v (* to-rīm-, Pedersen Vgl. Gr. ii 603 ) Indic. pres. 1 s. dorímu, Fél. Ep. 317 . 3 s. dorími , Tur. 9 . Ml. 44c28 . torrimi, 130c1 . nís-tuirmi, Wb. 30c17 . Ipv. 2 s. tuirim, Bretha 44.3 . Subj. pres. 2 s. doríme, Fél. Sept. 5 (for tuirme thou shouldst declare, Fél. Sept. 17 read tūirme whom we seek). 3 s. (with -ro-) doruirme, Hy. v 67 . 3 pl. du-rímet, Ml. 19b13 . Fut. 1 s. dorimiub, Ml. 26c10 , cf. 106c10 . 1 pl. dorímfem, 44a24 . Perf. 1 s. doruirmius, Fél. Ep. 40 , 229 . 3 s. doruirim, Ml. 36b6 . doruirmi, SR 830 . 1 pl. do-nd-ruirmissem, Wb. 24d16 . dosrimemar, Fél. Ep. 6 (v.l.). Pass. pres. s. dorímther, Ml. 16c10 . 23b8 . Perf. doruirmed, Laws ii 362.8 . nád rothuirmed , Fél. Ep. 122 . (For roturmed, Cog. 172.29 read rofuirmeadh with v.l.) Vn. tuirem.

(a) counts (?): a[r]druiri . . . doruirmi cach sluag sainglic, SR 830 . (ipv.) tuirmid . . . cia mét bliadan co brāth mbúan, 7961 .

(b) Usually enumerates, mentions (as items of a list): gl. (sermone) prosequi, Ml. 44c28 , 130c1 , cf. 14d6 , 44a24 ; (sermone) digerere, 19b13 , 26c7 , cf. 36b6 ; narratione decurrere, 106c10 . trede . . . dorími som sunt sís, Tur. 9 . iar tuirim a féle | dorímiub a ndrungu, Fél. Ep. 232 . doneoch doruirmesem di smachtaib the s.-fines we have enumerated, Laws v 396.20 . tuirmem . . . ainm (na) cethri fer find fichet, SR 789 . tuirim-si dūn anmanna na sceul sin, Anecd. ii 43.7 . in tríar-sa thuirmim-si, ZCP viii 215.18 . fogabur do na biada rothurim, MacCongl. 63.2 . a ndo-rigne do fhertaib | ní fail doruirme co cert no one can rightly recount, Hy. v 67 . gach olc da tuirmim, Fianaig. 82.8 .

(c) In wider sense mentions, speaks of; tells, relates: nís tuirmi recht the Law records them not, Wb. 30c17 . dorimther a scel-sa hí lebraib ríg, Ml. 23b8 . dorrími Sencha in caingin, FB § 56 . ised dorime in senchus, Hib. Min. 164 . dia tuc in mnái dorímid (: mílid) whom ye speak of (?), SR 6803 . araile fer airmitnech doríme in Scriptuir, LB 146a9 . amal dorrimet na scribenna, PH 6281 . amail dondrim[i] Eóin Casian, Ériu vii 156.16 . amal doruirmi sim isin Duil Feada Mair, ACL iii 247.20 . is do denum nime ┐ talman dorime a scel sin it is of . . . that this story tells, Ériu ii 102 § 11 . léir rothuirmsemar (sic leg.) ar crónic, Todd Nenn. 268 . ní rith teangadh ar thuirmheas what I have said is no glib utterance, Content. xxix 8 . tuirmem a deilb nderscaigthi let us describe, IT iii 40 § 36 . tuirmem a n-elgnos, a n-ardēchtu, ZCP viii 117 § 4 .

(d) accounts, considers: is bās dorimther codlud sleep is accounted death, Corm. Y 43 . is ar chol dorímther leo dún ar n-airbert bith our way of life is accounted to us as sin by them, Alex. 925 = Anecd. v 5 . cia doruirmithe la noim-scribenna though (the Psalter) should be reckoned with (as belonging to) the holy scriptures, Hib. Min. 86 . dorime C. inni n-aile and C. gives another sense, 446 .

n o, u ; n., later m. ; the form ecoisce, BB 262a54 ( IT iii 195 § 36 ), if not a scribal error may be g p.

