o, n. Vn. of ar-berta, Pedersen Vgl. Gr. ii 476 . See also LEIA Cf. airimbert. For fuller treatment of this word and airimbert see Études Celt. ii 135 .

(a) act of preparing, providing, getting ready; equipment, apparatus, etc.: huand airmiurt gl. apparatu, Ml. 40d12 . huand airmbiurt gl. (armorumque) instructu, 65a8 . isa n-a.¤ gl. in apparatum, 98a7 . a airmbert in catha sin equipment, Alex. 570 = a airmerta, BB 493a36 . innid dún a n-airmerta, `gib uns ihre Ausrüstung an', ZCP xii 245 § 8 .

(b) effort, endeavour, exertion: da n-airmbheartaib a n-Erinn, BB 25a21 . ó airmbertaibh na n-eurlamh `through the achievements of the patrons', KMMisc. 168.3 ( IGT Decl. ex. 1329 ). ro faccaibh B. airmberta maithe i nG. . . . buaidh foghlama . . . `good institutions', BNnÉ 31 § 44 . do tuic an righan arna hairmertaibh sin gur . . . `happenings', Stair Erc. 65 .

(c) prohibition, taboo, spell . In this sense sometimes airmirt (infl. of airmit ?). Note also g s. (or g p.) airmearta, TD 1.9 . ba a.¤ di Ulltaib nī labrad nech dīb acht fri Conc[h]obar, TBC-I¹ 2988 ( geiss d'Ultaib labrad rena ríg, geis don ríg labrad rena druidib, TBC-LL¹ 4724 ; but see Celtica xxiii 57 ). nad fetar armirt (airmit v.l. St.) fil do macraid conid geiss dóib mac dar tír cuccu, TBC-LL¹ 931 . gesa ┐ airmberta, 2295 . geis is ágh is airmirt ort, Duan. F. i 41.29 . ? ni bu airmirt ind airle / do ócaib Tuaithe Tu[i]rbe, RC xvii 165.7 (Tig.). fear ḟuaslaicthe a airmearta `to dissolve its enchantments', TD 1.9 . go dtí an tairngeartaidh dar dhán / si as a hairmeartaibh d'iompádh, 38 . aidhmirt (airmirt v.l.) [ainm] ar gheis, Metr. Gl. 15 § 33 . airmeart .i. geis, O'Cl.

n (by-form of 1 airmitiu?. See Vendr. Lex. but see Celtica xxiii 48 ) taboo, prohibition: airmitt .i. geis nó indliged, ut est ba a.¤ do Ulltaib na raghdais tar uir n-Ai .i. ba geis do Ullta . . ., O'Dav. 102 . Dīarmaid .i. dī-airmit .i. nī fil a.¤ .i. geis fair, Corm. Y 404 . facbait a.¤ fair .i. na funfed ┐ na taurcebath grian fairsium i Temair, Ériu vi 135.61 . airmit fil don macraidh .i. conadh ges doibh, TBC St. 830 . do chuir sí geasa ┐ airmid oruinn, ITS v 112.24 . airmid .i. geis, O'Cl. airmid .i. onóir, ib.

n n, f. In phrase a.¤ féid (see 5 fíad). Vn. of ar-muinethar féid. act of honouring, respecting; honour, respect: a.¤ féid in chinn do thabairt donaib ballaib, Wb. 7d14 . 15a19 . amal dombeir in ben airmitin féith don fiur, 11c14 . ermitiu feid, Ml. 22a4 . ind ermitiu feid, 28a21 . inna ermiten feid .i. armbad mou de a.¤ feid ind aithisc, 35c23 . is e . . . ceta tarat airmitan feid do P., Laws iii 28.9 . Note also: airm in na robai fiadh na airmhitiu, Ériu ii 136 § 120 .

