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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
ealbh, a bit, tittle, Ir. ealbha, a multitude, a drove, W. elw, goods, profit, *elvo-; cf. Gaul. Elvetios, Elvio, etc.; *pel-vo-, root pel, full?
ealbhar, a good for nothing fellow (Suth.); from Norse álfr, elf, a vacant, silly person.
ealbhuidh, St John's wort, Ir. eala bhuidh (O'R.):
†ealg, noble, so Ir., E. Ir. elg: Innis Ealga = Ireland. Cf. Elgin, Glen-elg.
ealla nothing ado ("Gabh ealla ris" - have nothing ado with him):
eallach, burden, so Ir., M. Ir. eallach, trappings or load; cf. Ir. eallach, a drove, O. Ir. ellach, conjunctio, *ati-slogos (Zimmer), from sluagh. See uallach and ealt.
eallach, cattle (Arran), so Ir.: cf. O. Ir. ellach, conjunction, *ati-slôgos (Zimmer).
eallsg, a scold, shrew:
ealt, ealta, a covey, drove, flock, Ir. ealta, E. Ir. elta: *ell-tavo-, from peslo-, a brute, Cor. ehal, pecus; O. H. G., fasal, Ag. S. fäsl, proles (Stokes for Cor.). See àl. Ascoli joins O. Ir. ellach, union, and Ir. eallach, a drove, cattle, with ealt. See eallach.
ealltuinn, a razor, Ir. ealtín, O. Ir. altan, W. ellyn, O.Cor. elinn, O. Br. altin, Br. aotenn, *(p)altani; Ger. spalten, cleave; Skr. pat, split; Old.Sl. ras-platti, cut in two.
eaman, tail; see feaman, q.v.
eanach, honour, praise, E. Ir. enech, honour, also face; hence "regard" (Ascoli): *aneqo-, W. enep; root oq of Lat. oc-ulus, etc.
eanach, dandriff, scurf, down:
eanach-gàrraidh, endive, Ir. eanach-garraidh; evidently a corruption of Lat. endiva (Cameron).
eanchaill, eanchainn, brains, Ir. inchinn, E. Ir. inchind, W. ymmenydd, Cor. impinion (= in+pen-), in+ceann, "what is in the head".
eang, foot, footstep, track, bound, Ir. eang, E. Ir. eng, track; cf. root ong given for theagamh.
eang, a gusset, corner; cf. Lat. angulus, Eng. angle.
eangach, a fetter, net, Ir. eangach, a net, chain of nets. From eang, foot.
eangarra, cross-tempered (H.S.D.): "having angles"; from eang.
eangbhaidh, high-mettled, M. Ir. engach, valiant; from eang, a step.
eangladh, entanglement; possibly from the Eng. tangle; not likely founded on eangach.
