qal, call; Lat. calare, summon, Eng. Calends; Gr. καλέω, call; Lit. kalba, speech, etc.
coileag, a cole of hay; from the Sc. cole, a cole or coil of hay. See góileag. còileag (Perth.).
coileid, a stir, noise (Heb.); cf. Eng. coil, of like force. The G. seems borrowed therefrom.
coileir, a collar, Ir. coiléar; from the Eng.
coilionn, a candle; see coinneal.
coi'lige (Dial.), race, course (Hend.): coimhliong.
coiliobhar, a kind of gun; see cuilbheir.
coille, coill, wood, Ir. coill, O. Ir. caill, W. celli, Cor. kelli, *kaldet-, Gr. κλάδος, a twig; Eng. holt, Ger. holz. Further root qla, qela, split, hit, as in cladh, claidheamh, q.v.
