n
ā, f. vn. of íarmi-fórat. n
s. in īarmōracht
(sic leg.),
Death-tales of the Ulster heroes 6 § 5
. g
s.
iarmhorechta,
O'Curry 289
(<
H 3.18, p. 159
).
(a)
(i)
pursuit, search; act of pursuing or seeking:
a
dhidin ar lucht a iarmhorechta,
O'Curry 289
(<
H 3.18,
p. 159
).
i n-í.¤ na n-én arnách elaitís,
LU 5733.
leicc
damhsa imtecht ... gan íarmhóracht uait,
BNnÉ i 207 § 57.
is and tanic Medb isin i.¤
,
ZCP i 105.14
.
Caoilte ┐ tosach
na féine dom iarmhōiracht,
Feis Tighe Chonáin 1218.
ag a iarmoirecht
`in pursuit of him,'
MR 262.7
. iarmoracht cruid pursuit
of cattle,
Laws i 266.21
.
ocus gu tug maidhm ... ó na h-allmarachaib sin ar a haird-rig gan a hi.¤
,
Hy Maine 134.18
.
dot iaraigh-si ┐ dot iarmoracht tresan cath,
CF 854.
tuc
iarmoracht ara chlaidem fen ┐ mar fuair é `searched for,'
RC
xix 46 § 60.
rotchúala-sa ... ind ingen rod[a]láa immach
oco í.¤
,
TBFr. 333.
Goill Connacht do chur dom dhruim |
nó a n-iarmhoireacht ní fhéadaim,
DDána 82 § 35.
(ii) act of pursuing with intent to rescue or retrieve:
tiagair
o Ailill ┐ o Medb do í.¤ a mmuntiri,
LU 5880.
atát lim
trénfir dodigenat m'íarmoracht,
10259
.
ni rolamair Mac
Coissi iarmoracht no innsaighidh a cruidh forra,
Anecd. ii
42.9
.
roghluaiseadar rompa ... a n-i.¤ an tṡagairt,
Ériu
v 92.11
.
ag i.¤ a n-athar,
AFM v 1686.16
. lotar Lagin do
iarmoracht a mbraiti to retrieve the booty taken from them,
RC viii 52.z
.
(iii) Metaph. Of following a branch of learning:
mac
ro bui a[g] iarmoracht a dhana,
O'Curry 172
(<
H 3.18, p. 96
).
Of observing (a feast):
coimétaid in cáisc ... d'iarmoracht
ocus d'airichill cecha bliadna,
LB 123a25
.
(b)
(i)
inquiry, act of inquiring: cid no taí do í.¤ indí sin
asking about
,
LU 1679.
iarmhoireacht `inquiry,'
Eg. Gl. 402.
tar éis móide íarmhoireacht do dhénamh `after vows to make
enquiry,'
Proverbs xx 25.
(ii) (subject of) inquiry: eól dam ... Benn Foibni ... a
hainm is a hiarmoracht
`its name and its lore,'
Metr. Dinds.
iv 86.4
.
(c) In concrete sense:
(i) a pursuing party:
donarraid
in īarmōracht Ulad (sic leg.) ina diaid,
Death-tales of the Ulster heroes 6 § 5
.
cona tarraidh iarmóirecht,
AFM ii 698.4
.
(ii)
something sought: as deimhin lem ... go bhfuil an
iarmoracht úd an chleirigh agad `that thou hast what the
cleric is seeking,'
Ériu v 98.9
.
(d)
prosecution, suit:
eisiumh do shaoradh on accra ┐
on i.¤ do bái fair,
BNnÉ i 239.3
.
an fhuinn fhuair gan iarmhóracht (: chródhacht),
Top. Poems² 1596.
(e) `the rear'?: tucad na galgada ┐ in gillannraid i
niarmoracht na nog `in the rear of the youths,'
Ériu viii
42.5
.