I was working on a translation the other day of some phrases into Irish
Gaelic (long story -- I'm an academic, but this isn't my field :) and I came
across the following: apparently, the Gaelic word for 'ferret' is
'teine-creasadh'.  'Tiene' is the Gaelic word for 'fire', and 'creasadh'
seems related to the word 'craosach', which means "wide-mouthed, voracious."
At least, that's what I could piece together.  (There's also a Gaelic
spelling of the English word 'ferret', but it's a different word.)
 
Our sweet little babies really have a reputation, don't they? <g>
 
-Tasha
[Posted in FML issue 1812]