adj ar chairrgibh andóbhráidhe `on the rough uneven rocks', Atlantis iv 136.22 (`very watery', Plummer MS notes. Cf. 2 dobur ).

n n p. na beru-sa, Éigse i 86.3 . Mainly in glossaries and B. na f. and expld. as water; spring, well, stream: b.¤ .i. uisce . . . biror ┐ inbir ┐ tobur, Corm. Y 158. Berba .i. ber nó b.¤ ┐ ba . . . usce balb, Dinds. 13. `bior' ainm da gach uiscce, BNnÉ 235 § 156 . `bior' ┐ `an' is `dobhar' / trí hanmann uisge in domhuin, Metr. Gl. 12 § 15. as ionann bior ┐ uisge, O'Cl. dobur usce . . . nó b.¤ uisge isan bretnais, O'Dav. 745. uth bó bruithi do bior `boiled in water', MR 124.9 . fri do biur bus nairne, O'Dav. 202. b.¤ tipra nō srut[h], Corm. Y 121 s.v. biror. b.¤ tiobra, Metr. Gl. 21 § 70 , O'Cl. B. na f.: sēim nar bach na beru-sa (glossed .i. na huiscidi) mo c[h]odul (glossed .i. mo lethar) `these waters almost broke my shoes', Éigse i 86.3 .

pn As name of river: B, LL 11048 ( TBC-LL¹ 4226 ).

Compds. biorbhogha `a Rain Bow', Eg. Gl. 733. biorbuafan `water-snake', 732 . biordoras `a sluce or floudgate', 709 . .ix. ṁbunnsacha birgaissi ina laim `nine . . . osier-rods' ( SG ii 200 ), Acall. 3798 (or fr. 1 bir + gas ?).

n o. The name of a well (Contribb.). cachaen imthéchus fonn na Cruaiche ┐ ibhas uisci in dabair, Acall. 7778 . Probably = dobur .

adj o-ā, often dáll, sometimes dald ; dall (: and) LL 52 a 4 f.b . d s. m. dull, dall (dáll), f. daill. n p. m. dalla (adj.), daill (subst.). a p. dalla (adj.) ; dullu, dulla, dallu ( LB 212 a 31 ), dalla (subst.)—COMP. dailliu, mod. daille. For etymology and Gaul. cognates, see Holder 1216 , Stud. Hib. xix 42 .

I (Totally) blind. dall .i. tall a talpa , O'Mulc. 343 . dall a talpa no disell .i. cen tsuile quia est sell .i. suil, Corm. Tr. 58 . haec talpa luch dall, Ir. Gl. 249 . mac dall, IT i 39. 14 , 21 . gur bhen a rusca dé gur roibhe dall, Cóir Anm. 29 . ┐ dall clairínech éisidhe, MacCarthy 408. 8 . innistear go raibe Isáac tré arsaidhacht dall, TSh. 258. 1 . ar mbeith dall dho, ib. 22. 31 ; 255. 12 . ní feas di í féin do bheith dall, ib. 258. 8 . amlaid rogénair side ó máthair ┐ sé dall, PH 2288 (cf. 811 ). guidis...coro ṡlánaiged a mac dall bodar amlabar, ib. 1319 . voc. a hídail daill amlabair cen guth cen lámu cen cossa, ib. 1367 (cf. 1294 ). pl. uair nachdat dee...acht hídail dalla amlabra, ib. 1141 .—cless dond cless dall cless néoin FB 24 (l. 24) ; cf. dall-chless. METAPH. dalla dagairle blind to good advice Tec. Corm. 16 (l. 68) . fégad cechaen uaib nárob dall ┐ narob baccach hé iar mbésaib, PH 4666. 4671 . osa dáll a chride berid diabul leis ina eolas fén he, ib. 7755 . is dall gan radharc me soillsig meólas, Midnight court 812 . Ignorant : dobhí sé dall aineolach i dteangaidh na tíre, Keat. i 42.60 . Unprofitable : gart dall, KMMisc. 174. 18 .