(a) external characteristics, distinguishing mark, sign by which a person (thing) is known for what he (it) is : conróbad écoscc a cheneóil foir the mark of his nation (i.e. circumcision) Wb. 6d6 . is hecen sainecoscc leosom for accrannaib inna ní prechite pacem (gl. quam speciosi pedes evangelizantium pacem) 5a5 . ecosc n-abstal forib, 24a25 . basa iudide ó écosc...nipsa iudide ó béssaib, 10d34 , 35 . cometecht dia n-écoscaib cen chometecht dia mbésib indulgence of their external customs but not of their morals 11c5 . is e in n-écosc .i. cride imthoimnech co ngoirtius nemnech co ndéraib troma, etc. (indications of repentance) PH 6442 . ba berrad mogadh (.i. ecosc) bai fair-seom, ACL iii 12 . Cf. cach lasa mbiat fethla .i. ecusc no comartha, O'Dav. 899 , cf. (f) below.

(b) kind, species : sainécosc noe (gl. celox, species est navis) Sg. 69a24 . an uair rachair d'innsaighi in othair... féch ar tús créd é in t-écosc .i. in ben nó in fer é (i.e. sex) O'Gr. Cat. 232.26 .

(c) in general, appearance, aspect : oft. in combination with delb, cruth, and nearly synonymous, though strictly used in a wider sense, including dress, etc., as well as person ; snuadh .i. ecosc no sainfeth, O'Dav. 1417 . ba hed ecosc na n-erc...i bae findae aúdergæ, Corm. Y 585 . dorīmi a ēugosg feib rombōi a lī, 698 ( p. 59.22 ). a crúth, a écosc, a chongraim, FB 44 . tucsatar tuaruscabail na hingene do etir chruth ┐ delb ┐ écuscc, IT i 119.9 . Moling 11 . ar chaine a dealbha ┐ ar ingantus a ecoisce (ecoisc v.l.), IT iii 195 § 36 . isin deilb ┐ isin ecosc in rochesair (in ea forma habituque) Lat. Lives 97 . for moladh crotha ┐ datha ┐ delbe ┐ eccoscca in clerigh, Moling 41 . rogab eccoscc doidheilbh fair, § 52 . tánic Alaxander i fíadhnaisi na hingine do thaiselbadh a crotha ┐ a écosca, a eirraid ┐ étaig, TTr.² 493 . ba docraid a ecosc il-leth a broitt (deformis esse et truncatus habitus videretur, of St. Martin who had given away half of his cloak) Lat. Lives 88 . boi menma fherrda i n-écosc banda aicce (of mother of the Maccabees) PH 6613 . gnūisi bāna co n-ecusc dhuine mairbh acu, RC xxviii 318 § 36 . gillae ecuisc anindustae, Corm. Y 1059 s.v. Prull . fer écosca ingnaid a strange-looking man LL 289a33 . teora hialla go ro-examlacht ecaisc (of bird flocks red, white and black) TBC-LL¹ 5632 St. dolluid fond ecosc sin, FB 92 . isind ecosc cetna PH 1546 . dealradh na diadachta i ndreich ┐ i n-eccoscc in chleirigh, BNnÉ 275.4 . a hégosg ní fhidir mé | ní théd súil silleadh uirrthi, Studies 1922, 247 . ecosc namat ridicule of (a person's) appearance (a punishable kind of satire) Laws v 228.27 (with gl.: namuitt um a ecosc .i. `ni sūil,' `ni srub', 232.8 ; cf. O'Dav. 1297 ). Of places, etc.: ecosc ṅ-áimin...tegdassa adchondarc-sa, Thes. ii 292.22 . ecosc na loch crotha gradhuill n-aluind, Anecd. i 51.1 . ba hedh a hécosc na hindsi, tir mblaith mbuidhech, 70.7 . ed a écosc in taige, LL 248b38 = ZCP iv 24z . Cf. cit. fr. Ériu viii 135 below. a phuirt is iongnadh th' éagcosg (to a castle), Ir. Monthly 1920, 539 . rob é airdmes...a n-eices ...ar écosc in armuige sin what they judged from the appearance of that slaughter MR 240 . By extension goodly appearance: (ben) co ndeilb ┐ écosc ┐ soerchenel of fair form and presence SCC 42 .

