n n, later m., also with prosthetic f, fed, probably under the influence of fot. n s. a n-ed , FB 18.19 . ed, Auraic. 1470 . cf. in t-ed , Metr. Dinds. iv 82 . fed, Auraic. 4575 . Anecd. i 30 . a s. in n-ed , TBC-LL¹ 1050 . d s. ed, FB 73 . a p. (?) eaga, Acall. 5993 n. d p. edaib, SR 7238 . Leb. Gab.(i) i 128 .A space, distance, interval (between two points of space or time); extent, length:

(a) of space:

(a) ed: mod .i. mo a ed i n-airde `greater its distance upwards' Auraic. 1470 (= mo a fedh, 4575 ). [e]adh itir gach da bunchur `a space between every two bands' Laws iv 76 Comm. dessid and ed bec ón rót, Metr. Dinds. iv 348 . condechaidh edh fada úadib, Moling § 67 . ro dibraic saigid a fidbaic...co ndechaid uad re hed, TTebe 2583 . son a gotha...go ceann cuic ced decc ceimend...eadh ba reil BCC § 62 = Fél. June 9 n. (possibly the word here is the neut. pron.). co rothocba th'arm ed lama uas a n-armaib seom, RC xxiv 200 . is ed is laithrind do mogaid ead a láime...uad ar cach leth the radius of his (outstretched) arm Laws iii 178 Comm. nistárraid acht ed inn urchuir etarru could only get to within a stone's-throw of them RC xxii 393.5 . nis tarraid acht ed n-urchair, 393.17 . edh urchuir, CCath. 5815 . gu nach raibe acht edh imagallma etarra till they were within speaking-distance Ériu viii 20 . techit ead radaircc forsin fairgi `as far as eye can reach' Trip. 476 . Ériu iv 142 . LB 152a33 . co facatar edh a forcsi ┐ a radairc don muig, CCath. 4964 . 3541 . o duruacht edh forcsena for longphort Cesair when he had reached a spot where he could survey C.'s camp 5427 . (of a ship) ni ro airis cur ro tomais eadh a taeibi a comfocraib na cairrcci drew up alongside D IV 2, 74[64]rb 26 . adbal ead a n-ulcan-som the length of their beards MR 184 . miliu troiged a eudh et aontroigh a lethiutt, Aisl. Tond. 98 . berid ed di, ó gets beyond, passes, takes the lead of: berid long G. edh foda dib fochetoir, Aen. 993 . berid N. ead foda uaidibh, 1047 . Cf. IGT, Decl. ex. 752 (see also below under (b)). nach béaraidh neach dhínn eadh an ordlaigh dar ais will not retreat an inch ML 102.28 .

Cf. ní ḟail ar bith, buan in t-ed | óen-ḟer... rosroised | cúairt in choire... | a hur co hor ri hóen-mís, Metr. Dinds. iv 82 . iffern na n-ed, ZCP iv 235.17 .

(b) fed: a fad 's a fedh, Anecd. i 30 . berim lim, fa hanba in fedh, go Druim Ibair ib. fead trichad cét...d'ḟeronn, Ériu i 126 . fedh na láime don lúirig, Anecd. i 30 . fedh laime laich do crann craisighi, ZCP vi 280.23 . Acall. 6036 n. (= fat láma l. text). Dán Dé xxix 14 . feadh a chuilg... | uaidh síos gusna saoirḟearaibh the space of his sword's length... between him and the freemen TD 9.12 (= fad a...loinne TD ii 228 ). téid...feadh naoi dtonn san muir amach, Keat. ii 1315 . atá faoi feadh O Maine the extent of Hy Many is under him Ériu v 64 . feadh amhairc ón mhúr `just in sight of the rampart' TD 8.9 ; 20.30 . Adverbially, with or without prep., throughout, to the extent of, all over (with ref. to movement or position): a lán féinneadh feadh an tighe, TD 11.17 . feadh Banbha, 16.1 . Keat. iii 1733 . ar f., for f.: gabhais for fedh na fairrge fared across the sea BNnÉ 4.33 . tír ...sruth fora fedh a river running through it Marco P. 19.68 . co cluintighi ar fedh na cathrach gair na clocc, ZCP vi 284.24 . TD 11.15 . TSh. 5573 . dochuaid do degtáscsa...ar fed na talman, SG 262.7 . do rachdaois...ar ḟeadh nUladh TD 7.26 (ar f. U. v.l.). ar gcur gach tíre ar feadh fúthaibh after completely subduing every territory 11.31 . go dtáinig saithe do chuileógaibh ar feadh na Fraingce, TSh. 9743 .

