sail-chuach

djwebb2021 · **Joined:** Thu 27 May 2021 3:22 am **Posts:** 1258

Why is "violet" "sail-chuach"? What does this mean? Maybe sail- is "willow"? And "cuach"? This could be cuckoo or goblet. Is it "willow goblet"?

Labhrás · **Joined:** Sat 03 May 2014 4:01 pm **Posts:** 1765

FGB:

Quote:

sail3, f. (gs. ~e). 1. Dirt, dross, impurity. ~ chnis, scurf, dandruff. ~ chluaise, ear-wax. ~ chaorach, wool-grease. ~ mhiotail, (metal) dross. 2. Stain, defilement. ~ pheaca, stain of sin. 3. ~ chuach, chuaiche = SAILCHUACH.

So, sail = kind of dirt (compare: salach = dirty),

sail chuach = dirt of cuckoos

djwebb2021 · **Joined:** Thu 27 May 2021 3:22 am **Posts:** 1258

Labhrás wrote:

FGB:

Quote:

sail3, f. (gs. ~e). 1. Dirt, dross, impurity. ~ chnis, scurf, dandruff. ~ chluaise, ear-wax. ~ chaorach, wool-grease. ~ mhiotail, (metal) dross. 2. Stain, defilement. ~ pheaca, stain of sin. 3. ~ chuach, chuaiche = SAILCHUACH.

So, sail = kind of dirt (compare: salach = dirty),

sail chuach = dirt of cuckoos

Thank you. I see.

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