(d) garb, attire: triar cruittire con-écosc ríg im cech n-æ, LL 248b5 ( ZCP iv 33.22 ). coica ban... co n-ecosc ban síde impu, 250b45 ( ZCP iv 42.5 ). ica freasdul la Magnus do bhiudh ┐ deoch ┐ edgud nó ecasc ( livery ?) Marco P. 122 .

(e) in a looser sense form, manner, guise . eccosg .i. cuma, O'Cl. muadh .i. égcosg dealbh, no cuma, ib. muad .i. egusc, Corm. Y 958 . co ructha a breth chōir for cāch...i n-écosc co n-uamun ┐ co n-imecla in choimded `in a manner suited to' PH 4154 . fo ecusc athgabala by way of distress Laws i 192.29 Comm. ara feiser fer recht[g]a i n-ecosc dilsi `that thou mayst know when a lawful man is in the person (i.e. the legal position) of an outlaw' iii 136.1 .

(f) various occasional uses— Argument, summary (indication of what follows): hæcosc (gl. argumentum) Wb. 27d17 . Figure of speech: hond ecosc [c]omarleicthiu by a permitted figure (gl. schemate) Ml. 20b14 . Equipment, accessories, ornament (?): see (d) above and cf. further: fethal conduala .i....eccusc comduala, O'Dav. 992 , quoting Laws v 384.24 : ni conai fethal connduala what keeps the ornamented relic (i.e. the case or covering) with gl.: ni coimedas ecosc dala coin, 386.10 . feuthal .i. eugasg, Corm. Y 669 . fethal .i. ecosc ut est sceith co fethal condual la cach n-ae H 3.18, 616a (glossary to TBFr. , cf. ZCP iv 33.20 , and see fethal). Cf. O'Dav. 899 cited above. rogha iomdhaigh a nEamhain M. cona hégoscc orrdha fuirre `the apartment of your choice...with gilt facing' (gilded aspect, splendour ?) Ériu viii 135.8 . In follg. ex. hecosc may stand for thecosc: luid tria hecosc ┐ druidecht a ṡenathar do Themuir through the instructions ZCP viii 311.18 .

In fuil écosc fir agat, a ingen ? nimtha. an ail feis lem ? ar C. are you married ? ZCP xii 252.15 .

Cf. emenina .i. bannda no banecusgda no bangnimach, Auraic. 3091 .

adj i compar. semiu gl. exilior, Sg. 14b6 .

(a) slender, thin, narrow, slight; smooth: `seim' cach seang, cach sircumang, Metr. Gl. 3.5 . `séimh' beag, ib. 29 § 48 . intí as sémiu .i. intí as mindchichthiu (gl. tenuior), Ml. 19d8 . sémi gl. exiles, 54b17 . sémi .i. sémigte in corp gl. extinuata (sic) (ieiunia), 86a10 . s.¤ gl. macer, Sg. 37a3 . huan dlúithi s.¤ gl. tenui . . . rima, 46a10 . sluinnter ní s.¤ ina sarugh . . . .i. aisneithar go nach beg aní ata do neoch ina tsarugad no slight matter, O'Curry 2626 ( Eg. 88, fo. 53 (54)c ). s.¤ anim ocnait `slight is the blemish of a young man', RC xxvi 16 § 14 (glossed: .i. is étrom nó is bec ind anim . . .). Cf. Laws iv 386.13 Comm . isém dúnn . . . in membrum hisiu, ZCP viii 176.4 . clann Mhaoilchainnigh na gcuach seimh, LL 394.41 . sliocht na righi is seimh snoidhe, ib. 54 . na seolcrannu séimi sithardda, LL 235b3 ( TTr. 1367 ). minslabraidh segda seimi seic-rigne, CCath. 5279 . gur bhris a dróm séanna séimh ar (sic leg.) a dhó, CF Eg. 193 . do rosg . . . | mar oighreadh seimh snúadhamail, BS 18.22 . Cf. rosc s.¤ sruth meda, SG 241.18 . a chruth séimh, TD 21.38 . a fhinne-bhean tséimh shéaghanta, Keat. Poems 973 . Adv. leasg leo buain acht go séimh ris, Content. xviii 88 .

