martir
Cite this: eDIL s.v. martir or dil.ie/31636Last Revised:
2019Forms:
martar, martar, martir, martire, martiri, martir, martir, martíre, martiri, Martartech, Martarthaig, Martorthige, Martarthaige
n
m. (< Lat. martyr; later martír from contamination with AN martir
Risk 595
) = O.Ir. martar: g
p.
martar,
Thes. ii 254.9
(
Stowe M. 65a
),
Fél. July 10
. Mid.Ir. g
s.
martir (the LB forms:
in martire si,
PH 1107
,
in martiri-sea,
1477
=
in martir
,
1479
, may be scribal errors); in pl. treated
both as o- and i-st. g
p.
martir,
Fél. Ep. 249
,
LU 1856
(mártir);
martíre,
PH 1095
,
martiri,
BColm. 4.14
; see also mairtírech.
(a)
a martyr:
cech m.¤, cech dithrubach,
Hy. i 19.
Germán m.¤
,
Fél. Feb. 4.
croch in m.¤ Phetair, ib.
Fél. Jan. 11
.
hi felib mártir,
RC x 50.6
(
LU 1856
).
Abél . . . in cet-martír,
PH 6098.
fo
chassaib Stephain noím martír,
1530
.
na martíre noemda .i.
Machábdai,
6524
.
ateoch frit huile noebmartire,
Ir. Lit. 32.7
.
tri choicait fir-martír,
62.1
.
i n-oentaid apstal ┐ martiri,
BColm. 4.14
.
a uile naomh-martir!,
Parrth. Anma 298.17
.
ar uaidhibh na mairtior,
Luc. Fid. 205.6
.
(b) transf. relics of martyrs (rare):
tucad and cóic m.¤ ar tri
fichtib . . . im reilcib Póil ┐ Petair,
Trip. 238.16
.
ro fácaib sruthi ┐ minda ┐ martíre intib '[Colum Cille] left therein elders and precious objects and relics',
BCC² 236.398
. ?
boí-sem oc
timchiull martar andsin,
LL 248a28
. Cf.
commotatio martirum [= commutatio martyrum] Petir ┐ Phoil,
AU 733
(cf.
742
,
775
) = c. reliquiarum,
784
,
789
.
Compd. Martartech n.l. (see
Hog. Onom.
),
Trip. 194.13
=
Domum Martirum,
330.31
.
oc Martarthaig
,
250.19
. g
s.
Martorthige,
Thes. ii 269.34
(
Ardm. 15b2
).
Martarthaige,
AU
754.