Cf. cach ed no téged, TBC-I¹ 1925 = cach ed immateiged TBC-LL¹ 2585 (wherever he went?). do-luid Eochaid Ainchend ead | ...do chuindgid ingine in rig, Lec. 608a12 = LL 375a28 .

(b) met., of extent, quantity, value, etc.

(a) is réil as ind ed fil etorro from the distance (i.e. difference in value) between them FB 73 . Esp. in phr. berid ed di, ó, surpasses (see above): 'co adrad... | ro huc hed do cach ardríg surpassed all kings in pursuing it (sc. wisdom) SR 7040 . a n-ed ruc do chéli do ócaib domoin ar gaisciud as much as thy husband surpasses the world's warriors in valor FB 18.19 . ruc Créidhi... | edh urchair do mnáibh Eireann, Acall. 817 . re dosbile bereas eaga o fidhbaid 5993 n .

(b) ar fedh mo dhithchill to my utmost endeavour Ériu v 166.49 . ar feadh a nearta `accordying to his abilitie' Carswell 156 . similarly: go feadh ar nearta, 216 . gach uile papa dia ttainic...go fedh da papa ar fichit, Fl. Earls 148.25 . (of the patriarchs:) as iad tra sin amháin do bhí ullamh glan dochum a faicsena acht go fedh Críosd dá bhfuasgladh ó cháin an tseinpheacaidh, ┐ d'osgladh dhorais na bethadh siórdhaidhe rompa léna bhás, Ó Héodhusa 60 z .

(c) of time, space, interval, duration, period ; eadh .i. aimsior, O'Cl. :

(a) tarasatar edh ciana...oc imṡelladh a cheili, LL 402b24 (= TTr.² 499 ). Contribb. 365.3 . ed deich mbliadan, MacCarthy 174 = LL 128a38 . eadh ┐ cairde do lecud do fri hiaraidh in sceoil, ACL iii 4 . nir dhamh eadh na hosadh doibh, Aen. 2148 . nocha bhfidir neach ... | a bhfuighe ón bhás... | dá ré eadh na haithrighe time for repentance Dán Dé v 6 . do cosc a raith eadh oili for another space (of time) Ériu iv 114 . Adverbial acc.: a n-ed ba beo ba huamnach as long as he lived SR 3896 . 5260 . inhed bethi sin dithrub, 4062 . anhed, 4109 . bam cú-sa...inn ed sam (connice sin St. colléic Y) during that time TBC-LL¹ 1050 . eadh risa ngebad a paider for as long as it would take to say his paternoster ZCP i 66 . ma robatar tall [e]adh risi toirse a tabairt (amach) for as long as would suffice for bringing them out Laws iv 86 Comm. In pl. rí roreraig...iar n-edaib do Ezechiam | cóic bliadna déc... do forcraid fora saegul who extended Hezekiah's life... according to periods (?) SR 7238 . da ched bliadna iar n-edhaibh | iar Neimedh... | co ngaibset Fir Bolcc | Ere, Leb. Gab.(i) i 128 . In these exx. iar n-edaib appears to mean as regards spaces (of time); cf. Heriu aibind iar n-eadhaibh, BB 36b35 = Lec. 564a .

fri (re) hed for a time; while, during, at the hour of: for Érinn rop ḟiach fri hed, Metr. Dinds. iv 248 . fo diamair re hedh do bi, Fél. Dec. 11n. daronsat sīth...etoro fri hed, Cog. 58.25 . ro airgis a ndún re headh, 80.24 . do bai ac aitreb inti re hedh, YBL 160b28 . Acall. 370 . ZCP viii 108 . da bfinnadh... | gomadh rē ḟada a shaeghul | nacha dingnadh maith re headh | nogo tisadh do deredh he would put off well-doing for a while ZCP vii 301 . ní thug dá mhnaoi a ḟios re headh did not reveal himself at once GF, Ir. Monthly 1919, 510 . ní chuimhnigh...ní dá bhfuil uathaibh re headh `do not remember what hath long been owing to them' TD 9.36 . am slat chroimcheannach re headh, Ir. Monthly 1920, 52 . fuaradar a n-álgas don eing re headh have had their will of the land for some time O'Gr. Cat. 466 . caidhe an t-easpag...do thiocfadh...do bhaisteadh Uladh re headh then (?) Arch. Hib. i 92 . ro ferudar comrac...re hedh ┐ re hathaig, ZCP vi 29.34 . Acall. 1694 . as nertmar [sic K; mertmar H ; leg. mert mar ?] do marbhadh re hedh n-athgoirid uile iad within a very short time ITS v 88.10 . CCath. 5712 . re headh ┐ re hathoidh do lō for a part of the day or during the day ZCP x 283 y . ar mbeith duinn mar sin re hedh uaire don ló do chaithemh tarla solus chugainn, BNnÉ 49.31 . fri ed mbliadna during a year FB 34 . re hedh na hoidche Acall. 1234 . TTebe 4133 . 4903 . CCath. 4393 . brat geal re headh an Ḟaíligh | sgáoilidh slat gheal fá a ghúaillibh IGT, Decl. ex. 810 . re headh n-óil at feasting time GF, Ir. Monthly 1919, 106 . ó'd-chonnairc ann ingen an t-aonmacaomh...tuc grádh a hanma ré hedh na huaire sin dó gave him her love forthwith RC xxix 120.7 . re headh na maidne at morn ZCP x 280.23 ( = ra húair na maitne TBC-LL¹ 3176 ).

