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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
noigean, a noggin, Ir. noigin; from the Eng. noggin. Skeat thinks the Eng. are the borrowers; but this is unlikely.
nòin, noon, Ir. nóin, g. nóna, evening, noon, E. Ir. nóin, nóna, W. nawn; from the Lat. nôna hora, ninth hour of the day, or 3 o'clock.
noir, the east, Ir. anoir, O. Ir. anair, "from before", if one looks at the morning sun; from an (see a number 5) and air.
nollaig, Christmas, Ir. nodlog, E. Ir. notlaic, W. nadolig; from Lat. natalicia, the Nativity.
norra, a wink of sleep (Arran), norradh (M'Rury):
nòs, a custom, Ir., E. Ir. nós, W. naws, M. Br. neuz: *nomzo-, Gr. νομος, law, Lat. numerus. Thurneysen thinks the Gadelic words are borrowed from the Welsh naws, from gnaws (see gnàth). Stokes gives *nomso- as stem for Gadelic alone; the W. he regards as from gnâ, as above. The ideal stem would be *nâsto-, root nâd.
nòs, a cow's first milk, E. Ir. nus; from nua, new, and ass, milk.
nòtair, a notary, Ir. nótadóir, O. Ir. notire; from Lat. notarius.
nothaist, a foolish person:
nuadarra, angry, surly; see nuarranta.
nuadh, new, Ir. núadh, O. Ir. nue, núide, W. newydd, O. Br. nouuid, Br. neuez, Gaul. novio-: *novio-s; Lat. novus, Novius; Gr. néos, young, new; Got. niujis, Eng. new; Lit. naújas; Skr. navya.
'nuair, when, "the hour that", Ir. anuair, E. Ir. innúair: the art. and word uair, q.v.
nuall, nuallan, a howling, cry, Ir. nuaill, E. Ir. núall: *nouslo-n; Skr. nu, cry, navati; Lettic nauju, cry; O. H. G. niumo, praise, rejoicing.
nuarranta, sad, surly; cf. the Ir. interjection mo nuar, my woe, root nu as above.
nuas, down, from above, Ir. anuas; see a number 5 and uas.
nuaig, as far as, O. G. gonice (B. of Deer), Ir. nuige, go nuige, E. Ir. connici: *con-do-icci; see thig, come.
nuimhir, number, so Ir.; from Lat. numerus. Usually uimhir, q.v.
'n uiridh, last year, Ir. 'nuraidh, E. Ir. innuraid; the art. and O. Ir. dat. urid. See uiridh.
null, over, to beyond; for nunn on the analogy of nall, and for dissimilation of the ns. See nunn, the only Argyllshire form.
nunn, over, beyond, Ir. anonn, O.L. inunn; from the prep. an (see a 5) and sund, here ("from here"), W. hwnt, Br. hont: (so-u-to-s), this. The pronominal forms beginning in so and to, or s and t without o, are all from the roots so and to ultimately.
