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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
preachan, a mean orator (M'A.), Ir. preachoine, crier, M. Ir. prechoineadha, præcones; from the Lat. praeco(n), crier, auctioneer.
preas, a bush, brier, W. prys, burshwood, covert: *qṛst-, root qer of crann? The G., which is borrowed, is doubtless of Pictish origin.
preas, a press, cupboard, Manx, prest; from the Eng. press.
preas, a wrinkle, fold; from the Eng. press.
preathal, confusion of mind, dizziness; see breitheal.
prighig, fry; from the Eng. frying.
prìne, a pin; from the Sc. preen, M. Eng. prēon, Ag. S. préon, Norse prjónn, Ger. pfriem.
priobadh, winking, twinkling (of the eye), Ir. prap in le prap na súl, in the twinkling of the eyes (Keating), from prap, sudden, preaba in na bi preaba na sula muich (B. of Moyra), M. Ir. prapud, brief space (as twinkling of the eyes), la brafad súla, older friha brathad sula, where we get the series prapud, brafad, brathad (g. brotto), O. Ir. brothad, moment. Stokes compares the similar Gothic phrase - in brahva augins, where brahv might = a British *brap, borrowed into Irish. The form frafad could easily develop into brap; the difficulty is the passinng of th of brothad (which gives g. brotto) info f of brafad (but see Rev.Celt.10 57). The G. priobadh has its vowel influenced by preabadh, kicking, that is, breabadh, q.v. Zim. (Zeit.32 223) cites brofte, momentary, and says brafad is made from bro, eyebrow, falsely.
priobaid, a trifle, priobair, a worthless fellow; from Sc. bribour, low beggarly fellow, M. Eng. bribour, rascal, thief; from O. Fr. bribeur, beggar, vagabond, briber, to beg, bribe, morsel of bread, Eng. bribe. Hence priobaid is from an early Northern form of Eng. bribe. See breaban further.
prìomh, prime, chief, Ir. príomh, a principal, primh, prime, O. Ir. prím, W. prif; from Lat. primus, first, Eng. prime.
prìonnsa, a prince, so Ir., M. Ir. prindsa; from M. Eng. and Fr. prince (Stokes takes it from Fr. direct).
prìosan, prison, Ir. príosún, M. Ir. prísún; from M. Eng. prisoun, from O. Fr. prison (Stokes takes it from O. Fr. prisun).
prìs, price, W. pris; from M. Eng. prīs, from O. Fr. prīs, Lat. pretium.
probhaid, profit; from the Eng.
procach, a year-old stag (Rob Donn):
proghan, dregs, lees:
proinn, a dinner, O. G. proinn (B. of Deer), Ir. proinn, O. Ir. proind, praind; from Lat. prandium.
