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212 Gaelic and English; or, the Affinity of()9. Cosgar and Goth, hairus, 0. Eng. here.Cosgar (destruction), in 0. Gael, coscar = con-scar, is cognatewith Gr. Ketpco (1 consume, shear), Skr. gar gr-nd-mi (dirumpo,laedo), giri (a sword), Lat. cur-tu-s (shortened, separated, mutilated),cur-is (lance), Goth, hairus (sword), 0. Sax. hmi, (sword),A.S. heoru, 0. Eng. here (sword, gladius). Gr. /cei'pw, &c., havelost an initial s. Cf. Curt. Gr. Etym., p. 147. The Indo-Europ.root is skar (to shear, cut).70. Cleachd and O.R.G.flahs, Eng. flax.Cleachd (to plait, braid ; also a ringlet, plait) = 0. Gael.clechtaim (I plait), is probably borrowed from Lat. plecto (Iplait), with which it is certainly connected. Plecto is connectedwith plico (lay or wind together, fold), duplex (double), and iscognate with Gr. TrXeVo) (I plait, twist, weave), ttXo/oJ (a ])lait),Skr. root park (to mix, to conjoin), pragnas (plait, ba-sket), Goth.flahta (a plaiting of the hair), O.H.G. flehtan (to braid, plait),vlahs,flahs (flax), A.S.fleaa; Eng. flax. Cf Curt. Gr. Etym., p.165. The common root is plak = 2)rak (to weave).The initial c of clechtaim = p. Cf purpura and corcar, plumaand clumh, vesper and fescar.71. Dearc and 0. Sax. torht.Dearc (the eye) = 0. Gael, derc, is connected with Gr. SepK-o-jnai(I see) and SpaK-wv (dragon), Skr. darg (see), drg, (eye), O.H.G.zoraht (bright), O. Sax. torht (brilliant, spjlendens).Other connected Gael, words are dearc (see) = derc, chunnairc(saw) = con-dare (cf ad-con-darc, conspexi), birdhirc (excellent,con.spicuous) = O. Gael. air-dircc,ir-dircc,dreach (aspect, appearance)= 0. Gael, drech. The Indo-Europ. root is cla7-k (to see).72. Deas and Goth, taihsws.Deas (right), in 0. Gael, dess with ss = c8, is cognate with Lat.dex-tcr, Gr. Se^-i6-s, Skr. dakshinas (on the right), Zend, dashina.(on the right), Ch.-Slav. desinu (dexter), Lith. deszin^ (dextera),Goth, taihsws (the right, on the right hand), taihsiva (the rii'hthand), from root dak (to take).73. Beich and ten.Deich (ten) = *decin, is cognate with Lat. decern, Gr. o^ku,Skr. dagan, Zend, dagan, Goth, tnihun, O.H.G. zehan, N.H.G.zehn, A.S. teii, tyn (with loss of h), Eng. ten.That deich ended originally with a nasal is shown by the transportedn which iollovvs it in Old Gaelic. The Indo-Europ. baseis dukan.