II Dark, gloomy : abardall .i. abditum et dall, O'Mulc. 7 (cf. abra .i. dorcha, O'Dav. 27 ). uch in adaig dorcha dall, Add. 30. 512 , 34 b ( ACL iii 233. 7 ). ifernn...dubh dall, Lib. Flav. ii 51 a 2 . 17 . fot aidche daille dube, LL 193 b 57 . i nEgept daill, SR (Greene) 3951 . daire dall, SR 6355 . ise sin gan diamair daill : domarbh Diarmaid mac Cerbhaill, SG 72. 25 . croithis dóib dairbre ndall, IT i 108. 4 . Cf. dallcheó a thick mist: ní ro ráthaighsiot ní lá dallciach na maidne muiche, AFM vi 1936.24 . ar snaidm a cor | in dallciach do chrích Mumon, Ériu iv 226.10 . buailis an curach dá ḟleisg dhraoidheachta gur ḟág fa dhallchiach é, Each. Iol. 43.16 . METAPH. obscure, difficult to read ; dull (in sound). bíodh a ḟios ag gach aon...gurab í cíall ḟíre na taoibhe daille so don taoibh amuigh don leabhar, ALC i 6 n. deilm dub dall, LL 143 b 28 . is dall erund mani écestar dún doléir, Ériu ii 104 § 14 . is d.¤ erunn a ḟis, 124 § 65 . ib. 122 § 62 . unjustified, false (of a charge) : dall adbur noferai formsa it is a false charge you bring against me RC xiv 243. 15 . Cf. dalltaidbsiu do dóinib, LL 123 a 11 .

III o, m. and ā, f. ( Laws i 124. 22 ). A blind person. hic cecus .a. um. dall, Ir. Gl. 623 . hic cecus dall, ib. 427 . im dingbail mic...di claim di chaich di daill di anbobracht, Laws i 124. 22 ; ib. 140. 5 f.b. buidir ┐ daill durscartad co fis a ndaille ┐ a mbuidre, ib. v 156, n. 5 . dligid dalla dídin ZCP vi 261. 11 f.b. luid dald arachenn Patraic, Trip. 132. 3 . conid don dúll dorala techt sis, IT i 39. 18 . deccra daill, Metr. Dinds. iii 372. 95 ( LL 158 a 48 ). bennachais in dall clarenech co mba slána a da ṡúil, Lat. Lives 86. 3 . nírab dall ic tuus daill, ACL iii 318. 12 (cf. LB 261 a 65 ). dall a cinn daill, Lib. Flav. ii 16 a 1 . 5 f.b. nóṡlánaigedh dulla ┐ claṁa ┐ bacacha, RC xxvii 302 § 76 . an dall, gnioṁa an daill, Eg. 142 p. 170 . isé dorat a rusca don dull, PH 2287 . doralatar dóib dá dhall ar or na sliged, ib. 4409 . atconnarcsa daill ┐ baccaig...do ṡlánugud dó, ib. 2182 . daill buidir ┐ baccaig, ib. 2491 ; cf. 4399 . 4414 . 4592 . roíccais clamu ┐ dallu, ib. 1357 . roairchis Ísu dona dallaib, ib. 4416 ; cf. 2270 . 2296 . 2591 . 4413 . 4532 . 4649 . hícc clam ┐ dall, ib. 1734 . comus ṡIánaigti dall, ib. 2088 . siubhalfaidh aṁail dallaibh, TSh. 255. 14 . amal dallu nád faicet ní, LB 212 a 31 . dáll, ib. 33 .—am dáll ruccad mesi I was born blind PH 2785 , cf. duine dorugadh na dhall, Donlevy 438. 17 . mar doleighis Críost an dall, TSh. 6. 26 .

LOC. Áth Ferta in Daill, Metr. Dinds. iii 308. 63 . rotadhaill...do thigh an filidh Muiredhaigh Lesa an Doill AFM iii 178. 16 .

IV Darkness, obscurity : ni fuille forru dall ná doirche, Laws ii 272. 13 . amail dobur ndubchiach nó amail dall fedha (sic leg.) i foghamhar, CCath. 5666 . doradtsat na naeiṁ...dall ciach ettorra ┐ in slogh, RC xxvii 298. 18 . la dall ciach na camháire, Hugh Roe 62 . amal phupall bís im dall, LL 52 a 51 . Cf. mod. dubh ┐ dall na hoidhche, Dinneen .

MOD. dall, adj. and subst.: tá sé nár bhfágaint dall he is leaving us as wise as we were Seanch. 35 . ba dhall ésin ara ngaedhlainn that man was ignorant of Irish. Compar. daille (pronounced duille).

pron -dos-, -dus-; -tas-, -tos-, -tus-; -as-, -os-, -us- (in connection with co n-, dia n-, &c.) MID.-IR. form of the infixed pronoun of the 3 sg. and pl.; v. Strachan Ériu i 174 sq. The form entered the literature in the early 10th century. Earliest occurrences in Hy. Broc., SR, AU (A.D. 932). Where -da(s)- in early Mid.-Ir. instances is followed by a verb in s- it is uncertain whether the copyist meant -da- or -das-.

