adj
I o,ā
customary, usual, familiar, well-known
(cf.
gnāth
.i. cognosco
,
O'Mulc. 617
): (1) Predicative: is gnath do
firianaib a n-ingabal ab hominibus
(gl. plerumque immo
frequenter),
Ml. 54a10
. amal as ngnath in moidem hisin
hi fledtigib (gl. ut plerumque ...),
86b5
. is (g)nad radat
gói they usually speak lies,
31b11
. air it gnátha side i n-dithrub
they are customary ...,
104d4
. is gnath (gl. necesse est),
Sg. 21b1
.
nirbo gnáth in corthe út fo enaib,
RC iii 181.y
.
timthach fir is gnath a ndail,
Laws v 238.19
.
is gnáth
mirr do thabairt im chorpaib i n-ádnocul,
PH 7022
.
is
gnáth ... tuiseal dá leagadh,
TSh. 10464
. g.¤ co
acquainted
with: dia mba gnáth co rro-chneit `if he were acquainted
with sorrow,'
Fél. Ep. 171
. g.¤ oc:
usual with:
amal ba
gnath aco,
PH 90
. gur gnáth agaibh ceart chomhluinn
`you practised fairness in fight,'
Content. xvii 3
. is g.¤
(foll.
by nom.) it is usual with:
mar as ghnath lucht an díomais,
Content. xiv 61
.
mar fa gnáth glór Aimhirgin,
v 18
.
(2) Attributive: na duine gnátha d'ingnais to do without
those we are accustomed to,
ZCP vii 298.14
.
atherruch i nguth
ngnáth,
LU 407
. filliud glūine gnāth constant bending of
the knees,
Ériu ii 56 § 11
. fri hētrad ngér ngnáth sharp,
besetting lust,
ZCP vi 271 § 2
. féile ghnáth `unfailing liberality,'
Studies 1918, 452 § 7
. gola gnatha constant weepings,
RC
xxviii 318 § 35
. lasna gliccu gnátha `by the noted men of
cunning,'
Metr. Dinds. iii 218.38
. gell re bás a mbetha
ghnáth `the life they lead ...,'
O'Gr. Cat. 472.17
. briathar
ghnáth `a common saying,'
TD 14.2
. amba[sa]doir gnáth
`ambassador in ordinary,'
Fl. Earls 256.17
. ?
cnuas ic
tuttim, cnuas na bláth, | cnuas gnáth ┐ cnuas abbaig,
LL
206a41
. A common epithet of the Gaels in poetry, familiar,
dear (?):
iath Gōidel ngnāth (: brāth),
Bruchst. i 56 §
124
(
AU an. 942
).
rolēgh libru Gāidel [n]gnáth,
Cáin Ad. §
27
.
ar cind Gall is Gáidel ngnáth,
Anecd. ii 38 § 15
.
ML
92.4
.
Compar.:
is gnáthiu són,
Sg. 179a5
.
ciasu gnathiu do
foisitin,
Ml. 26c4
.
in dul is gnathu oldas cach athgabail,
Laws i 250.15
. Superl.
is an bliadain tanaisi is gnaithem
seol ... for bechaib,
O'Curry 889
(
H 3.18, 397a
). As neut.
subst.
is gel cach nua ... is serb cach gnáth,
LU 3915
(
SCC
43
), cf.
Ériu ix 47 § 20
.
gach maith ... etir gnath ocus
ingnath,
IT i 137.27
. Adverbial: Giolla Mochoda ... gnath
leghann a n-eittirbreth `who is wont to study ...,'
BNnÉ
264.4
. Co g.¤, do g.¤, i ng.¤
usually, habitually, always:
bríathar comailter co gnáth,
Metr. Dinds. iv 52.131
.
in
béo é do gnáth,
Trip. i 100 n. 8
(= si vivus semper).
ic
cocnam ... a fheola do gnath,
PH 7671
.
ZCP viii 113.17
.
Cóir Anm. § 8
. bar tteist do ghnáth `thy common report,'
MS. Mat. 564.7
. ní éigeonainn gaoth do ghnáth `never
would I complain of wind,'
O'Gr. Cat. 453.20
.
ní mhair
dheid a ngnáth do ghrádsa,
IGT Decl. ex. 137
. do g (of
diseases)
chronic: beidh an tennes do g.¤
the ache will be
chronic,
O'Gr. Cat. 180.23.
II Subst.
(a) o and u, m.
custom, wont, usage:
secht ...
mbliadna co deggnáth,
MacCarthy 196.14
.
ní hionand
gnáth damhsa is duitt,
Studies 1920, 263 § 11
. gnáth
ferainn `the usages of the estate,'
Ériu v 78.18
.
atá gnáth
na mban orum,
Gen. xxxvi 35
.
do ofráil i do réir ghnátha,
Levit. ix 16
. pl. trí gnátha Hérenn .i. Tráig Lí, etc. `noted
spots' (?) (places of common resort ?),
Triads 61
. gnóthaig
as mo ghnáthaib `busy thyself with my wonted arts,'
Metr. Dinds. iv 72.z
. atáid gnátha an phobail díomhaoin `the
laws of the people are vain,'
Jeremiah x 3
. fulang gada ...
ní do ghnáthaibh an Iarla it is not the custom of the Earl
to endure theft,
TD 38.11
. g
s. as attrib. : riachtanus a less
gnáith habitual need,
Maund. § 131
. fa choimet gnaith
in constant care,
§ 55
.
sírgorta gnaith,
RC xxviii 318 § 32.
