n n, n.

(a) sip, mouthful : l.¤ gl. mutta (= `gutta', Ascoli p. 174 ), Thes. ii 225.23 ( PCr. 11b2 ). dorat . . . luim (.i. bolgum) do neim isin n-airdig, ACL iii 16 § 34 . is l.¤ de romuir, Fél. Ep. 42 ( .i. bolcum, Fél.² ccvii gl. 42 ). l.¤ n-ais, Rule of Tallaght § 3 . loim do cach lind, O'Curry 2055 ( H 4.22, 63b ). ibait fiag lommae cróu (prophecy of a battle), ZCP xii 233 § 46 . Cf. blaisfit fiaich lomann cró, AFM i 506.16 . lom medcusci `a sip of whey-water', Mon. Tall. 143.23 . loim midc do chumasc ar usciu, 25 . ni hebar deog . . . acht lommand `in sips', Rule of Tallaght § 9 . tri lommann di usci, RC xv 491 § 32 . sūigthe sīs i fudomhain . . . scēid iterum in l.¤ sin sūas (of Coire Brecáin), Corm. Y 323 . is loim for saith suan hi fat (proverbial phrase ?), LU 3610 ( SCC 30 ). conda sloicside lasa loim gabais asind lestur, LU 10652 (TE) = lassin dig, Ériu xii 156 § 21 . cen dith . . . bíd eter mír is l.¤ , LL 18966 . ibim mo deich ferlommandae fichet ass, MacCongl. 122.27 (as much as a man can swallow at once, cf. ferbolcum s.v. 1 fer). a c[h]lérig . . . meic míre me[i]c lommai `son of bite, son of sup', 33.24 .

l.¤ fola, l.¤ cró gush of blood : maidid a loim fola for a beolu ┐ at-bail fo chētóir, Fing. R. 269 . lom cró ┐ fola, MU² 369 . a lomma cro ic teprisin dar belaib na n-aladh, Grail 684 . Cf. roleic Manannán a tri lomann cumad dia cride .i. Loch Ruide ┐ Loch Cuan ┐ Loch Dachaech, RC xvi 50 ( Dinds. 98 ).

(b) milk: sineda na mbo do thescad ┐ l.¤ do dail inntibh, Fél.² cxlii 25 (of Ultán feeding the infants of dead mothers). co táncatar ind úain . . . dochum a máthar . . . do ól lomma, Trip.² 136 . .i. d'imum no do lomum, BCrólige 27 n. 8 (gloss on cainannlunn). do loim, 48 n.3 . saill, loim, im ┐ aran, Laws v 64.19 Comm . sruth lomma for in dara n-óil dō ┐ sruth folae forsinn oil ailiu (of a dead woman's baby), Cáin Ad. 7 . da bhairghin déc ┐ becán loma, Lat. Lives 78.11 . sonus lomma is lenna lir `luck of milk and of plenteous ale', BColm. 50.28 . cīa clerech dorigne céo lomma do englais midg . . . `made cream out of whey-water', 104.1 . ara mét ra thálsat na halma . . . a loim ┐ a lacht and, LL 8922 ( TBC-LL¹ 1592 ). co ndechaid in loim tarna lestra, IT i 42.12 . ic fodail loma ┐ feola do bochtaib, Todd Nenn. 212.5 . is moille in loim tiug quam in loim tane, O'Mulc. 827 . l.¤ na cích, PH 6628 . ni tharatt an eilit a loim, BNnÉ 29 § 34 . Fig. of a fertile land: muidh go loim vessel full of milk, Ó Bruad. ii 128.12 . In phr. loimm tonnaid, a kenning for blood Stud. Celt. xxxv 304-5 : fúair lat loimm tonnaid, Death-tales of the Ulster heroes 18 § 2 .

Compd. ¤linn: luimlinn .i. linn leamhlachta, O'Cl. ¤fhuil: beid leat linnte lomfhala 'you will have pools of gushing blood', BDC 234.190 . See l.¤fola above. Cf. 1 laime.

v Freq. also sceithid, sceidid, sceigid. Pret. 3 s. conj. -scé, whence -e- somet. marked long in other tenses. Vn. sceith. IGT Verbs § 38 .

I Trans.