I 3 sg. f.

(a) non-rel. use: -das- for OIr. -sn-, -s-. gabais a nathraig do lár Móisi...noscroith nodosai i fleisc SR 3863 (ambiguous). ní ba dícheoil...anim Adaim sunn ifus. rodosamaig hi Pardus, ib. 2200 (ambiguous). rodasbennach, LU 53 a 13 . reraig Hérinn...rodasgab ó muir co muir, LL 146 a 34 . atbiur ná bia Emain feib amal conairnecus. nodasbér i corthair tened, RC xiv 418. 13 (LL). hi Caill hUallech...fordosrala muntir Cluana macc Nóis, Trip. 76. 19 . atát a thaissi hi Ráith Chungai... fordosrala muintir Coluim Chille, ib. 96. 25 .

(b) rel.: -das- for Oir. -da-. ┐ ind crosfigeild fri biad condneoch noduslen (the original had `nodalen') Mon. Tall. 129. 2 . in macc amnas rodasgáid Brigtæ who had besought B. Thes. ii 336. 2 (Hy. Br.). árim cech ṡlúaig...ní ḟail nech rodasfessad, SR 562 . mór in bríg de rodastá ib. 7527 . mael dub fair. ata lim is bó roduslelai (referring to the fem. mael), Siab. Ch. (Add.), Anecd. iii 50. 7 (v.l. rodalig LU; cf. mar bó ataslilad, TBC-LL¹ 1377 ; Oir. rodalelaig). Here also indasfil (Oir. itáa): tecoisc damsa cia airm itá Emain. is cian úait airm indasfil (v.l. áit i bfuil) TBC-LL¹ 884 . is dual deitsi mfithchell...ní cíen di sonn indasfail, Fianaig. 14 st 29 .

(c) after ad-, co n-, dia n-, &c.: -das- for Oir. -da-, -ta-. After ad-: conaccai in ingin oc blegon...atasciid dano oc búain na luachra, RC xxv 28. 3 ( LL 271 a 11 ). a tur Bregoin atchess Hériu...atoscondairc Ith mac Bregoin LL 3 b 9 . mæl glé find fair mar bó ataslilad, TBC-LL¹ 1377 (see b). After co n-: ragsa dochum nEuae conostuc... conasrucur, SR 1665 . tangator in cathraig ele ┐ doráten ri Colum Cille sí...┐ dorodloeg arin mormaer gondastabrád dó, Goid. 108. 23 (Book of Deir). fás tra Hériu... conostoracht Nemed, LL 6 a 12 . conasragaib Partholon (referring to Ériu), ib. 127 a 10 . roinaitcestar spirut deamnata i naraili sruthmáthair...conastuc for dobur so that it brought her CCath. 1060 . focheird rout nurchair din liathróit conastarla dar gincraes a brágat, TBC-LL¹ 1024 . port indasfacca Meidb where he saw her, i.e. Medb ib. 1458 . After dia n-: imsloc in dara súil dó ina chend issed mod dánastairsed fiadchorr tagraim do lár a gruade, LU 79 b 37 (cf. TBC-LL¹ 2603 ). stuag dermár os chind ind ordnide... dianosfaictis roisc doenna, LU 28 a 10 .

II 3 pl. of all genders.

(a) non-rel. use: -das- for Oir. -sn-, -s-. bae dígal for deichtreib...rodoselaig (ambiguous) cech sluag saer rodosdedaig fo dubraen, SR 6549 . rí cos tuctha da galar...immuich ar bélaib in tṡlúaig rodashícc isind oenhúair, ib. 7636 . ní ḟuil olc nár dernsamar riu. ratasairgsemar ┐ ratasindrisem, TBC-LL¹ 5697 . buiden aile and...fir gile glain...ratastriall brón buridach, ib. 5687 . garbat díscailtig tricha cét Galian...rodasfuc in toentricha cét uli na hocht fichtiu oss, ib. 545 . dorat P. ambíaid donab druthaibh ┐ rodosluicc (= ro-dos-sluicc) in talam fochétóir, Trip. 204. 14 . fodosceirdi...it beolu na mírenda, MacCarthy 97. 1 f.b.

