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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
sruth, a stream, Ir., O. Ir. sruth, g. srotha, W. ffrwd, Cor. frot, alveus, Br. froud: *srutu-, root sreu, flow; Gr. ῥúσις, a flowing, ῥεῦμα, a stream, ῥέω, flow; Eng. stream, Norse straumr; Lit. sravju, flow. Some have referred the Celtic words to the root spreut, spreu, to well, Ger. sprudel, a well, sprühen, emit sparks, drizzle, further Eng. spurt, spout.
sruthladh, rinsing, half-washing, Ir. sruthlaighim; from sruth.
stà, advantage, use; from the Eng. - founded on stay?
stàbhach, wide, asunder, straddling, Ir. stabhaighim, straddle:
stabhaic, a wry neck, a sullen attitude of the head (M'A.); see stùichd. Pronounced in Arg. staoi'c, staghaic.
stàbull, a stable, Ir. stabla; from Lat. stabulum, through the English.
stac, a precipice, steep hill, M. Ir. stacc, a stack (F.M.), stacc, a pile, piece; from Norse stakkr, a stack (of hay), stakka, a stump, Swed. stack, a stack, Sc. (Shetland, etc.) stack, a columnar isolated rock, Eng. stack.
stad, a stop, Ir. stad, E. Ir. stad (Cormac); founded on Lat. status, position, stat, stands (Hennessey, Stokes). Cf. Norse staða, a standing, a position. Ascoli compares O. Ir. astaim, sisto (= ad-sad-to-, root sed of suidhe).
stadh (better stagh), a stay, a certain rope in ship's rigging; from Norse stag (do.), Eng. stay, Dan., Ger. stag.
stadhadh, a lurch, sudden bend:
staid, state, condition, Ir. stáid, M. Ir. stait; from Lat. statio (K.Meyer). W. has ystâd, from Lat. status. Ir. stáid may be from the Eng. See next word.
stàideil, stately, Ir. stáideamhuil; from Eng. state, stately.
staidhir, a stair, Ir. staighre, M. Ir. staigre; from the Eng., and Ag. S. stáeger. The G. is possibly from Eng. stair, just as paidhir and faidhir are from pair and fair (Dr Cameron).
stail, a bandage, strap:
stailc, stubbornness, stop, stump, Ir. stailc; cf. tailce; cf. N. stilkr, stalk.
stàilinn, steel; from Norse stál, steel, stálin weapons (pl.), Ger. stahl, Eng. steel.
staing, a peg, small pointed rock; from Norse stöng, g. stangar, a pole, Sc. and Eng. stang.
staing, a well-built person or animal (M'A.), staingean, obstinate boorish person, Ir. stainc, incivility; from the above.
staipeal, a stopple, Ir. stapal (O'R.); from the Sc. stappil, Eng. stopple.
staipeal, stapull, a staple, bar; from Eng. staple.
