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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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cosnadh, earning, winning, Ir. cosnamh, defence, O. Ir. cosnam, contentio, *co-sen-, root sen, Skr. san, win, sangias, more profitable, Gr. ἒναρα, booty. M. Ir. aisne, gain, *ad-senia, Skr. sanati, Gr. ἄνυμι.

costag, costmary; from the Eng.

cot, a cottage; from Eng. cot.

còta, a coat; Ir. cóta; from the Eng.

cota-bàn, a groat:

cotan, cotton, Ir. cotún; from the Eng.

cothachadh, earning support, Ir. cothughadh, M. Ir. cothugud, support; from teg, tog, as in tigh?

cothaich, contend, strive; from cath, battle?

cothan, pulp, froth; see omhan.

cothar, a coffer, Ir. cófra; from the Eng.

cothlamadh, things of a different nature mixed together:

cothrom, fairplay, justice, Ir. cómhthrom, equilibrium, E. Ir. comthrom, par: com+trom, q.v.

cràbhach, devout, Ir. crábhach, O. Ir. cráibdech, crabud, fides, W. crefydd, *krab, religion; Skr. vi-çrambh, trust.

crabhat, a cravat, Ir. carabhat; from the Eng.

cracas, conversation; from Sc., Eng. crack.

cràdh, torment, Ir. crádh, E. Ir. crád, cráidim (vb.). Ascoli has compared O. Ir. tacráth, exacerbatione, which he refers to a stem acrad-, derived from Lat. acritas. This will not suit the à of cràdh. Possibly it has arisen from the root ker, cut, hurt (ker, krâ).

crà-dhearg, blood-red, E. Ir. cró-derg; see crò.

crag, crac, a fissure; from the Eng. crack.

crag, knock; from the Eng. crack

craicionn, skin, Ir. croiceann, O. Ir. crocenn, tergus, Cor. crohen, Br. kroc'hen, *krokkenno-, W. croen, *krokno- (?) From *krok-kenn: krok is allied to Ger. rücken, back, Eng. ridge, Norse hryggr; and kenn is allied to Eng. skin. For it, see boicionn.

craidhneach, a skeleton, a gaunt figure, craidhneag, a dried peat; for root, see creathach, crìon (*krat-ni-).

cràigean, a frog, from cràg, cròg, q.v.: "the well-pawed one".

craimhinn, cancer, Ir. cnamhuinn; from cnàmh, q.v.

cràin, a sow, Ir. cráin, M. Ir. cránai (gen. case): *crācnix, "grunter", root qreq, as in Lat. crōcio, croak, Lit. krõkti, grunt.

cràiteag, a niggard woman; likely from cràdh.

cràlad, torment; from cràdh-lot, cràdh and lot, q.v.

cramaist, a crease by folding (Skye):