(b) rel.: -das- for Oir. -da-. in daim rodaascansat fó leó rodascload nech, Thes. ii 340. 4 (Hy. Br.), v.l. rosclóised. rí rosorddaig rodascinn dá chlár déc ségdai sescat, SR 4231 . rí rodasgní...ildelba na nanmanna, SR 7269 . colba do lepthaib cróda. uatne finna forórda. issí caindell ardustá. in lia lógmar lainerdá SC ( IT i 218. 17 ). gondat Ulaid ardastánic, TBC-LL¹ 704 . fir gondair mná berdair bæ ægtair. cia rodasgon ┐ cía rotasbrat ┐ cía rodasbeir ale (v.l. gonas, beras), ib. 4727 . na slóig...ceist cia rodasfópair (v.l. cia rofuabair iat), ib. 2503 . cach díb...ar mét na hecla rotasgabh, Lism. L. 3800 . nicon bia rí huadaib cu bráth. flaith echtrann nudusfoilnaibed a foreign prince should rule them Trip. 188. 22 .

(c) after ad-, con-, &c.: -das- for Oir. -da-, -ta-. ba gním dodaing daes raith. atascomaing for oenchlaich, SR 5320 . .viii. mbliadna dóib fo dubdóire...conastorslaic uad N. amra, ib. 5287 . Matudhan co cóiced Érenn ┐ co ngallaib co roortadar co Sliab Betha siar...conostarraid Muircertach, AU i 454. 4 (A.D. 932) . crech la Conaille... conustaraid Aed mac D., ib. 502. 6 f.b. (A.D. 995) . is tria áine rosærad I. cona popul...conustánic aingel Dé do chathugud fria tara cend, RC xii 434 § 40 (Ad. 2nd Vis.). conusfarcaib popul na cathrach forsin lomthalmain, ib. § 39 . conusfácaib a chumachtu ┐ a ríge dia éis, ib. § 44 . arná teichtis uad...conastairsed fritharggain na maccraide forru TBC-LL¹ 2647 (H 2. 17).

III 3 sg. m. (and n. when referring to a thing) ; this use spread from the fem. ; in SR still rare.

(a) non-rel.: -das- for Oir. -an-, ¤ n (masc.), -a-, ¤ (neuter). Molúe ind Imliuch Sescainn...fordosrola muintir Cluana mac Nóis, Trip. 78. 5 .

(b) rel.: -das- for Oir. -idn-, -didn-, -dn-, ¤ n , -dan- (masc.) ; -id', -did'-, -d'-, ¤ ' (neuter). rí rán rodasaer Raab di raenaib hEricho, SR 7345 . Mac Cuill...i rRáith Chruachan dodoscelt, LU 38 a 39 . a thigherna aga thraothadh do béimendaibh in trénḟir rodastimairc, TBC-LL¹ 3866 . dreman inathor dímar nodusnigh an Mórríoghan, Fianaig. 16 st 41 (Oir. nodnig or pl. nodanig).

(c) after ad-, co n-, dia n-, &c. : -das- for Oir. -tn-, -tan- (m.), -t'- (n.). atosrolaic (for older atarolaic) AU i 144. 9 (A.D. 694). ní árlaic a buachaill dóibide Dond Cualnge condasrimmartatar co cruind for sciath fair, TBC-LL¹ 2055 (but immediately following : condambertatar and condaralastar). corolaad i nnóid oenṡeched for muir é...conosfuaratar iascaireda i Tráig Brénaind, LL 22 b 30 . conustánic aingel ina agaid, RC xii 436. 2 . is amus didiu for Dia do neoch dianustarda fadéin i ngáibthib tria étrebaire, PH 4858 . conusdíchend hé, ib. 2152 . Further instances from LU, PH, v. Strachan l.c. i 174 sq. cordasmesc, LU 77 b 36 for coromesc LL is no corruption, as Strachan ( i p. 174 n. 1) thinks, for SR 7861 has cordascuibdig and TBC-LL¹ 1783 Y cordasmesc.

Sometimes also -dasn-, -dosn-: (a) 3 pl. corresponding to Oir. -sn-. mór do mílib dorochair díb. rodosnairg Dia ar airgabáil na hairce, SR 5415 . (b) 3 sg. m. (n.) corresp. to Oir. -sn-, s (non-rel.) ; -idn-, -dn-, -d'-, &c. (rel.); -tn-, -t'- (after co n- &c.) : in muirlinn aili isí in muir : fodasniada im thalmain (subj. is `rí') SR 288 , which Strachan, l.c. i 174 , corrects to `fodasriada' ; but it may as well stand for `rodasniada,' the pron. referring to the masc. linn (Oir. n.).

