ròineag

ròin, ròineag

(also ròinn, ròinneag), Irish róine, róinne, a hair, especially a horse hair, Welsh rhawn, coarse long hair, Cornish ruen, Breton reun, a hair, bristle, Sanskrit roman, hair, etc: *râni-; cf. Irish ruain, hair of tail of cow or horse, ruainne, a hair.