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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
sail, a beam, Ir. sail: *spali-, allied to Ger. spalten, split, Eng. spill, split.
sàil, a heel, Ir., O. Ir. sál, W. sawdl, Br. seuzl: *sâtlâ. Ascoli has lately revived the old derivatino from *stâ-tlô-, root sta, stand; but st initial does not in native words become s in Gadelic.
saill, fat or fatness, Ir. saill, fat, bacon, pickle: *saldi-; Eng. salt, etc.; Lit. saldùs, sweet. See salann further.
saill, salt thou, Ir., O. Ir. saillim, condio, *saldio, salt: *salni-; see salann.
sailm, a decoction, oak-bark decoction to staunch blood, a consumption pectoral; founded on M. Eng. salfe, now salve?
sàimhe, luxury, sensuality, Ir. sáimhe, peace, luxury, E. Ir. sáim, pleasant: *svadmi-; Eng. sweet, Gr. ἑδúς, etc. But cf. sàmhach.
saimir, the trefoil clover (A.M'D.), Ir. seamar; see seamrag.
sainnseal, a handsel, New Year's gift; from Sc. handsel, M. Eng. hansell, i.e. hand-sellan, deliver.
saith, the back bone, joint of the neck or backbone, Ir. saith, joint of neck or backbone (Lh., O'B., etc.):
sàl, also sàil, sàile, sea, Ir. sáile, E. Ir. sál, sáile: *svâlos, root sval, svel; Lat. salum, sea; Eng. swell (Stokes, who also refers Br. c'hoalen, salt). Shräder equates Gadelic with Gr. ἅλς, salt, the sea, and Lat. salum, root sal.
salach, dirty, Ir., so O. Ir. salach, W. halawg, halog, Cor. halou, stercora, O. Br. haloc, lugubri: *salâko-s (adj.), root sal, to dirty; Eng. sallom, O. H. G. salo, dusky, dirty. sal, filth, is used.
salann, salt, Ir., O. Ir. salann, W. halen, Cor. haloin, Br. halenn (*salên): *salanno-s, salt; Lat. sal; Gr. ἁλς, salt, sea; Eng. salt, Ger. salz; Ch. Sl. solǐ.
salldair, a chalder; from Sc. chalder, Eng. chalder, chaldron, from O. Fr. chaldron, a caldron.
salm, a psalm, Ir., O. Ir. salm, W. and Br. salm; from Lat. psalmus, Eng. psalm.
saltair, trample, Ir. saltairim; from Lat. saltare, dance.
samh, the smell of the air in a close room, ill odour:
samh, sorrel, Ir. samh:
samh, a god, giant (Carm.):
samh, a clownish person; cf. Sc. sow, one who makes a dirty appearance, "a pig".
samhach, wooden haft, handle, Ir. samhthach, O. Ir. samthach; cf. O. Ir. samaigim, pono (which Ascoli refers to *stam, root sta, stand). Cf. sam, together, of samhuinn.