Like -sn-, -s-, -d-, -das- also in time lost its force, as the frequent addition of the noun and independent pronoun shows. It has still some meaning in such phrases as : port indasfacca Meidb, TBC-LL¹ 1458 ; tabair dam béos conusfortachtaige da cechoen, PH 1423 ; conusfortachtaige dona trógaib, ib. 4158 —where the use of the pronoun is proleptical; but finally it lost all significance, and was in connection with co n- and dia n- felt as an inherent part of the conjunction : fuaratar folliuchta beca isin úir...conus-fetatar co mbad hé Míchel roḟoillsig arde a ḟrecnarcusa and PH 6331 —Cf. -da-, -dan-.

i, i.e. dĕggṁaing, adj. A -ng: decming, Wb. 14 b 4 . 17 c 7 . 21 a 13 . degming, 13 d 20 .— decmaing, LL 125 b 1 f.b. 251 a 30 . 277 a 36 . Ériu iv 108. 19 LL. Cog. 122. 10 (14th-century MS). O'Dav. 184 , 655 . TBFr. 150. 24 . deacmaing, Fél. Ep. 172 v.l. and late lexicographers (O'Cl., Lhuyd, P. O'C. , &c.). B -gg. Though not found in the Glosses, decmaic, as proved by Fél. Ep. 172 , existed as early as the late 8th century (cf. Oir. cumac). As the consonant-groups prevent the syncope of the second syllable, -gg has arisen by analogy. decmaic: Fél. Ep. 172 (= O'Dav. 184 , 655 . H 3.18, 541 ). O'Dav. 688 (old quotation). Laws iv 382. 3 f.b. (main text); v 276. 1 Comm. AFM A.D. 1516 . O'Mulc. 331 . decmuic, Fél. l.c. (v.l.). d s. Laws v 272. 9 (main text). d p. decmuici, Eg. 1782, 87 b . deacmaicc, O'D. Suppl. deacmaic, AFM i 56. 11 . O'Cl. O'R. As to O'R.'s deachṁaing, v. dechmaing supra.—INFLEX. All forms given above, where not otherwise marked, are in the n s.—COMP. decmuccu, decmaicci, BDD § 87 .

Latest instances noted: LL 34 b 1 f.b. , poem ascribed to Cuan Hua Lothcháin (†1024), and Cog. 122. 10 (11th-century composition). The word went out of use during the 11th century, and words like deccair, doccair, &c., took its place. Its occurrence in the FM is of no consequence.

ORIGIN: From †di-ecmaing, i.e. privative di- + ecmang, vn. of 1 ad-cumaing `it happens, takes place,' the o-stem passing into an i-stem in composition, cf. deccair, 1 deithbir, deolaid, díáirim, Díarmait, and especially the synonymous díing.

SENSES: A Definitions given by Ir. lexicographers:

(a) decmaic .i. ingnad ut est dobur cach decmuic .i. is dorcha gach ní is ingnad leis féin, O'Dav. 688 . deacmaing .i. iongnadh, O'Cl., Lhuyd. a wonder or surprise P. O'C. decmaic .i. is ingnadh nó is égen, gl. ad, AFM v 1336. 17 (O'Curry Transcr.).

(b) ding .i. decmaic, O'Mulc. 331 (YBL). H 3.18, 68 . As O'Mulc.'s Glossary is to a great extent based on Old- and early Mid.-Ir. vocabularies, the occurrence of d. in it is not against the statement made above as to the time when d.¤ became obsolete.

(c) decmaic .i. doilig, docamlach: dobur cach decmuic... is amail ní dorcha (i.e. dobur) gach ní is doilig, O'Dav. 688 . deacmaic .i. docaṁlach nó doilidh, O'Cl. Ir. MSS. Ser. ii 292 . O'Don. Suppl. (O'Rody).

(d) decmaic .i. síst a while, opp. dogrés, O'Dav. 655 , ib. 184 . Opp. dognáth, H 3.18, 541 (O'Curry's Transcr.).

B Meanings drawn from literature.

