o Appar. vn. formation from *ath-bong-. Precise
meaning uncertain. `after-reaping', Met. Dinds. Gloss.
Native glosses cited below no doubt ad hoc interpretations
of particular passages. Freq. in chevilles.
rorandais raind
fond n-aile n-athraind raind athbaig iar muig medba,
Corm. Y 1018
(
Anecd. iv 88
) `thou hast shared a share at the second
redivision',
Corm. Tr. p. 131
.
na tri muir met
anathfaig / timchellait in primcathraig,
SR 421
.
mor
n-a.¤ (: cathrach),
473
.
trén a.¤
,
4683
.
lín an-athbaig,
5055
.
duiri a.¤
,
7347
. it sain maim conmidither / i n-a.¤ i n-ucht
`the second time and at the beginning',
Ériu xvi 183 § 36
.
bennacht dé for Eithne . . . / . . . / lasa n-ibsim iar cuairt
cathrach / for cet n-athfach (fo neim nathrach v.l.,
Bruchst.
20 § 40
) /
oiri ocht cethrair bathlach . . . / . . . sruaim do
midh,
ZCP xvii 266.4
.
brigach n-a.¤
,
LL 4932
.
suí littri ┐ rí
ruirech / dlegait a.¤ maithglan mín / is prímchruachait dóib,
LL 3728
.
uais a.¤ dogéne iarsain / orgain Cathrach Comḟossaid,
Metr. Dinds. iii 242.15
. athbhach .i. ionnsaighidh,
O'Cl.
rosbalb rosberb cen a.¤ / salchur serb na sennathrach,
Metr. Dinds. ii 62.7
`without delay', Corr.
a.¤ .i. atharrach,
O'Curry 1292
(H 3.18, 537), citing foregoing ex.
athbhach
.i. aitherrach na huaire sin,
O'Cl.
ruc díis cen a.¤ n-úaire / fiad
ṡlúag cathrach Cróebruaide `without respite',
Metr. Dinds. iv
128.75
.
atú . . . gan lúth gan athfac,
Duan. F. i 17.2
`power', Gloss.
athbach .i. neart,
O'Cl.
Cf. athbath.