fidchell
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Forms:
fithchell, fichell, fidchille, fichille, fithchille, fichli, fichle, fitchle, fithli, fidchella, fidcilla, fidchell, fidcella, f.
n ā, f. (fid + ciall `wood-intelligence'
Pedersen Vgl. Gr. ii 3
[cf.
Corm. Y 607
], W. gwyddbwyll) spelt
fithchell,
LU 10806
,
IGT, Decl. § 12
.
fichell,
Acall. 7795
,
7816
; g
s. fidchille
LU 4859
,
8804
.
fichille,
FB 37
Eg.
na fithchille
,
IGT,
Decl. ex. 522
. na fichli
(incorrect)
523
.
fichle,
Acall. 7799
.
fitchle,
ZCP vi 47.13
.
fithli,
44.17
. n
p. fidchella; fidcilla
ZCP x 307.15
.
A game
played for a stake with two sets of
figures on a square board divided into black and white
squares (usually rendered `
chess
,' but the rules are unknown):
is cethrachair ... ind fitchill, ┐ it dīrge a tīthe ┐
find ┐ dub fuirre ┐ i[s] sainmuinter cachla fechtus beres a
tochell,
Corm. Y 607
; both board and figures were often
of costly material and elaborate workmanship. fidchell
(son of `drús' by `lonnus'),
Triads 142
. masa i n-uamas
an catha Troianna rohairged in fidceall if chess was invented
RC xii 78.18
.
in n-imberam fidchill?,
LU 10834
.
imberat
in fidchill,
LL 249a15
(
TBFr. § 8
).
imrem fitcell,
ZCP vi
54.19
. fer fidchilli a chessman
LU 9073
(
FB 82
).
cluithchi
fithli aga imirt,
ZCP vi 44.17
. pl. imberthar fidcella dún
(
games
)
LU 3241
(
SCC 3
).
ic imbirt brandub ┐ fidchell,
TBC-LL¹
871
.
ag imbert fidhcheall,
TD 19.15
. am maith se ... for
fithchill I am good at
f.¤
,
LU 10804
. Transf. the board and
appurtenances of the game:
atá sund ... f.¤, ... clār n-argit
┐ fir óir,
10806
(where the f.¤
includes `clár' and `fir').
ecraid M. in fidchill M. arranges the board
10809
.
f.¤ ┐.
brandub ... huas cach imdai,
IT ii 179.3
. tucad na fir ar
in fi[d]chill the men were placed on the board
Acall. 7815
.
ní thiber in fi[d]chill duit ... ┐ ní thibar ní bus mó da foirind
7819
.
a bhranáin óir ós ḟidhchill,
TD 2.7
(see Notes,
ii p.
199
.
do frith esp[aid] tri fer don fi[d]chill,
Acall. 7796
.
fóirni cona fichthillaib sets of men and boards (item of tribute)
Leb. Cert. 242.2
.
fiche ficheall,
Keat. iii 2639
.
imon ffithchill
n-óir go ttríbh ccédoibh geam innte,
AFM i 92.13
. Of a
legendary game played in Rome
IT ii 215.19
(
LB 187b24
).
nech fritod-gara ┐ im-bera ficeall medar frit a conversation-game, contest of wits (?)
ZCP xiii 268.22
.