n dog, hound : `luan' ar chonuib , Metr. Gl. 12 § 16. Cf. lubán.

n o, m. sindach, IGT Decl. § 17.21 . a fox : ut dicitur pit a puteo .i. brēnaim . . . Inde dicitur putidus .i. sindach, Corm. Y 1060 . sinnach .i. sennech .i. nech is sine do chonuib é ar fot a ree, 1191 . asrir in s.¤ n-allaid | do ráith a aithig `she gave the wild fox for her vassal', Thes. ii 342.61 ( Hy. v ). romarb petta sindaig, Lat. Lives 85.12 . dosennat . . . secht sinnchu ┐ secht míla maige, TBFr. 59 . ní slicht sinnaig i feóraind no i fásaig ná fidbaid ocaind, MU² 335 (of a clearly visible track). Cf. gerbho sodhaing a lorg do breith (ar nir bho sliocht siondaigh for oighreog eng ┐ foillecht an c[h]reachs[h]loigh), Hugh Roe 80.15 (apparently a proverbial phrase). s.¤ dá lí ar tí a hén, Acall. 846 v.l. is annsna crannaib . . . donít sindaig a n-ádba, PH 7744 . cludtur co maith re croicind sinduigh . . . é, Rosa Angl. 266.y . atáid uamha ag na sionnchaibh (vulpes foveas habent), TSh. 8119 . As a symbol of treachery: a ochlai dorchai na sinnach sírchelgach .i. a indshamail t-shinnaig for imad do chelg, PH 8246 - 7 . cumann an tsionnaigh, DDána 4.6 .

Occurs as a pseudonym, particularly among the lords of Tethbha, whose followers were also called na Sionnaig (for alleged explanation see AU i 552.z - 554.3 ): in Sindach hua Leochan, rí Gaileng, RC xvii 347.18 (Tig.). Cluain mic Nois d'arcain . . . fa dó o Calraighib cosna Sinnchaibh, AU i 590.4 . Catharnach, mac an tSionnaigh Uidhir, tigherna Tethbha, AFM ii 958.x . in Sindach Find .i. Cinaeth Hua Catharnaigh, rí Teftha, RC xvii 418.20 (Tig.). creach la hAedh Húa Concobuir ┐ lasna Sinncho, 398.23 (Tig.). sluaiged la mac Briain ┐ la Húa MaelSechlainn . . . co tucsat na Sinnaigh bruit moír, 393.26 = fir Tethbha .i. na Sionnaigh, AFM ii 864.5 .

s.¤ brothlaige (lit. fox of the cooking-pit) the lowest in a list of twenty-seven `togarmand techtaide miadlechta' `legitimate titles of dignity', Laws iv 344.7 Comm . `s. b. . . . einen armen Kerl bezeichnet, der seine zusammengebettelten und -gestohlenen Brocken in einer solchen Grube (brothlach) sammelt', Thurn. ZCP xv 318 . sindach brothlaighe .i. bruar cach bidh do, itir dilis ┐ indlis; no cuma lais cidh bedh bruidhes no do-meala, Laws iv 354.11 . ba s.¤ brothlaig dod-fuaid, glossed: . . . no is ē in s.¤ brothlaig in gataige, ZCP xv 317 § 11 .

adj o, ā IGT Decl. § 137.

I As adj.

(a) strong: bad treúin i niriss, Wb. 27a6 . tríuin, Ml. 46c23 . donaib feraib trenaib, 37b24 . cin cach cintaid triuin `the debt of every powerful defaulter,' Laws i 268.18 . hi féil ... | Teolis triúin trednaig, Fél. Feb. 25 . snaidsi-unn deg-ri tomtach t.¤ , Lib. Hymn. 29.6 . niurt t.¤ togairm trinoit, 133.16 . t.¤ écosc at-chíu, BDD² 825 . forngaire t.¤ SR 7562 . dus in fagbad ... | talmain trein, 2568 . teora dúi dana trethnasa trena, TBC-LL¹ 5590 . se hech bus triuín fri toghruim, BB 275b16 . antrend .i. anmin tire .i. ni tren fri clandugad n-arbha, O'Curry 124 ( H 3.18, 75 , cf. Phil. Soc. Trans. 1859 p. 196 ). adchiu-sa da tharb trena, TTebe 1617 . a chuirp Mheic Dhé is diúmhas tréan, Dán Dé xxvi 29 . bheith tréan ní haithnidh d'ollamh, Aithd. D. 33.12 . a lámh thréan dínsimhthe drong `thou strong hand in quelling hosts,' TD 19.3 . láimh dheas ríogh Teamhrach tréine, Keat. iii 582.