(a) vomits, spews, ejects : scēid iterum in loimm sin sūas, Corm. Y 323 (27.z) . nach ní dobereth side dísi na-sceth[ed] si fachethóir, Irish Texts i 3 § 5 . ro scé bruaid (buaid, v.l.) dia tromman trén, ZCP iii 222.18 . in cháep chró ┐ fhola . . . issí rosceastar, CRR 12 (18.11) . co sceet slamraigi tened as a mbelaib, YBL 85b11 . gur sgeth in brec a iuchra ina bel, O'Curry 266 ( H 3.18, 151 ). go sgéidhid go sgunnach as a mbéalaibh amach iad, TSh. 7287 . da sgeidhi in deoch, Irish Texts v 6.9 . do sceith sé Iónah amach air an ttalamh ttirim, Jon. ii 10 . gu sgéithfead amach as mo bhéul thú, Rev. iii 16 .

(b) of the sea, earth, etc.: sgeithigh in mhuir . . . a hiltortha dochum na talmhan, RC xxiv 373.16 . salmuir . . . sceas iltorad `casts up', Ériu ii 112 § 33 . scraiph sceas tonn, ix 47 § 15 . intan sgēfes in talum | buidhni sīl Ādhaim `will vomit forth', iii 29 § 3 . ro[s]ceastar sliabh n-Ethna srua[i]m tened, CCath. 853 . do scé in fhirminnte a hurbhuid `the firmament hath spewed all his destructiveness', O'Gr. Cat. 451.7 . do scé an firmeint a huisge, O'Cl. scé .

(c) of words, speech, etc.: roscéid míle aithise fair loaded him with curses, Lat. Lives 99.y . gach ancháineadh . . . da sgeithid amach na hiúduighe, Donlevy ix 15 . sgéitheann fíon firinne = in vino veritas, Hard. ii 407.x .

II Intrans. vomits, spews : in tan sceas ┐ a aged fri tir, LU 832 (ACC Comm.) = anuair sgeithes si ┐ a haged for tír (a sea monster), BCC 78 (68.27) . nech praindes ┐ ibes choirm conidscei `until he vomits', Ériu vii 150.3 . búi fer dobbronach díb noscead la tabairt erbaill nal-lochad dia belaib, RC xiii 446 . ra sgé go mór, TFrag. 144.19 . da tuca drochamuntur air beith ar meisce, . . . eirgid amach, ┐ sgeighidh (ipv. 3 s.), Rosa Angl. 90.23 . mad tru sgeithfidh a cedoir, Irish Texts v 7.33 . Note also: robrúcht in talum ┐ roscéidset na hádnocuil `the earth burst open and the graves poured forth', KMMisc. 144.24 .

III Intrans. of that which is vomited.

(a) bursts forth, is poured forth : do sgeith brúcht . . . do chrú a chroidhe tar a bhéal amach, CRR² 3 . co m-bíd lán secht n-dabach cach bainde . . . noscēed tar a cuirr `that trickled from the end of it', MacCongl. 91.2 . scéidhis an t-oircheas tinnis do bhí fá n-a bhroinn `the burden of pain . . . vanished', Keat. ii 2688 . sceithfidh fuile, Skene, Chronicles of the Picts and Scots 102.11 . Fig. do sgé antail na n-ainmhian burst forth, DDána 46.6 . do sgé caeine 'ga crídhe | tré chaeile ré an Ridire lamentation gushed from its heart, Miscell. Celt. Soc. 342.15 .

(b) of the sea, etc.: re slis in mara moir sceis re hilmuri a taeb in talman which dashes . . . against the land, YBL 84b36 (cf. Ériu ii 124 § 74 ). mur buinni . . . ṅdílinn scēithes a hucht airdslébe `spouts', Fianaig. 94.19 . do sgéith fúair-chioth gach flaithis `has been poured', Gleanings from Irish manuscripts 19 § 32 . dar scé ferthona in adhóir `spouted out', O'Gr. Cat. 467.16 . sceighidh amach ar fud ferainn na hEigifti (the Nile), Ir. Astr. Tr. 48.27 .

