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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
Stokes (rightly) now gives root is rek, bind, Skr. raçana, cord, rope, raçmi (do.).

cuibhrig, cover, coverlet; see cubhraig.

cuibhrionn, portion, so Ir., E. Ir. cuibrend, W. cyfran: *com-rann; see rann.

cuicheineach, coquetting, secretly hobnobbing (Arg.): co-ceann.

cuid, share, part, Ir. cuid, g. coda, O. Ir. cuit, W. peth, res, pars, Cor. peth, Br. pez, *qezdi-, *qozdi-; qes, qos, seemingly from the pron. root qo, qe (see co). Cf. Lat. quotidie, quota, Br. ped, how much. Bezzenberger compares Lit. kedėti, burst, Sl. cęsti, part; root qed. Hence Eng. piece. Some have suggested comparison with Lat. costa, rib, Eng. coast.

cuideachd, company, Ir. cuideachda, O. Ir. cotecht, coitio, conventus: *con-techt; see teacht.

cuideag, a spider (H.S.D.), Ir. cuideog (O'R.):

cuideal, pride (Arm.), cuidealas (M'A.); from cuid?

cuideam, weight; see cudrom.

cuidh, cuith, inclosure (Barra); from Norse kué, Orkney quoy, a pen, Orkney and Shetland quey, quay, enclosed land.

cuidhe, wreath of snow; see cuith.

cuidhtich, quit, requite, Ir. cúitighim; from Eng. quit?

cuidich, assist, Ir. cuidighim, M. Ir. cuitigim, share; from cuid.

cuidridh, common (Sh.; not H.S.D.), Ir. cuidri(dh), entertainment, commons: *con-trebi-, as in caidreabh?

cuifein, the wadding of a gun; from Sc. colfin.

cuigeal, a distaff, so Ir., M. Ir. cuigel, W. cogail, Corn. cigel, Br. kegel; from M.Lat. conucula, for colucula, from colus. From Lat. conucula comes Ger. kunkel, Fr. quenouille.

cùil, corner, recess, Ir. cúil, O. Ir. cuil, W. cil, *kûli-. See cùl

cuilbheart, a wile, trick; from cùil+beart.

cuilbheir, a gun; from the Eng. culverin.

cuilc, reed, cane, Ir. cuilc, *kolki-; root kol, as in Lat. culmus, stalk, Gr. κάλαμος, reed, Eng. haulm.

cuile, an apartment where stores are kept, O. Ir. cuile fínda, vinaria, *koliâ; Gr. καλία, hut, Skr. kulā/ya, hut, nest (Stokes); from *kol-io-, root qel of ceil.

cuileag, a fly, Ir. and E. Ir. cuil, W. cylion, flies, Cor. kelionen, Br. quelyenen, *kuli-s, kuliâno-s; Lat. culex.

cùileagan, feast (in a corner) (Carm.).

cuilean, a whelp, Ir. cuileán (O'B.), cuileann (O'R.), E. Ir. culén, W. colwyn, Cor. coloin, catulus, Br. kolenn, young of quadrupeds; Gr. κúλλα=σκúλαζ, whelp (Bez.). It may be from , *kun, dog. Ernault, *culenos: root of κúος; M. Br. colen, so D'Arbois. Rhys says W. borrowed.