I †di-ecmaing, orig. that is not likely to be, to happen or come true, i.e. unlikely, improbable, impossible, strange . Only in this sense in the Glosses, translating Lat. mirus. Paulus apostolus ... et Timotheus frater .i. ... bráthir i nhiris. nípu decming cid i colinn, Wb. 14 b 4 . corruptibile hoc induere incorruptionem .i. is uisse intoichther a ndrúailnithe so hón nebdrúailnithiu. níbu degming donetad som a chorp fadessin issuidiu, ib. 13 d 20 . níbo decming rombed imthanad hi suidib (sc. isnaib grádaib nemdib), 21 a 13 . et non mirum ipse enim Satanas transfigurat se in angelum, gl. ní decming transfiguratio in apostolos , 17 c 7 .— fidh cain cin mecna mes ina dos decmaic .i. is decmaic mes do beith ar dos mana fuil freṁ aigi, Laws iv 382 3 f.b. (main text). decmaic le techt cuice she thinks it unlikely or impossible, ib. v 272. 9 . la bethaid a anmae la Críst...a beith slán ní decmaic with the life of his soul by Crist he is sure to be saved Fél. Ep. 172 , quoted twice in O'Dav. : .i. ní decmaing bias sláinte dó acht dogrés (v.l. dognáth, H 3.18, 541 ), Fél. Ep. 184 ; cf. ib. 655 . ó doléicter immasech cranna fianna for cach leth. nípo decmaic (-ait, facs.) casal cró for crand a duirnd Diarmató, LU 117 a 17 = LL 277 a 36 (d.-aing).—Here also the quotation: decmaic (.i. ingna) fer cen enech, O'Dav. 655 .

II Unlikely to be done, impossible or hard to do; impossible, difficult . Sometimes hardly distinguishable from I. —

(a) adj. nochon robai ní ba decmaic (-ach, MS) do dénam, Ériu ii 106.6 . becc nachimrala uathbás oc imcaissiu in trír sin. ní fail ní bas decmaicci, BDD § 87 (p. 75. 14). is tacair duit ni ḟorbara anfót do rád. is decmaing ón ol seseom, LL 125 b 1 f.b. is aire condegar chucut úair is decmaing because it is impossible, ib. 251 a 30 . TBFr. 150. 24 . ropo ní do dáil decming (: clainn), Ériu iv 108. 19 LL. cid decmaing déntar bar síd, Cog. 122. 10 . deacmaicc freasdol a ḟéile: ge ueith Éire dá thinnreaṁ, O'D. Suppl. (S. O'Mulconry).—Occasionally = scarcely : as decmaic má robái isin aimsir sin caislén dobadh crúaidhe cosnaṁ there was scarcely AFM v 1336. 17 (cf. A a supra). ba deacmaic don connall a ioth diomḟulang ina flaith the stalk could scarcely sustain its corn, ib. i 56. 11 . forellsid inn écis for mianuib decmuici ar dáig enich Gúairi do brith, 'desires that are difficult to fulfil' Eg. 1782 87 b = ACL iii 3.10 , ZCP x 381 .

(b) subst. something not likely to happen, something impossible or hard to do, an impossibility : dobur .i. dorcha nó doilig ut est: dobur cach decmuic .i. is amail ní dorcha gach ní is doilig, O'Dav. 688 . ben dofairged (sic leg.) ar decmuic (.i. ar choibchi ingnath nó doilig .i. lán duirn do deargnadaib, &c., Comm. 276. 4 ), Laws v 272. 9 , quoted by O'Dav. 655 . condat é tri decmainge in domain .i. tír aca mbí flaith do dílsi &c. , Laws v 426. 3 .

adj o, ā (díberg). Later also díbfergach.

(a) given to plunder or rapine ; as subst. (o, m.) marauder, freebooter, bandit ( IGT Decl. § 11 ): ben dian d.¤ , Metr. Dinds. iii 4 . fer debthach d.¤ , ACL iii 224 . robo dobur dibhergach, ZCP v 22 § 6 . ní comthéis fri d.¤ , Tec. Corm. § 19 . drú[th] nó d.¤ nó mac mallachta, BColm. 106 . nach tainic a nErinn d.¤ as mó romill anáss (of Strongbow), RC xviii 294 . d.¤ oirdeirc ro bói for slighid Miodhluachra, Mart. Don. 144 . bátar díbergaig . . . trian fer nErend hi flaith Conaire, BDD § 43 . frisna dibergachu, § 66 . na foglaidi ┐ na dibergaigh, RC xiv 38 . dibercaig lóingse pirates , RC ix 454 . in ri marbus na dibergaid ┐ na colachu, YBL 168a11 . ac díchur danar ┐ dibergach a hErinn, Fianaig. 86 . i n-aghaidh díbhfeargach ┐ luchta foghla do dhéanamh, Keat. ii 653 . Of persons engaged in guerilla warfare: ro eirgeattar dibearccaigh iomdha do Gearaltachaibh i n-aghaid na Sasanach, v 1494 (defined in note as an outlawed person given to plunder).