(b) Gramm. ainm t.¤ substantive: ainim t.¤ son, Ml. 30a9 . cen tabairt anman t.¤ fríu, ib. inna anmmann tréna, Sg. 28b18 . Cf. trén-úathad.

(c) In phrase t.¤ ar powerful over: tréan tú ar gach éinní eile, DDána 10.27 . tú as tréan ar gach ní fa nimh, A. Ó Dálaigh xx 4. Míchéal ortha is é bhus tréan, xxii 11 . Cf. ní tréan ar naoimhcheallaibh bile braonChumair `this hero ... will press light on holy churches,' Aithd. D. 4.13 .

Equative tressithir ... séolchrand prímluṅgi, TBC-LL¹ 2622 . Compar. tressa, tressiu, etc.: combad tressa de hiress apstal, Wb. 25a14 . intí bed tressa do fordiuclaim alaili, Ml. 19d5 . tresa, 6 . besid treisiu fri himfoiche, Laws ii 278.23 . ar us treise in da teangaid dec, v 510.7 . is tressiu cuma inda muir, IT i 81.15 . ba tressio tol aicniud, LU 10730 . bid tressai indás bág Foraind, SR 3892 . anmunna na ṅdémna ba tressi oldáti na tosig, PH 1195 . in n-uair ropo thressiu flaith firu, CRR 20.1 . co mbiad a fis aigi cia aguind bus threisi, Stair Erc. 1664 . an tan fá threise dhá mhíghníomhaibh ioná dá mhaith, TSh. 5725 . Later also tréine: besi treine fri eimfoiche, Laws ii 280.17 Comm. Superl. is ed ainm as tressam, Lib. Hymn. 129.15 . in cliathbernaidh cet as tresium thainic do shil Ádhaim, TTr.² 28 . tresim fedma, Auraic. 5555 . Later treise, tréine: amal ba tresi di ac dul, TTebe 2583 . in ti dobo tresi ara ollamnacht fein, Ann. Conn. 1385.15 . don naomh as treise tá ar nimh, PBocht 8.3 . fear do ba treise ar a thoil, DDána 52.11 . rí is treise ┐ is tréine, TSh. 3059.

II As adverb strongly: tren doratus do menmain | missi hi píangubaib ... | tússu i ṅgrianbrugaib I remembered bitterly, SR 1866 . With co: dobreth fín do ┐ ro mesca[d] co t.¤ ┐ ro guded im dula isin comrac, LU 6688 . mur do chriad (sic) chaim rochalcad | co tren im cach n-airfortach, SR 396 . ro-chói co t.¤ , PH 3197 . tainig techtairi co tren ┐ co tindesnach, TTebe 4360 . do bhrígh go rabhadar lucht na gcríoch-so ... go tréan ar Éirinn `held ... powerful sway over Ireland,' Keat. iii 2463.

III As subst. o, m., IGT Decl. § 61.

(a) strong man: ainm alaili thríuin, Sg. 96a4 . oirt trīunu talman he slew the strong ones of the earth, Ält. Ir. Dicht. ii 6 § 2 . ceithri triuin, Laws i 54.13 Comm. iter lobru ┐ tríunu, Críth G. 527 . ro brisius aurgala | for triunu na túath, LU 9350 . bad rí ┐ bad t.¤ ┐ bad tigerna dóib, TTr. 53 . eter triunu Tethrach, RC xxvi 26 § 97 .i. eter na treono Tethrach, LL 187b38 . ar treóin ┐ ar tóisig, CRR 38.22 . a ndoberó ar Dīa | do thriun nō do thrūagh, Ériu ii 172 § 4 . in luadi letrom ro bris cach tren, Cog. 160.9 . t.¤ ós mo chionn ní cubaid, O'Gr. Cat. 475.28. ro dhoirtset treóin an tuaisceirt ina ccend, AFM ii 1108.1 .

(b) (orig. n. ?) strength: taoisech Bladhma tren ar thren, LL 394.29 . tren namat mallacht mo mhiond `a hostile power is the curse of my relics,' BNnÉ 286.21 . as mor do traoitais dom trean, Ériu iv 49.24 . co n-aiseóga Día a nert ┐ a t.¤ fen do Gaedhelaib, BCC 124.36 . fada atám fa th.¤ mo bhidhbhadh, IGT Decl. ex. 1732 . tréan an bheatha ní buaine, PBocht 3.32 . gan tren a nesccaratt do leicen forra, AFM iii 364.25 . ? ní tualaing tréan dá threise ... neart ... Dé do thurnamh no power on earth, TSh. 5419 (or in meaning (a) ?).

