cuith

cuith
I.
cuidh, cuith
inclosure (Barra); from Norse kué, Orkney quoy, a pen, Orkney and Shetland quey, quay, enclosed land.
II.
a wreath of snow, a pit, Irish, Early Irish cuithe, a pit, Welsh pydew; from Latin puteus, English pit.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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