(b) vengeful, vindictive (later meaning, due to association with ferg and written díbfergach): do-ní Dia díoghaltas díbhfeargach orra, TSh. 7333 .

Note also: hec est poena magi uel uotiui si credulus id demergach (leg. id est díbergach, note), Thes. ii 38.24 .

n large cave (?): a cusalaib talman ┐ a ndiamraib dídherc, Acall. 3513 v.l. Cf. bru dideirg don dobur Doel, LL 311b57 (a rosc).

ind d.¤ do trethan ardatmba Brecan, Corm. Y 323 = dobur , LB. (Sobriquet) Feargas Gai d.¤ mac Fothaid Airgthig, Lec. 366b40 .

x see 1 dobur .

adj io, iā (1 dobur ) dark: tromcheó d.¤ dorcha doeolais, FB § 36 . dubnel dorcha d.¤ , § 39 . tromnellgala dluithi doburda duibciach, CCath. 4421 . dobertsat dlúthbhrat dobhardha duibhchiach darsan mbaile, AFM v 1652.y .

n (2 dobur + pit) water-diet (for penitents): (Arreum anni) xl dies for doborfiit, Thes. ii 38.29 . See dobrit(h).

adj o,ā (1 dobur ) dark, swarthy (?): eccla slōigh díabuil dobraig, ACL iii 216.18 .

adj o,ā (2 dobur ) moist: d.¤ .i. fliuchaide ut est fer Muman a nduain an merligh: Ulcha d.¤ i ndomnach, Corm. Y 496 .

n o, m. (2 dobur ) Wortk. 17 . otter, beaver KZ xxxii 163-65 : dobhran gl. fiber, Ir. Gl. 375 . is d.¤ re minīascach | ben mic is māthair chéile, ZCP vi 268.7 . tuitid isin loch ┐ doniter dobhran de, Mélusine iv 298.26 . na dobrain ┐ na toghana, O'D. 2270 ( Rawl. B 506, 23b ). rosóeid a hoirce irriucht dobráin, SG 236.23 . dobráin a diamraib Doíle, 110.21 . dá dhoghrán, Duan. F. i 20.23 . dobhrán boisleathan a beaver, P. O'C. As n.pr. m. Dobran Dubthaire, Acall. 5121 . Dún Liamna ingine Dobrain Dubthaire, 2695 . Húi Dobrain, Rawl. 120b14 . See doburchú.

n water-diet (?), penitential diet: dobrith .i. dobur ┐ hith .i. usce ┐ arbur, cuit āesa aithrige ┐ pennaite indsin, Corm. p. 15 . O'Dav. 745 . doibrith, O'Cl. peindith di bliadain deac for dobrit no vii mbliadna for usciu ┐ bargin, Ériu vii 140.2 . See doborfit.

adj o,ā

(a) dark, unclean: .i. dorcha, Lec. Gl. 352 . Stowe Gl. 52 . dobhar `dark, impure, foul ', O'R. Poems dobar cach ndorche .i. cach ingloin .i. do fo diultad ┐ púr . . . .i. glan. dobur didiu .i. dí-phūr .i. inglē, Corm. Y 424 . do nighe a n-édaigh dobair | a struth an topair tonn-gloin to wash their soiled clothes, BNnÉ 220. 23 .

Compds. ¤cheó: doburcheó drōidechta a dark enchanted mist, Fianaig. 56.34 . fá dhobhair-chéo ndorcha, TSh. 5949 . ¤dorchae gloomy darkness: la dobhardhorcha (sic leg.) na hoidhche, AFM vi 2282.w . ¤linn dark pool: na dobhar-linnte diana díomsacha, ML 46.2 . ¤lúbánach dark and tricky: a Domhnaill dobhurlubanígh, IT iii 98.20 . ¤néll dark cloud: doburneoill dubc[iach], CCath. 3143 . ¤néllgal dark clouds: inn dob[ar]nellgail ndendgurda, CCath. 3187 . ¤ṡoillse twilight: dobhurshoillsi na maidne muiche, CCath. 1440 . la dobhar-shoillsi na maidne, AFM v 1556.15 . ¤uisce dark water: a ndoburuisci gemreta, Acall. 6636 v.l.

