luaidh

luaidh
I
mention, speaking, Irish luadh, Old Irish luad: *laudo-; Latin laus, laudis, praise. Hence luaidh, beloved one: "spoken or thought of one".
II
lead, Irish, Middle Irish luaidhe: *loudiâ; English lead, Anglo-Saxon léad (*lauda-), German loth.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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