n o (s), n. (vn. of for-toing)
over-swearing ; making
an over-riding oath ; assigning liability
(
Críth G. p. 99
) :
cid f.¤ cid dithech confirming or disproving oath
Cóic Con.
§ 62
. imusfrecrat ... a f.¤ ┐ a ndithech proof and denial
(of kings and poets) confirming or disproving
Laws iv 354.19
.
dég ḟortaig nó díthig for the sake of, etc.
Críth G. 8
(
Laws iv
298.9
).
do fortuch [leg. fortacht ?] do duinib,
Laws i 268.1
.
ni tualaing [ben] luighe na fortuigh for nech,
H 3.17, 431.10
(
O'D. 531
).
it grada eclasa dogniat imdenam na ngrad
n-ecalsa eile dia saraigther ┐ is leo d
ano
f.¤ inna ndiaid,
H 3.18, 438a
(
O'Curry 1056
). fer fortaig snāthaiti the man who
attests [up to the value of] a needle
Cóic Con. § 61
.
Cf.
do fedhar fir a fortaib flatha .i. do fairgiter conadh
lais na firflathaib fortach for a memradh,
H 3.18, 243b16
(
O'Curry 458
).
Also a person (category) qualified to give over-riding testimony:
f.¤ dona hocht fortaigib coitcinna .i. eclais for tuaith,
no cenn for memur, no innraic for eisinnraic ...,
H 3.18,
294
(
O'Curry 598
).
doberait fír folad [folta ?] hi fortachaib
flatha,
H 3.18
247
(
O'Curry 473
).
ní ba ráith friot fer fola ... na sinserais. arnab f.¤ for chró duit re n-aimsir tobhaigh for bíu,
Ériu xiii 29.8
=
xi 73 § 6
(fortaidh).