The Scottish Celtic review

the Celtic and Teutonic Languages. 20745. Crann and Ice. hhjn-r.Crann (a tree), W. prenn, Corn, and Arm. ^)rf )?, arc coguatcwith Lat. quermis (oaken), Ice. klyn-r (maple-tree). Cf. Beitrviii.3!).4(3. Creamh and Eng. ramsons.Creamh (garlic), O.Gael, cvcm, in Welsh craf, may be referred toan Aryan base karma (Skeat), witli which are connected Gr-KpofjLvov (an onion), Lith. kremusze, kremuszis (wild garlic), Dan.(h)rams or (h)rams-ldg, Swed. {h)ravis-ldk (bear-garlic), A.S.hramsan (ramsons), plur. from hramsa, Eng. ramsons (broadleavedgarlic), with loss of initial h.rams-lok, log and lok = Eng. leek.In Dan. rams-log and Swed.47. Greanakn, creic, reic and Eng. hire.Creanaim (I buy, purchase), in 0. Gael, crenim, is cognatewith Skr. krin-dvii (I buy), Gr. Tripvtjfxi (I sell), *7r/3/a/uai (I buy),I^eA,. pretiuin (price), Lith. prekis (price), M.H.G. he-hur-en (toacquire by purchase), ver-kilr-en (to barter, to sell), N.H.G. heuer(rent, hire), Mid. Eng. hure, huyre, hyre, Mod. Eng. Jdre, all fromroot kar = Skr. kra, krt (to buy).Fochur {— fo-chur) = W. gober {= go-ber ; reward, recompense).Arm. gopr, gobr (reward), taidchur (redemptio ; = do-aidchur,fochrach (mercennarius ; = fo-chrach), crithid (emax) belongto the same root. Creic (self), O.Gael, cricc, craicc = * cranci,fo-chraicc (merces), taith-chricc (redemptio) are from an extendedform of the root. Reic (sell) has lost initial c. Cf. Beitr.viii. 38.48. Cri and Goth, hraiv.Cri (body) agrees with Goth, hraiv (a carcase), A.S. hre'aiv (acarcase), quoted above in connection with colainn. Cf. Beitr.viii. 315.49. Criathar and riddle.Criathar (a sieve) = *cretara, belongs to the root kar, skar (toseparate), to which belong Skr. kir-d-mi (I pour out, I scatter),a2xi-skar-as (excrement), Lat. crihrum (sieve), cerno (I sift),certus (determined, resolved), ex-crement-um (refuse), Gr. Kph'oo(I separate, decide), Kpink (judge), Kplcri? (decision), A.S. hri-dder(a fan to winnow corn), hri-ddcl (a sieve), Eng. ri-ddle, with lossof initial h. To the form of the root skar=skal, belong Goth, skeirs(pure), skeireins (interpretation). Ice. skilja (separate), Gael, scuir(separate), scail (separate), now sgaoil. Ceart = 0. Gael, cert =