See also dorblus, dorbsháile, dorbshín, dorbsholus, dorbuisce.

(b) obscure: d.¤ .i. dorcha no doilig . . . ut est d.¤ cach decmuic .i. is dorcha gach ní is ingnad leis fein, O'Dav. 688 . dubh ┐ d.¤ .i. is dub ar duine ┐ is do[r]cha ar fiadhnaise it is dark when applied to a person, and it means obscure of testimony (?), 607 . rocluintis . . . fuaim . . . acht ba d.¤ indistinct (?), Anecd. i 62 § 104 ( Immrama 65 ).

(c) dire, dark-minded, evil (?): dobur no duabur .i. duaibsech, O'Dav. 619 . d.¤ .i. duabais, H 3.18, 68 . Eua ben ar senathar | romill ar demun nd.¤ , RC viii 63 n. 15 . (of a witch) robo d.¤ dībhergach ō da dalladh a dubrosc, ZCP v 22.6 .

As subst. darkness; gloom, depression; obscurity: amail d.¤ ndubciach, CCath. 5665 . co mbatar for d.¤ ┐ for dásacht in gloom and fury, 5642 . spirut deamnata conastuc for d.¤ ┐ for dásacht, 1060 . co rolíon nemhain dobhar ┐ dásacht, BS 14.6 . for dophar et for dasacht, TBC-LL¹ p. 547 . ar roboi a nd.¤ ┐ i ndorcha in senchus sin in the gloom of oblivion, Anecd. ii 3.9 . dobhar ` gloom, darkness, obscurity ', P. O'C. As n.pr. m. Dub ┐ Dond ┐ D.¤ (nó Dorchae) tri deogbairi ríg Temrach, BDD 139 . Cf. IT iii 58.9 . ? ma am dreblaigg, bid am d.¤ , H 3.18, 59 .

In compd. n.pr. m. Faoldobhair, Mart. Don. 182 . mac Faeldobar , LL 347g55 . See dúabair.

n o water: d.¤ usce, O'Dav. 745 . dobar .i. usce, Lec. Gl. 352 . d.¤ .i. uisce, Stowe Gl. 52 . dobhar .i. uisge, O'Cl. dobar enim coitc[h]end bērlae iter goideilcc ┐ chombreic .i. usce, unde dicitur doburchu, Corm. Y 311 . dobarith .i. usque ┐ arbar, 435 . nā dēna snāmh dobhuir duibh, ZCP xiii 167.6 . iar timchell cell is d.¤ (: lobur), Trip.² 1274 .

Compds. ¤nathair water-snake: cend amal cenn dobuirnatrac, BB 496a12 . doburnathracha, LB 141b36 . a fuilib drecon ┐ dobornathrac, Cog. 158.19 .

In n.loc. D.¤ Artbranani (in island of Skye), Thes. ii 275.35 . Of the Gweedore River: o Fertius co Dobar ndil, Fen. 314.15 . Baodan liath Loingseach Dobhair, 3 C 1 2, 161.3 . Of a place in nth. of Scotland: hi tuaiscert Alban ... hic D.¤ ┐ hic Urdobur, Lec. 23b35 . luid . . . co Dobhur ┐ co Irrdhobur a tuascert Alban, BB 27a33 . Cf. Daminse i nDoburbur, Thes. ii 268.47 ( Ardm. 15a2 ).

n n, f. (2 dobur + cú) otter . IGT Decl. § 21 . dobur usce, unde dicitur dobarc[h]ú .i. cú uisci, Corm. Y 424 . dobarchú robui isin loch, BS 4.24 . conderna d.¤ desim may he become an otter, Mélusine iv 298.20 . coinfodorne .i. doburchoin, Corm. Y 311 . dochromsat na dobharchoin na dheaghaidh, ITS v 132.19 ( onchoin, ib. 16 ). gabait secht ndoborchona, TBFr. 62 . di chrocnib doborchon, 101 .

As n.pr. Dobarchú a cuiced Laigen, Acall. 4549 . D.¤ o bhfuilit í Dhobharchon, Mélusine iv 298.20 . Cainnech mao meic Dobharchon, Goid. 109 . muinntear Dhobhorchon, ITS xv 21.32 . Máel Doborchon, LL 283b30 . Maelruain mac Maele doborchon, Rawl. 151b21 . m. Maeldoborchon, 117b47 . See dobrán.

x see 1 dobur .