(b) In later texts, mild, lenient, not heavy or oppressive : na gcaoimh-reacht séimh, Oss. vi 8.8 . a bheit[h] foighideach ┐ séimh re na lucht freasduil, Donlevy 328.6 . fa na bpeacaidhe do léigion thortha go réigh, ┐ fa bheith ro shéimh ris an aithrigheach, ib. xv 23 .

(c) direct (cf. Mod.Ir. caol-díreach, and séim-dírech below): rith roseim os bith, SR 39 . ná bad s.¤ do deog deccair | cen chéim do 'na comlepaid that he would have no direct approach to . . ., Ériu iv 104 § 47 . ni fuilngenn in craidhi eslainti trom acht o cuis roseimh a very direct cause (?), Rosa Angl. 138.8 . (`a slight cause'). Adv. directly, or perh. clearly (?): an tuisci fliuch tiugh ac lethnugadh ┐ ac ramrugadh an radairc ann ┐ a bacail de dul co seim na naduir fein dinnsaidhi an duine, Ir. Astr. Tr. 28.6 (of the enlarging effect of water on the appearance of a submerged object).

(d) in various applications. Of food, meagre, moderate, slight, light : baí s.¤ sáth .i. ba becc a saith, LU 655 ( ACC 25 ). ol cen itu cen mescai | proind ṡeim cen saith cen gortai, LB 100 marg. inf. le beagán do shásadh shéimh | tugais a ndaoithin dóibh-séin (of the five loaves and two fishes), DDána 20.26 . victus tenuis atque exquisitus in morbis longis . . . periculosus .i. ata an diet roiṡéim guasachtach . . . is na heaslaintibh righne, 23 K 42, 4.4 . oir is seimhe in chilus na in t'aran `for the chyle is tenderer (nearer digestion) than the bread', Reg. San. XI x . biadha séimhe sochaitmhe, PCT 102 . Of liquids, thin, diluted; volatile: lan do linn seim somes, IT i 291 § 72 Eg. (FB). tairrngid teasbac na greine an cuid as [s]eime ┐ a s millsi duisci na fairrgi suas, Ir. Astr. Tr. 42.7 . fīn . . . is é seim arna mesrugad le huisgi, Rosa Angl. 92.6 . an fual séimh uisgeamail (tenuis), 23 K 42, 216.14 . Of air, rarefied: na haer . . . ata na corp chael tseim tsogluaisti ┐ is mo 7 is seime 7 is luaithi a gluasacht na gluasacht an uisci, Ir. Astr. Tr. 154 . 20 - 21 . rithid an taer seimh rompa ┐ togaidh se gaeth, 148.3 . Of cloth, fine, thin: lénti sémi . . . sítaidi, TBC-LL¹ 183 . ? To this: in sét s.¤ | is ingantu fūair Find féin | . . . cochlān caemdlūith Crothrainne, Fianaig. 50 § 25 (`dainty'). Of fire, clear (?): ar teinidh seim, gan detach, Rosa Angl. 84.19 (`slow'). Cf. bruth feda dair úr | ó nach gnáth nech s.¤ | tinn cenn tís ó a dhúil | tinn súil ó a ghrís ghéir, SG 245.32 (`from him none may escape unhurt'). Of sounds, thin, gentle: crōnān sē[i]mh (of insects), K. and H. § 25 . in guth s.¤ attruag, LB 157a54 . idir an fodhar a[s] seime ┐ an fodar as reimhe, Ir. Astr. Tr. 154.29 . glór séimh, Content. ix 8 . na mbriathar seimh somblasta, AFM vi 2116.20 .

