v (
fo-ess-mid-,
Pedersen Vgl. Gr. ii 579
) protot. -fémd-;
not represented in O.Ir. Glosses. The form forémid is
prob. due to infixed potential -ro-; often with inorganic f
forḟémid (
SR 3209
etc.). Pres. 1 s.
foremdim,
LL 284b29
.
3 s.
forémid,
LU 9132
(
FB 88
).
faemdet,
Ériu vi 135.57
.
3 pl.
femdit,
LU
8555
(
FB 41
). perf. 3 s.
forḟemid,
SR 3209
.
foremmid,
LU 8397
(
FB 27
).
forémid,
LU
9132
(
FB 88
).
foremestair,
BB 492b29
. pl.
foremdetar,
Thes. ii 344.36
.
forḟemdetar,
TBC-LL¹ 1564
. Pass. perf. foremdes -ded, see III
below.
I As personal act. vb.
(a) is unable, fails
(to do something), with vn. or equivalent as obj.: forémdim tairnim
I cannot bend
Fél. 154x
=
LL 284b29
. forḟemdinn a thimargain I could not constrain him
SR 1338
. forfémmedus
cach rét nogniind remi do dénam I was unable to do all that
I used to do before
LU 1319
(
Imr. Brain ii 290
, uaremedhus,
baremidus v.l.). forféimdhius-sa sealladh fair I could not
bear to look at it
BNnÉ 93 § 203
. uair forémid ní dó since
he could do nothing to him (i.e. could not influence him)
PH
4726
=
forémdid,
4891
.
dammidethar fá dí día lémaim ┐
forémid,
LU 9132
(
FB 88
). barémid nech díb a aged do
ṡoud fodess none of them could turn southwards
TBC-LL¹ 2407
(corresp. to :
connāchcǣmnacair ... ronucad a ainech secha
fades itir Delca ┐ muir,
TBC-I¹ 1745
). forḟemid cor de could not stir
Trip.
450.6
(
LB 26b12
). forḟeimidh in mogh a tógbáil the slave
was unable to raise it
Cóir Anm. 40
.
foremdid immáin a
bo,
Lat. Lives 83
=
forḟeimigh,
Lism. L. 1588
.
forḟemdid
lasin aingel a mallachad,
LB 123a1
=
foremidh risin a.,
YBL
294a8
(of Balaam). huair forḟemid ... a óentagud do Ioseph
SR 3209
(the wife of Potiphar) =
triallais in ben forecin
fairsium uair forḟemid ais,
LB 115b10
(forfemhidh hi chena
YBL 286b4
, but:
foremidh he chena,
63b29
.
BB 237b43
).
carraig ... foremestair Ercail do thogail,
BB 492b29
.
foremdetar Ui F. a turcbáil,
Thes. ii 344.36
.
barrobratar in
ṅGlassi ┐ forḟemdetar a techt,
TBC-LL¹ 1564
(= nior fedsat
teact tairsi St).
tancatar ... fri taeb na Glassi, dáig fosremdetar a techt,
1582
.
forḟemdhetar a chosc oc bendachad
mac nIsrahel,
LB 123a4
=
rofeimdetar,
YBL 294a10
(
Num.
xxii
-
xxiv
).
do feimgedur dol forin caslen,
Ann. Conn.
1246 § 8
(= ni roḟedsat dol FM). cach ndoraid forfeimdibitis fir Erenn every difficulty the men of Ireland should fail
to solve
Dinds. 117
. Cf.
femdeth gail,
SR 3155
.
With pers. obj. in ellipt. sentence: tuc M. a máthair a
gentlidecht; forémdid im[morro] a athair (Patre in malis
perseverante)
Lat. Lives 91
.
Cf. nosfémded cach dechenbar `no ten men were a match
for him'
Metr. Dinds. iii 156
.
(b)
refuses, shirks
(doing something): ni dlig a dilsi co
forfemde cach `he is not entitled to the ownership until everybody refuses (disclaims) it'
Laws v 262.4
.
rosfeimdetar
fir Fótla ... altram Néill,
Ériu iv 94 § 10
(Rawl. = forḟeimdetar LL). foreimidseat Bretain a mbiathad refused to
feed them Todd
Todd Nenn. 84
. indrocht fír fo-n-éimed fiadain 'fraudulent (unlawful ?) is an attestation that witnesses disclaim'
ZCP xxix 177
. See éimdid.
II In impers. construction (act.) in sense (a) : dolluid
crini chucum-sa ... ┐ forémed imtecht I was unable to walk
LU 1241
(
Imr. Brain ii 287
; addró imthecht v.l.). With
FOR:
forfeimidh forra a erslagadh,
Hugh Roe² (f.
4a
) =
forḟémhidh,
AFM vi 1898.16
.
With acc. FOR: conattecht Medb Fergus ... do
chomrac ra Coin Culaind, ar rosfemmid ḟiru hErend the
men of Ireland had refused (had failed ?) to do so
TBC-LL¹
2858
= ro emgeatar fir E. dul do chomhrac St.
III
Pass. constr.:
(a) forfeimdes a hergaire no one could
hinder him
SR 4808
(of Balaam). rucad iarum do muliund
Ratha C. ... ┐ foremthes a bleith it could not be ground
Thes. ii 335.31
. forreimdes [foremthes v.l.) a mbreith la
Buchat B. was unable to take them
RC xxv 30 § 13
. forémdes
... o Chobthach dul issin tech C. was unable to enter
LL
270a12
(
ZCP iii 7 § 24
, foroemthes, atroas v.l.). da laeg
..., foréimdes comairle forru co ndergena fiadmíla díb two
calves ... they could not be controlled, so they went wild
LL
165a49
(= conad feta ni dib nothing could be done with them
RC xvi 153
). forfeimdhetth breth ┐ eraic ar méd an tsaraighthe judgment and compensation could not be awarded
BNnÉ 313 § 4
. roféimed ní dó nothing could be done for him
(of a sick man)
Acall. 7571
. ro femed a airium ... ar marbad
do Gallaib the number of foreigners slain was past counting
Cog. 38.1
.
In sense (b): atbert in ben ... fri hIosep dul ina coemthach ... forḟemdius tra o Iosep inni sin J. refused to do so
LB 115a53
.