(b) o, m. In pl.
intimates, familiar friends : medrait
gnáith ┐ ingnaith intimates and strangers,
ZCP xi 83 § 26
.
romertsam coem diar ṅgnáthaib,
SR 3623
. eter du gnathu
inmaini amongst thy dear familiar ones,
LU 10029
(
Echtra CC 4
).
(c) Idioms : gaibid g.¤
becomes customary : rogab gnath
giugrann guth `the wild goose has uttered a cry habitually,'
RC xx 258.14
(
ACC § 63 Comm.
). cuirid i ng.¤
practises :
maith thuillim t'fheirg ... fan gceird do [chuireas] i ng,
A. Ó Dálaigh xx 2.
III Compds.
(a) g.¤
+ subst.:
¤ainm,
SG ii 489.25
.
Keat.
ii 6026
.
¤aiste,
IT iii 91 § 127
.
¤amus : pl. a gnathamais
comaidechta `his body-guard,'
TTebe 4366
.
¤bérla current
speech, one of the five divisions of Irish,
Auraic. 2514.
Laws
iv 358.5
.
Corm. Y 972
(where opp. to senbérla).
Keat. ii
141
.
¤bés,
ZCP xiv 226.8
.
CCath. 4910
.
CF. (Eg.) 111
.
1 Sam. xxvii 11
.
¤bile,
MR 98.11
.
¤bir,
Metr. Dinds. iii 314.10
.
¤blad,
MS. Mat. 632.7
.
¤buiden,
CF. (Eg.) 293
.
¤chas
(of a horse's tail),
SG 242.29
.
¤chóir
ever-just
(a nickname) :
Cairpre G., explained :
ro-gnathaigedh coir,
Laws i 156.14
Comm.
;
66.12
.
¤chomnuide,
Fl. Earls 126.8
.
¤chompert
normal conception,
BNnÉ 207 § 54
;
267 § 235
.
¤chomrann,
Maguires of F. § 35
.
¤chorad (sobriquet),
ZCP viii 274.22
(called
C. Gnathchoir,
Laws i 156.14 Comm.
).
¤chorcur,
Celt. Rev. iv 14.16
.
¤chuibde,
SR 722
.
¤chuimne
constant remembrance ; tradition
(as opp. to written records),
Hy Fiach. 126.9
.
AFM iii 394.z
.
Ó Héodhusa 75.12.
Mac Aingil 541.7
.
Luc. Fid. 191.12
.
Donlevy 248.17
.
¤chuing,
Eochairsg. 36.7
.
¤enech,
SG 32.11
.
¤ḟian standing corps of the Fianna,
Acall. 6538
;
6563
.
Keat. ii
5156
.
¤ḟocul a proverbial saying, a formula, a habitual
phrase,
Acall. 6214
-
5
.
RC xv 281 § 14
.
TSh. 2513
.
¤galar
chronic disease,
TSh. 229.5
.
¤geócach professional buffoon (?),
AU iii 634.21
.
¤guide persevering prayer,
Keat. iii 609
.
¤less ordinary need :
.i. gach aoidhigheacht ón chéd oidhche
amach,
O'Don. Suppl.
fo aicnedh feachta fele no gnath-lesa,
Laws ii 26.28 Comm.
in tan is for fecht feili ... in tan is
fria gnaith-leasa,
v 42.17
, (
22 Comm.
).
comdamh don
ollamh frisin ri ... for fecht feile ... ┐ for gnathleas,
O'Curry
1857
(
23 Q 6, p. 52a
).
is fri gnathles do in cethrur so ar
is ochtar do fora daim fechta feile,
O'Curry 2145
(
Eg. 88, f. 2(3)d
).
Auraic. 2242
.
¤lucht
attendants
,
BNnÉ 168 § 1
.
¤maccaem
an ordinary boy,
RC xiv 422 § 42
.
¤muinter
retinue, standing
household
,
Acall. 3066
v.l.
Keat. iii 387
.
¤muir the unchanging (?) sea,
Caithr. CC § 76
.
¤óigi a customary guest,
ZCP viii 546.33
.
¤scél an ordinary or well-known tale :
gnathscela Herenn,
Anecd. ii 43.12
.
¤ṡlige a frequented
road,
BB 20a10
.
¤ṡluag a standing army,
Keat. ii 5155
.
¤ṡóirse (?) : nāi ngrād na gnāthṡāirsi (of the celestial
hierarchy),
ZCP viii 214 § 69
.
¤thaom :
an fiabhras da
ngairthear continua .i. gnáth-thaom sin,
TSh. 7919
.
¤theglach
standing household,
TBC-LL¹ 23
.
¤uair
accustomed hour : gnáth-huaraib (sic leg.? see
ZCP xi 308
)
ar gressaib gal | glenaid
luch inna lín-sam,
SP ii § 4
(
Thes. ii 293.20
).
(b) g.¤
+ adj. :
¤búan,
ZCP x 342 § 5
.
¤buidech
ever-pleased
,
BNnÉ 272.3
.
¤écnech
frequented by salmon
,
Ó Bruad. iii 154.4
.
¤gel,
Metr. Dinds. iii 338.z
.
¤nue,
282.86
.
(c) g.¤
+ vb. :
¤ḟognann gives constant service :
nocha
bīd ēnfer dīb soin | nāch do Dīa do gnāthḟoghnaig (leg.
-ḟoghain?),
ZCP x 342 § 7
. -gairid: Ard na Riag de ... |
gnath-gairthear ac Goeidelaib it is commonly called A. na
R.,
Metr. Dinds. iii 416.38
.
¤imrid :
do greised ┐ do gnaith-imredh long laech Fhailbhi,
Caithr. CC § 73.