(e) of corporeal matter, subtle, insubstantial, thin : hi corpaib dlútaib ┐ i corpaib tiugaidib bias esergi na ndóeni ┐ ní i corpaib sémib ┐ rofollib mar aer nó gaíth, LU 2627 (H). is s.¤ ┐ is imétrom ┐ is sídamail in tuarascbáil (of people who were invisible to those about them), MU² 569 . is demin cetus cuirp na hesergi co mbat foille ┐ séime tria imfhulang in aicnid spirutalda, PH 6746 . furtachtaigidh inn (sic) t-usci fuar an dileghadh san adbur coilerda seim (materiam colericam ┐ subtilem), RC xlix 29.20 (opp. to: adbur reamur, 30.4 ).

(f) as gramm. term, lenited : .n. cédus .i. Níall .n. séimh gan Níall, IGT Introd. § 7 (5.4) . dá .g. . . . gibé cruth a mbíd, lom no séimh, § 46 (14.8) .

(g) of mental processes, subtle, ingenious, acute: is séimh in muin doberat Ulaid ummum-da `subtle is the treachery', Death-tales of the Ulster heroes 26 § 5 . a c[h]omrād ba soglan sēim | ōs līnib lebrāin 'ga lūadh (of Columcille), ZCP vii 303 § 4 . ni bfuil . . . ni as airdi ┐ as seime . . . ina in egnadh, Ériu v 140.133 (`more comely'). do foghlaim sé leigheann agus crábhadh . . . ┐ do bí iúlmhar s.¤ . . . ionnta, ITS xvi 14 § 7 (= astutus, V. SS. Hib. ii 38.20 ). macānta, crionda, séimh, Eg. Gl. 457 .

Compds. ¤bairdne name of a metre: is airi asperar sem-bairdne ar semhí gach nech dorimí , IT iii 28.6 . Cf. 14 § 30 . ¤dírech: ro loi[s]cset gach lis . . . tharla doibh a seimhdhirech gacha sliged, Caithr. CC 54.1 . ¤fher: sgáth a dheirbhfine an séimhfhear as suilbhire, L. Cl. A. B. 146.4 . ¤guibín gentle little mouth : le seol-ghuth a séimh-ghuibín, Keat. Poems 110 . ¤lí: gné shéimhlí a aighthe, L. Cl. A. B. 217.64 . ¤nembocht: slat shéimhnembocht ón Bhóinn bhinn, | éinbhennocht do fhóir Éirinn, 103.75 . ¤rigin slender and tough : cona snat[h]cenglaib seimrighnib sitaidhi, CCath. 5464 . ¤ṡeng fine and slender : xl. lathe lanṡeṅg | doruacht in sathe s., LL 5b14 . a ghruadh ṡéimhṡeang ṡíodhamhail, TD 2.26 . lór don bhaisgheal bhairrṡéimhṡeang `of the fine soft hair', 12.1 . teagh . . . | na naoimhfhear suarcghlan séimhsheang, Aithd. D. 88.21 . Of a country: a chuiléin . . . | ro thaisdil tír ts. (of fairyland), SG 353.11 . fa chlár séimhṡeang na sreabh nglas `smooth, beautiful land of blue streams', TD 31.30 . ¤ṡíthcháin: do rinneadar neóil uachtracha an aeidhir ┐ dúl na firmament sith ┐ séimhshíothchána re chéile `gentle accord', ITS i 78.5 . ¤thana thin, meagre : séim tana gl. exilem, Sg. 14a8 . ¤thecht an ingenious crossing (?): fuair treoir na dtonn laideanda | d'éis séimhthechta a srothann bhfis having expertly crossed their streams of knowledge, L. Cl. A. B. 175.95 (: éifechta).