OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
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basgaire, mourning, Ir. bascarrach, lamentation, clapping with the hands, M. Ir. basgaire; bas+gaire, "palm-noise"; for baire, see goir. Also basraich.
basganta, melodious:
basg-luath, vermilion; from the obsolete adg. basg, red, E. Ir. basc, and luath, ashes, q.v. Stokes cfs. basc to Lat. bacca (for bat-ca), berry.
bat, bata, a stick, Ir. bata; from M. Eng. batte, stick, now bat, which comes from O. Fr. batte, from Gaul. Lat. battuere, as under bàs, q.v. The Br. baz seems borrowed from the Fr. thought it may be native.
bàta, a boat, Ir. bád, M. Ir. bát, W. bâd; all from Ag. S. bât, Eng. boat, Norse, bátr (Stokes). K. Meyer takes Ir. and G. from the Norse.
batail, a fight; see baiteal.
bàth, drown, Ir. báthaim, O. Ir. bádud (inf.), W. boddi, Br. beuzi; I. E. ꬶādh, sink, Gr. βαθύς, deep, ‑βδύω, sink, Skr. gāhas, the deep. Gl. fodio (Ern.).
bàth, vain, foolish (Hend.); see bà. Skye.
bàthaich, a byre, Ir. bothigh, W. beudy; bó+tigh, "cow-house".
bathais, forehead, Ir. baithis, pate, E. Ir. baithes, crown of the forehead; *bat-esti-, from bat, I. E. bhā, shine, Gr. φάσις, appearance, phase. See bàn further. Lat. facies, face, appearance, may be allied, though the latest authorities connect it with facio, make.
bathar, wares; from the Eng. wares.
†beabhar, beaver, Ir. beabhar (Lh.), Cor. befer, Br. bieuzr, Gaul. Bibrax; Lat. fiber; Eng. beaver, Ag. S. béofor. Gaelic and Ir. are doubtful.
beach, a bee, so Ir., O. Ir. bech, W. begegyr, drone, *biko-s; a root bi- appears in Eng. bee, Ag. S. beó (=*bija), Ger. biene (=*bi-nja), Lit. bitis. Stokes makes the Celtic stem beko-s, but does not compare it with any other language.
beachd, opinion, notice, Ir. beacht, certain, E. Ir. becht, bechtaim, I certify; *bhig-to-; Lat. figo (St. Z.C.P. 71).
beadaidh, impudent, fastidious, Ir. béadaidh, beadaidh, sweet-mouthed, scoffing; E. Ir. bet, talking, shameless girl (Corm.): *beddo-, *bez-do-, root bet, ꬶet, as in beul.
beadradh, fondling, caressing, beadarrach, pampered:
beag, little, Ir. beag, O. Ir. becc, W. bach, Cor. bechan, Br. bic'han, bian, *bezgo-; Lat. vescus (=gvesgus)? Some have connected it with Gr. μικρός, Dor. Gr. μικκóς, and Dr Cameron suggested Lat. vix, scarcely.
beairt, engine, loom: see beart.
beairtean, shrouds, rigging; see beart.
