n
o, m. Also eachrann.
(a)
thicket, tangled undergrowth
(the orig. meaning, O'Rahilly,
SGS i 34
):
i measg
dhrisleach nó acharainn na gcoillte,
Trompa na bhF. 6861
.
do theigéamadh i laithigh nó i ndris nó i gcloich nó i n-achrann
éigin oile é,
TSh. 10421
. In phr. i n-achrann
entangled
hence
firmly fixed
:
i n-achrann ionna gcroíthibh,
Trompa na bhF.
116
.
ag sin an peacadh i n-achrann i n-bhar n-anma,
560
.
dochum bhūr gcongmhāil i n-achrann ┐ i nglasaibh aige féin,
4346
.
(b)
strife, dissension:
plé, clampar ┐ achrann,
Trompa na bhF. 757
. feidhim dhlighe achrann (eacrann, achruinn v.l.)
ná pléid,
7528
.
buairt ┐ achrann,
3276
. eachrann uadha ní
hannamh éilmhighthear `not seldom is he challanged to fight'(?),
Ó Bruad. i 80.y
. an uile achrann . . . a réighteach every
dispute,
O'Rah. xxxii 41
.