Without follg. féid: ní tartisset airmitin Dé `they have not shown the reverence due to God', Wb. 1b17 . 5d16 . tabair uait a.¤ iar sreith / do Adom . . ., SR 837 . ba mór ind a.¤ tra doratsat Ulaid do Chonchobur, LL 12465 . fogebad grad ┐ ermitin, Trip.² 332 . airmitin a aidi, 887 . icá onóir ┐ ica airmhitin, RC xxvii 266 § 9 . co somíad co n-onóir co nairmitin, LU 2460 . ropo máralt airmiten, 4312 ( SG 84.33 ). do altugud na hairmiden ┐ na honora moiri sin tucad do, RC xxiv 64 § 26 . ba mor a.¤ na hingini si oc Dia, Three Hom. 54.10 . fer co n-armitin chelli ┐ crotha hi tuaith ┐ a n-eclais a man admired for his sagacity and beauty, Ann. Conn. 1233.7 . mā beith tra do ūaisle ind ḟir grāid ┐ a airmidin in proportion to the nobility and the dignity of the ordained man, Ériu i 220 § 15 . cion ┐ onóir ┐ airmhidin air, TSh. 2742 . más barr é ar a n-oirmhidin, Content. x 15 . airmidin .i. onóir, O'Cl.

In pl. honours, privileges(?): Pardus . . . / cona huilib airmitnaib, SR 1488 . a hecna, a hairmitniu `her honour' (of Ireland), Ériu iv 148 § 27 . a hordan a hairmidniu (of Paradise), RC xxviii 322 § 51 = a hairmitiu, LU 2484 . aithbe oll ar th'airmitnib, LL 200a34 .

In sense of taboo (? `lit. consideration, caution, reverence for a supposed supernatural sanction ', Plummer MS notes): biaid a.¤ (airmitniu v.l.) fort ḟlaith . . . ┐ bid si do a.¤ (airmitniu dogrés v.l.) .i. do ghes (folld. by list of taboos), BDD 16 . But latter to be read airmit-siu, Celtica xxiii 47-48 . a.¤ .i. geis, H 3.18, 529 . airmide .i. geis, O'Cl. See airmit .

Sense not clear in legal phrase ainrecht (airecht, arracht) airmiten: fortacht co ndeithbire .i. in ni doni d'foirithin neich aile co ndeithbires aice budhein in t-arracht airmiten, Laws v 488.31 Comm. congnum .i. oc a ngabail anrecht airmiten fos, 490.18 Comm. cid fodera sin ┐ co fuil lan fir isin airecht airmidean?, 492.16 Comm. na huili borbgnímraid . . . isa riagal re airrecht airmiten um sláinti, O'D. 1567 (H. 5.15, 4a).

vn. of airmitnigid(ir) act of honouring: dia airmitnigud Adaim, SR 1846 . úradach ┐ a.¤ na huasalbaindse sin, Alex. 52 . acc oirmitniuchadh an dlighith, BNnÉ 324 § 40 . ? na maoine ilarda fasait isin tír do beirit airmitniugh[ad] for comarbaib na cintach, O'D. 550 ( H 3.17 c. 437 ) `prohibition', Plummer MS. notes (see airmit , 1 airmitiu).

pn o, m. pl. Ulidians, Ulstermen , used as name both of people and territory. See Wortk. 158 : Ulaidh mhóra (ón tir ┐ óna dáoinibh), IGT, Decl. § 153 . Ulaid, § 180 . nom. Ulai, Thes. ii 315.26 . o Erimon ... ata Leth Cuind ule, ┐ Lagein cenmithaat Ulaid; o Ir ... ataat side, 316.36 . ind adaig or se dochótár Ulaid ina nóendin, LU 5350 . Ulait, AU 702 ; 711 . voc. a Ulto , LL 113a24 . acc. contra Ultu , Thes. ii 261.32 . inter Ultu , AU 702 . ná mertamar Ultu, LU 4783 . Inn é sin as andsam fil la Ultu 4837 . in leth aile la Ulto, LL 112b11 ( ScM. 5 ). la hUlltu , AU 1089 . doraíga in cú Ulto, LL 114a5 ( ScM. 19 ). for Ultu , LU 5136 . gen. Bairche boare Rossa Rigbude rig Ulad, Thes. ii 315.35 . plebs Ulod , 261.25 ( Ardm. 8a2 ). rex Uloth , AU 809 . rex Ulath , 734 . rex nepotum Echdach Ulat (=ua nEchdach Ulad), 701 . dat. Eochaid for hUltaib , SR 2356 . is bés duibsi far nUltaib, LU 5094 . in far nUltaib, LL 112bz ( ScM. 9 ). co R. mac F. di Ultaib, LU 5925 . ba airmit do Ulltaib na raghdais tar uir nAi .i. ba geis do Ullta dul tarsi, O'Dav. 102 . cogadh d'éirghe eidir Ultaibh ... is sluagh ... C., TD 3.14 . ní théarnó uan i nUltaibh ..., 3.22 .