(b) is é feadh bís ag tobairt a cúrsa .i. seacht lá fichead, etc. (of the moon), O'Gr. Cat. 323.14 . ní faide nó feadh leathuaire dobhámar annsin, Ériu i 91 . feadh éanuaire an lásoin linn, TD 11.23 . Adverbially, fed, an f., ar f. (ḟ.) during, for the period of; whilst: bí 'na comnuide fedh na sechtmaine, Maund. 113 . ag ól fedh an láei, 123 . Ériu v 54 . fuarus...cennus Éirenn...fedh bliadhna, ACL iii 305 . TD 7.25 . dá raibh tú re M...feadh ar gcogaidh do chlaochlódh `while our dispute lasts' TD 15.55 . gan anmhain 'na bun feadh a bheatha, TSh. 9132 . an fedh anfuidhi anbar pecthaib ni fuil ecla acainne romaib, Maund. 123 . TSh. 1255 . an feadh do bhaoi an tuile ag tocht TD 7.41 . ML 34 . er fead na bethadsa, PH 7667 . 7389 . ar ḟedh na himghona, IGT, Decl. ex. 864 . do bhattar mar sin ar fedh an chorguis, BNnÉ 70 . ní chodail neach | ar feadh aonuaire i n-éineacht for one hour at a stretch TD 41.5 . bí duilbhir ar feadh bhfleidhe, 15.44 . síoth...ní choingéamais | ar feadh an abhra d'iadhodh we would not keep peace during the twinkling of an eye 2.57 . air feadh móimeinte, Proverbs xii 19 . ní ro faccbattar (fo cenn ṡecht lá ndécc) énmhac Saxanaigh gan...ionnarbadh eiste...┐ ní mō ro ḟáccaibhsiot ar fedh na ree cédna...caislen...gan cur i seilbh Iarla D., AFM vi 2082.2 . ar an bfead so during this time Ériu i 87 n. 6.

fri (re) f.¤ : re fedh ar n-atheccmaisi during our second absence BNnÉ 50.27 . a dhá chaomthach re feadh bfaghla his two comrades on a foray Studies 1919, 75 . re feadh an laoi ná labhair, Dánta Gr. 39.37 .

go f.¤ , until; as far as: nī thug in rī audiens go fedh trī lā dō, Fl. Earls 24.3 . tainic...a ttīr go fedh ēn-oidque amhāin `landed for one night' 240.13 .

Cf. ise a gliccus do foir sinne i fedh o [v.l. a] tamaidne ann sud, Fier. 187 .

airim Find in fed dia fuil | sechtmain ar mís is bliadain (in reply to: ca ḟat ó thesta...Find ?) Acall. 5343 (`Finn's computation how long he is' SG ii 231 ).

(d) a unit of spatial measurement:

(a) tricha edh remhet in crainn sin ┐ .ccc. eadh a airde, Fél. Dec. 11 n. Dinds. 34 . Metr. Dinds. iv 242 .

(b) feadh a fathom Kirk , s. bannlamh = ACL iii 149. 106 . is e airde mūir in droichit .i. .xx. fedh `ells' Fier. 109 . eirgidh se .ii. fedha déc os talam ib. (cuic troigthe déc, .u. cubait déc v.l.). atá dhá fhichid fiodh air áirde ann agus deich bhfiodha ar leathad a chuirp, ITS xxiv 6.20 .