dearcag

dearc, dearcag

a berry, so Irish, Old Irish derc, *derkes-, Sanskrit drâkshâ, grape, vine (Stokes); root derk, see, the idea being "conspicuous". Cf. Greek $$Gdrákwn, dragon, $$Gdorkás, gazelle, from the root derk, see. See dearc, behold. The Old Irish derucc, g. dercon, glans, is, like German eichel, glans (from eiche, oak), from the root of darach, oak (Zimmer).