n
o, m. later also iúl (confusion of d
s. and n
s.); gen.
eóil, íuil, iúil.
n
I
(a)
knowledge (of a person or thing); acquaintance
(with person or thing); experience (in), skill:
eol .i. eolas,
O'Cl.
i fuithriu aesa iúil seers (?)
RC xxvi 26.102
. aingeal
dorad a eol damh an angel made him known to me
BNnÉ
7.25
. dlighidh eól ar uile chumhachtuibh connsuineadh
IGT, Introd. 2.14
. ben nár chuir eól ar an éra who has
not learnt to refuse
Studies 1920, 419
. sgaraidh remh'eol
know me no more
BS 16.19
. dorad dó...sgaith a
heóil 'sa hionmhuine (poesy to a poet; possibly this is
meaning b),
Studies, 1923, 422
. dom iúl, ní fhuil...guais
is aidhbhsighe so far as I know, to my knowledge
TSh. 2091
.
Cf. is éraise in rét in tserc | téit a héol cen immitecht
(where a he. may mean knowledge of it or out of knowledge,
into oblivion; astray)
IT i 225.10
, and: romcobrat ar eol,
let them aid me for acquaintance sake (?)
Moling 48
.
In phrase: is e.¤ dom, I know, am experienced, skilled:
in eól dúib a dindṡenchas ?
Metr. Dinds. iv 58.2
;
146.1
.
LL 150a49
.
as eol dam...cétna breithem ruc in cétbrith,
Ériu iv 134.26
;
136.2
. mas eol do budhen a gabail if
he himself knows how to take it
Laws ii 18.12 Comm.
níor
eol dí a cáin do chomhall (of Eve),
Dán Dé vii 32
.
ní heól do leigheas do dhéanamh = curare nescit
TSh.
8172.6466
.
With oc: eól a ḟatha acainne the reason whereof is
known to us
Metr. Dinds. iv 172.8
.
(b) esp.
lore, history
(here perhaps: etir sruthu íuil
RC xxvi 26.99
): ceann ar seiniúil `head of our ancient
lore'
Studies 1920, 98
. innisidh eóil na hÉireann narrator
of Ireland's lore
TD 3.29
. tobar lomnán d'ḟírṡreibh eóil
(of a book of historical tales)
25.28
. ná ceil gach iúl dá
n-úarais (to a book stored with various kinds of learning),
Studies 1919, 440
.
(c) that which is known or familiar, esp. of places,
accustomed surroundings, home:
eol .i. gnáth, ut est;
ránic coa euol fén an fer | tar gach ler,
Imr. Brain i 41
(<
Harl. 5280, 49b2
) =
ZCP iv 160 n. 2
.
mo brogad ḟor
mara mūr | mu c[h]ūl do t[h]ochar frim ēol,
ZCP x 45.16
.
ni tharga co bráth dia echtra coa eol he will never return home
from his adventure
Dinds. 97
(=
sheol,
SG ii 471.41
<
LL
170b
).
Metr. Dinds. iv 144.10
. ag imsoi dia eol (.i. agh
impos ina eol conicce in baile asa tuccad hi) (of a cow
which strays back to its former home),
Laws v 268.18
(
25
).
re huaman a himana...da hiul agus da hoirrsleibtib firaicinti
fein from fear of being driven from her familiar place and
her own kindly mountain pastures (of a cow)
YBL 340b30
=
Celt. Rev. iv 108.13
. am úathad im eól `I am alone in
my home'
BS 24.25
. d'iarraidh m'eóil `to seek tidings
of me' (to seek my home ?)
TD 39.11
. Gen. as attrib.: om
íathaib iúil from my homelands
Ériu v 209.37
.
IT iii
14 § 31
. ar ttaistel iuil is ainiuil [sic leg.] journeying through
places known and unknown
BNnÉ 199.30
.
Cf.
mo disi a n-eol Mumhan (.i. mo bheithsi a n-iath
Muimhnech),
ZCP v 488.6
. Hence, perhaps:
sa glaineól
.i. sa glainfheronn,
Leb. Gab.(i) i 102 n. 10
.
In npr.:
Eochaid Iúil,
IT i 220.20
.
tír Echach Iuil
(eóil ? : sceoil),
217.12
.
cneit Echach Iúil (: biuil),
222.16
.
(d)
information, direction, guidance; right way: ro
imtighset rompa for iul na hingine by the maiden's
guidance
ZCP iv 383.9
. beir eol d'E... | is an tír guide
E. GF,
Ir. Monthly 1919, 283
. sa tslighe dhírigh 'na
ndál...dorinne an t-iúl guided
A. Ó Dálaigh iii 7
. seolais
[probably ṡeolas is the right reading] an uile ar an iúl
[a n-i. text] in the right path
xii 2
. dobhéara ar iúl i 8.
clann nach foil ar iúl erring children
iii 5
. réadla eoil
na hóghachta virginity's guiding star
x 2
. gan ḟear
n-eoil without a guide
vi 4
.
Rel. Celt. ii 226.20
.
ní cóir
an dall gan fear n-iúil,
A. Ó Dálaigh vi 3
.
do dénoim eoil
don fedain | le treoir...ngeinealaig,
Hy Fiach. 278.13
.
téid a leith eóil na huaime goes in the direction of (?)
IGT, Decl. ex. 1165
.
Cf.
ní sirthir riamh eól aithnidh,
ex. 1299
.
II As adj.,
knowing, acquainted with, versed in:
am
eól...in cech airm | 'sin sceól,
Metr. Dinds. iii 266.3
.
bamsa
heól...do sceól in chlíath-átha,
314.3
.
Cf.
eol ┐ aneol...eola aneola,
O'Mulc. 404
.