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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
leòm, conceit, leòmais, dilly-dallying; cf. Ir. leoghaim, I flatter, leom, prudery.
leómann, mothe, Ir. leomhan, léamhann, E. Ir. legam.
leómhann, leoghann, lion, Ir. leomhan, O. Ir. leoman; from Lat. leo, leonem.
leòn, wound, Ir. leónaim, E. Ir. lénaim, wound, lén, hurt; this Strachan refers to *lakno-, root lak, tear, as in Lat. lacero, lacerate, Gr. λακίς, a rent. But cf. leadradh, E. Ir. leod, cutting, killing, *ledu, root led, ledh, fell, Lat. labi, Eng. lapse.
leth, side, half, Ir., O. Ir. leth, W. lled, O. Br. let: *letos; Lat. latus. Brugmann refers it to the root plet, broad, of lethan.
leth-aon, twin, leth-uan: E. Ir. emuin, twins, *jemnos:
lethbhreac, a correlative, equal, match; from leth and breac(?).
lethcheann (pron. lei'chean), the side of the head, cheek; from leth and ceann, with ossibly a leaning on the practically lost leac, leacann, cheek.
leud, lèad, breadth, Ir. leithead, O. Ir. lethet; see leathan.
leug, a precious stone, Ir. liag, a stone, M. Ir. lég, lég-lógmar, O. Ir. lia, g. liacc: *lêvink-; Gr. λᾶιγξ, g. λάιγγος, a small stone, λᾶασ, stone; Ger. lei, stone, rock, Ital. lavagna, slate, schist.
leug, laziness, lazy, slow; see sléig.
leugh, lèagh, read, Ir. léaghaim, M. Ir. légim, O. Ir. legim, rolég, legit, legend, reading; from Lat. lĕgo, I read, Eng. lecture, etc.
leum, a jump, Ir., O. Ir. léim, léimm, W. llam, Br. lam, O. Br. lammam, salio: *lengmen-, O. Ir. vb. lingim, I spring, root leg, leng; Skr. langhati, leap, spring; M.H.G. lingen, go forward, Eng. light, etc. The O. Ir. perfect tense leblaing has made some give the root as vleng, vleg, Skr. valg, spring, Lat. valgus, awry, Eng. walk; and some give the root as svleng, from svelg. It is difficult to see how the v or sv before l was lost before l in leum.
leus, lias, a torch, light, Ir. leus, E. Ir. lés, léss, O. Ir. lésboire, lightbearer: *plent-to-, from plend, splend, Lat. splendeo, Eng. splendid (Strachan). Cf. W. llwys, clear, pure.
lì, colour, O. Ir. lí, líi, W. lliw Cor. liu, colour, Br. liou, O. Br. liou, liu: *lîvos-; Lat. lîvor, lividus, Eng. livid.
†lia, a stone, O. Ir. lia, g. liacc; see leug.
liagh, a ladle, Ir., M. Ir. liach, O. Ir. liag, trulla, scoop, W. llwy, spoon, spattle, Cor. loe, Br. loa: leigâ, ladle, root leigh, ligh, lick (as in limlich, q.v.); Lat. ligula, spoon, ladle.
liath, gray, so Ir., E. Ir. líath, W. llwyd, canus, O. Br. loit, M. Br. loet: *leito-, *pleito-, for *peleito-; Gr. πελιτνός, livid; Skr. palitá, gray; Lat. pallidus; Eng. fallow, Ag. S. fealo, yellow. Cf. O. Fr. liart, dark grey, Sc. lyart (*leucardus?).