Compds. (frequ. with merely intens. force, or for alliteration):

(a) With nouns: ¤aicned: cách cona thoga trénacnid chena, TTr. 960 . ¤arm strong weapon: in trenarm angidi ingnathach sin, Stair Erc. 1250 . ¤brugaid: is ann sin tainic Tamun t. mac Tréin, Acall. 2438 . ¤eite: lúth toile 'n-a thréin-eitibh, Aithd. D. 60.8 . ¤fher strong man, warrior: Trioscatal trenfer tigi Concobair, TBC-LL¹ 5530 . ¤fhogail violent seizure: ó thóicheastal throid-mhear ... na tréanfhoghla soin, TSh. 6643 . ¤gaeth strong wind: treisecht na trengaithi, CCath. 4617 . ¤lige oppression: trenlighu .i. foreicni, O'Curry 871 ( H 3.18, 391b ). foxal trenlighi nirt `seizure by overwhelming strength,' Laws iv 268.21 . ¤lua violent kick: ra bretha t. tarpech da choiss úad riss, TBC-LL¹ 2776 . ¤mid strong mead: im thech trenmeda, RC xiv 424.21 . ¤mod valiant work: meic Thalairc co trenmud, Gorm. Sept. 8 . ¤nia great champion: is beg in cin ata acan trenníadh ugud oirne, Stair Erc. 1477. ¤tarraing, in n. pr. Trentarraing mac Bocachta, Anecd. ii 49.15 . ¤timarcain: trentimarcain na tuath `forcible reduction,' Laws i 52.13 Comm. ¤torc mighty boar: cu téit an t. allaid ó chonuib , Acall. 1786 . ¤úathad singular of a substantive (cf. ainm trén): trenothath, Sg. 56b3 . ¤uide: rancatar uile uile | ... | na trēnuidhe dar in trāigh with a mighty rush, RC xxxvii 347 § 45.

(b) With adjj. (forming dvandva-cpds., except in the case of adjj. derived from nouns) ¤adbul: in talam trenadbul, TTebe 3077 . ¤armach strongly armed: do thogail na Tebi trenarmaigi, 2729 . ¤chalma: tic slog mor. ... t., PH 8106 . ¤dúalach strongly woven (?): cona luirigh thruim thren-dualaigh, Stair Erc. 1243 . Cf. tredúalach. ¤máillech having strong links: an tréan luithreac tréanmhailleac, CF Eg. 195 . ¤óg: Airenann tuir threnóg, Gorm. Jan. 5 . ¤oll: Serapion tuir t., Mar. 21 . ¤talchar: tucastair ... tarraing-drutad tren-talcair fair, CCath. 2958.

(c) With verbs. ¤buailid: trenbuailis a sgiath, TTebe 4529 . rotrenbuail a eocho, 2609 . vn. 'ga trenbualad , 3406 . ¤chéimnigther (rel.) strongly advances (?): is iat maíne tréncéimnighther do céimniugh ar fer tairce trian, O'D. 768 ( H 3.17, 551 ). vn. ar na trencheimniugad as in talmain aird, Laws ii 240.5 Comm. ¤chumtaigid: toccaibter ┐ trén-chumdaighter ... ionad onorach, BNnÉ 234.28 . ¤gaibid: in énlaith | rothréngaib mo nert-sa `the bird-flock that holds my strength in thrall,' Metr. Dinds. iv 212.36 . vn. da thren-gabail , MR 200.9 . ¤gellaid: dóib ra thrén-gell in sessed `to them was firmly pledged the sixth,' Metr. Dinds. iii 16.184 . ¤glacaid: cia tír nā ro thrēnglacc trell ? `what territory did he not stoutly grip awhile ?' Arch. Hib. ii 85 § 34 . vn. tre corp an tailginn do thadhall, ┐ do trenglacadh , BNnÉ 274.28 . ¤gonaid: rothrengon cach aroili, TTebe 4517 . ¤greisid: rotrengreis a each, 3999 . vn. ac tren-gresacht caich, 3159 . ¤indsaigid: rotrenindsaig tra na catha croda araili, 2820 . ¤letraid: co rrotrenletair a sirigh, 3829 . ¤marbaid: cur tren-marbh Indolb ar lar an átha, TBC-LL¹ 3856 . ¤tairrngid: ro tréntairrngedh léo an lúitheach sin `this mighty train was drawn by them,' AFM vi 1980.12 .