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11a. LAGOPUS SCOTICUS

Gael.I. Coileach.-fraoigh.- cearc fhraoigh, caileach ruadh, rerchearc, gerg ð5.2.25..

Gael.S. Coileach-fhraoich.- cearc-fhraoich S.Uist, fraoch-chearc, eun-fhraoich, coileach ruadh, eun ruadh, ruadh-biast, liath-chearc, lia-chearc, reir, rer-chearc ð5.30..- put, putan (juv.) ð9.3.1..- kellagh-ruy, kiark-freoaie Manx.

Cymry Grugiar.- grugiar (see Gael.I. gerg), iarwrug, coch y grug, iar y mynnyd, ceilivy y mynnyd, iar goch, iar y rhos.

Engl. Red Grouse.- grouse Dmf., groose Scot., grows c.Scot.; acoust., cf. to grouze or growze, and e.Frisian grusen "to munch with a crunching sound"; ð5.5.3..- Grouse cannot "derive" from French as sometimes stated since neither the bird, nor the word are known in most of France.- gor-hen Scot., Staff., n.Cy., Nhb., York., Derby, Selk., Ayr., Dmf., Gall. ð5.2.24..- heather-cock Donegal, heath-cock (-), moor-cock York., Dmf., Scot., Donegal, Carrickfergus, moorhen York., Dmf., meer-hen Scot., mair-cock, mairhen c.Scot., muir-cock, muir-hen c.Scot., Dmf., moor-bird York, Gall., Donegal, moor-fowl Engl., Scot. Ire., muir-fowld, muir-pout Scot., moor-poot, moor-pout York. ð9.3.1..- moss-hen York. (cf. Germ. moos = moor), red-game Dmf., father mathew's chicken Scot. ð3.6.21..- grigear (Cymric grugiar).

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