(c) of plants sprouts, buds : do sgé bláth na ndonnshlat dó burst forth, DDána 110.7 . ní sgé maethchlúm muine amach the soft leaves sprout not, IGT Verbs ex. 358 . slat Aaróin noch do sgeith, Heb. ix 4 . Fig. of persons: rí-phréamh uasal . . . | trér scéith cruithneacht na Banba cródha, O'Rah. xv 114 . dá éiliomh gur sgéidh súd dá bpóraibh `that he sprang from their stock', xiii 44 .

f. vn. of sceïd . IGT Decl. § 14 (69.6) . Verbs § 38 .

(a) act of vomiting, spewing; vomit : sgeith .i. teilgean no dortadh, O'Cl. scé. amal i[s] slán intí a mbí neim iarna s.¤ , Todd Lect. vi 28.7 . nirb' urail limm s.¤ cró ┐ fola sin ṁ-bél assa tic sain, TBC-LL¹ 131 . ac bruchtaig ┐ slamrad a fhola ┐ a sgeithi fora ulchain, Aen. 161 . iar mbualadh na sgeithi uaine `after being struck by the green vomit (of the dragon)', ZCP vi 295.28 . gan sgeith, Irish Texts v 6.22 . ? uas cuirrí s.¤ bruic ar bearaib, IT iii 100.17 . ar sgeith an moirmhíl don muir when the sea ejected the monster, IGT Verbs ex. 356 . s.¤ ḟola gush of blood : ba déra fola cech re fecht ┐ ba s.¤ fola in feacht aile, RC v 201 § 16 . interit apoplexia .i. o s.¤ ḟola, xvii 6.z. nocho toi[ri]sed a sceith fhola, Aen. 1119 . īar sceith[h] (sic leg.) a dēr tar a gnūis, ZCP x 47.14 . s.¤ ailt (med.) node, swelling near a joint : labrum anois don s.¤ ailt ┐ noidi a hainm tre Laidin ┐ is inann sin ┐ cruas bis a naltaib na cos ┐ na lamh, Rosa Angl. 204 note. da mbeid siad [mar] mesoccuibh no mar sgeith ailt, 206.19 . Of a fault in ale (highness?): indliged for in linn, s.¤ no seirbe (`its being tasteless'), Laws v 166.9 Comm . (see 1 scethach, scethaige). Extended uses: ag sgeith m'fhíabhrasa as m'inntinn (: deich), Studies 1918, 454 § 17 . 'ar scceith mo lámaidh is mo lúith with my agility and vigour exhausted, ACL iii 305 iv § 8 . atá an talamh féin a s.¤ a dhúthchusuidh dhe, Levit. xviii 25 .

(b) of the sea, etc., dashing, spurting: sgeith don tuinn altdorcha im ucht, Measgra D. 50.27 = Gadelica 12 § 7 . re buinne...rabhartha a sgéithe (leg. ag sgeith?) tre chanáluibh ...coradh (sic leg.), CF Eg. 162 . le garbheas...ag sgeith le hucht árdshleíbhe, 241 .

(c) of plants, etc., bursting out, sprouting: sginfe, s.¤ `thrust, bud, spring, rush', Eg. Gl. 558 . sgeith gach lan-toraidh re a linn, MR 100 note . ar sgeith (sic leg.) an arbha, Cín Lae Ó Meall. 32.18 . cná caocha...| tré nach faghar uatha iar sgeith (sic leg.) | toradh acht ainbhios uile when they open, Content. xvi 85 .

(d) of words, speech, etc.: ag sgeith blaismhémiodh, Desid. 4293 . Usually in sense of revealing, divulging : la s.¤ scél a annaig divulging the story of his wrong-doing, Fél. Feb. 16 . ar sgeith a rúin dia Domhnaigh `when...He revealed His love', PBocht 3.21 . is andsin dotindscain Sir L. for s.¤ a dubalach, D IV 2, 70ra27 . an té do righni sgeith (sic leg.) ar T[highearna] Inis C. (sgél, v.l.), Cín Lae Ó Meall. 48.21 .

x see sceïd .

n (cf. sceïd , sceith?): le sciuthaireacht mhilltigh mustair is maoidhte `violent retching of laudable pride', Ó Bruad. ii 170.29 .

n act of vomiting: gāir inna n-ithfernaidhe oc toscēud inna n-anmunn arcend inna dāla, Ériu ii 138 § 135. Cf. sceïd .