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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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léideach, strong, shaggy, Ir. léidmheach, strong (O'B.), O. Ir. létenach, audax:
leig let Ir. léigim, O. Ir. léiccim, lécim: *leingiô; Lat. linquo; Gr. λείπω: Got. leihvan, Eng. loan.
léigh, a physician, leigheas, a cure, Ir. léigheas, M. Ir. leges; see lighiche.
léine, a shirt, so Ir., E. Ir. léne, g. lénith, pl. lénti: *leinet-, from lein, lîn; Lat. lînum, flax, Eng. linen, Sc. linder; Gr. λῖτα, cloth λίνον, flax. See lìon. Strachan refers it, on the analogy of deur = dakro-, to laknet-, root lak, of Lat. lacerna, cloak, lacinia, lappet.
léir, sight, Ir. léir, sight, clear, O. Ir. léir, conspicuous. If Strachan's phonetics are right, this may be for *lakri-, root lak, see, show, W. llygat, eye, Cor. lagat, Br. lagad, eye, Skr. lakshati, see, show, O. H. G. luogên (do.), as in las, q.v.
léir, gu léir, altogether, Ir. léir, M. Ir. léir, complete, W. llwyr, total, altogether: *leiri-s:
léir, torment, to pain: *lakro-, root lak, as in Lat. lacero lacerate?
leirg, a plain; see learg.
leirist, a foolish, senseless person slut (leithrist):
leis, thigh, Ir. leas, leis, hip, O. Ir. less, clunis; *lexa, root lek; Eng. leg, Gr. λάξ, kicking (St.). Nigra connects it with leth, side. See slios.
leisdear, arrow-maker; from the Eng. fletcher, from Fr. flèche, arrow. See fleasg.
leisg, laziness, lazy, Ir. leisg (n.); see leasg.
leisgeul, excuse; from leth and sgeul, "half-story".
leithid, the like, so Ir., E. Ir. lethet; from leth, half, side.
leithleag, léileag print for frocks:
leitir, a hillside slope, E. Ir. lettir, G. lettrach, W. llethr, slope: *lettrek-. It may be from *leth-tír, "country-side", or from let of leathan; cf. W. lleth, flattened, "broadened".
leòb, a piece, shred, Ir. léab a piece, leadhb, a patch of old leather. M. Ir. ledb: *led-bo-; for root led, cf. leathar? Hence leòb, a hanging lip, leòbag, lèabag, a flounder. Cf. Norse leppr, a rag (Craigie).
leobhar, long clumsy; see leabhar.
leòcach, sneaking, low:
leòdag, a slut, prude, flirt:
leog, a slap in the head (M'D.):
leogach, hanging loosely, slovenly:
leòir, enough, Ir., E. Ir. leòr, lór, O. Ir. lour, W. llawer, many: *lavero-, root lav, lau, gain, Lat. lûcrum, gain, Laverna, Skr. lóta, booty, Eng. loot, etc. Stokes refers W. llawer to the comparative stem of plê, full; see liuth.
