v (*to-fo-uss-ber-)
(a) Trans.
attacks, assails. Indic. pres. 3 s.
dosfōpair thra ind [N]emain
lasodain,
TBC-I¹ 211
. (of a bull)
dofōbair . . . a ndūnud,
880
.
dofobair ittu mor inni C.,
YBL 180a9
,
BB 259b42
. Cf.
forbair
. . . .i. dofhóbair,
O'Cl.
3 pl.
dofarfobrit in tulaig,
TBC-LL¹ 3220
.
Perf. 3 s.
doforbairt Aedh ┐ Flann an dunadh i n-aithchi,
AU
859
. dosfúabart (dosfuabairt, v.l.) cassar mór and a great
hail-storm drove down on them there,
Imr. Brain i 56.12
. do
forbartt (-bairt, v.l.) fergg íarom friu anger against them
attacked him (?),
Trip.² 1302
. 3 pl.
do dēcsin Ulad dūs in
torpartar (= torpartatar) in mag,
TBC-I¹ 3100
.
mani torpartadar,
3102
.
id e torpartatar in fid,
3119
. Fut. 3 pl. bith
condalb donuapērat lāith gaili fer nUlad in dīairmi it will be
with the affection of kinsmen they will attack the countless host,
TBC-I¹ 3382
. With change of preverb: atafoprat oc éicmig
impu began screaming at them,
Immrama 544
.
(b) Intrans.
rushes in, charges, advances (in hostile manner):
tofóbair cucai (viz. in tarb) co mbert a inathar as for a beandaib,
TBC-I¹ 879
(cofóbair, YBL).
dofōbair dochom Fergusa
timchell in chatha,
3622
.
tofobairt . . . Senach Siabortha ┐
ferait morgleó,
LU 3789
(
SCC § 36
).
doforbartatar issin tulaig,
IT iii 238.116
. dufuburt gaeth wind set in,
Rawl. B 512, 35c20
(Plummer MS. notes).