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OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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(Corm.), ros, genealogy, to which Strachan compares Got. frasts, for fra-sϑt-s, from pro-sto (Stokes), a child. A usual word for seed is fras, which also means a "shower", but both are ultimately from *verso, flow, whence Gr. ἔρση, ἑρση, dew, and ἀρσην, male. Dr. Cameron compared Gr. πράσον, leek (*pṛso), Eng. furze.
ros, a promontory, Ir. ros, promontory (North Ireland), wood (South Ireland; its usual Ir. meaning), E. Ir. ross, promontory, wood; in the former sense from *pro-sto-s, "standing out before", root sta, stand, Lat. sto, Eng. stand, etc.; especially Skr. prastha, plateau. In the sense of "wood", ros is generally regarded as the same word as ros, promontory, explained as "promontorium nemorosum", with which is compared W. rhos, a moor, waste, coarse highland, Br. ros, a knoll.
ròs, rose, Ir. rósa, M. Ir. rós, W. rhosyn; from the M. Eng. rose, Ag. S. róse, from Lat. rŏsa. The word ròs has also the metaphoric meaning of "erysipelas".
ròs, knowledge (Carm.):
rosad, mischance, evil spell: *pro-stanto-, "standing before, obstruction", root sta. Cf. faosaid.
rosg, an eye, eyelid, Ir. rosg, O. Ir. rosc, oculus: *rog-sko-, root reg, rog, see, Ir. réil, clear (*regli-); Lit. regiù, I see (Bez. apud Stokes). See dorch.
rosg, aincitement (to battle), war ode, Ir. rosg, E. Ir. rosc: *ro-sqo-, root seq, say, as in sgeul, cosg, q.v.
rot, a belch, bursting as of waves (H.S.D., Dial.); from Fr. rot.
rotacal, horse radish; from Sc. rotcoll.
rotach, a rush at starting, a running:
rotach, rough weather, rótach? (Lewis); N. róta, storm.
rotach, a hand rattle to frighten cattle:
rotach, a circle of flith on one's clothes (M'A. for Islay), rotair, a sloven:
rotadh, cutting, dividing; from Sc. rot, lines drawn on the ground to show the work to be done, to furrow, rut; cf. Eng. rut.
rotal, a ship's wake; cf. Eng. rut, route, Lat. ruptâ.
roth, a wheel, Ir., O. Ir. roth, W. rhod (f.), Br. rod: *roto-, root ret, rot; Lat. rota, wheel; Ger. rad; Lat. rátas, Lett. rats; Skr. ráthas, waggon. Same root as ruith, q.v. Hence rotha, a roll (of tobacco), rothaich, roll thou, swathe.
rotha, a screw or vice:
ruadh, red, ruddy, Ir. ruadh, E. Ir. rúad, W. rhudd, Corn. rud, Br. ruz: *roudo-; Lat. rûfus, rûber; Gr. ἐρυθρός; Got. rauþs. Ag. S. réad, Eng. red (Sc. reid, Reid); Lit. raudà, red colour.
