n (gairit): an ccom[airet] (comhgairid, v.l.) boi ac ibe while he was drinking, TBC-LL¹ 6186 .

n later iobad. Vn. of ibid. drinking, act of drinking: ibhi f., IGT Decl. § 3. 6 . an ccom[airet] boi ac i.¤ na dighe, TBC-LL¹ 6186 (Stowe). ac ibi inn usci, TTebe 1800 . ibhe thunnaill bfíonduinn bfúair, IGT Decl. ex. 520. do shuigh an pobal sios do chum ithe ┐ ibhthe, 1 Corinth x 7. do ghabh ag iobhadh an locha, Maguires of F. 24.21 .

Figuratively: do ghrádh d'ibhe, Ériu ix 10.120 . deoch dá fholaibh uaisle d'ibhe `the inheriting of the noble blood ...,' PBocht 4 § 24.

In concrete sense, a draught, a drink: is dúnn do aomh an ibhe it is for me he accepted the draught, Dán Dé v 45.

v indic. pres. s 1 ibiu, Trip.² 550. s. 3 ibid, LU 8826. ni ib , Wb. 28b24 . rel. ibes (v.l. ipius), IT i 77.21 . ibas, SR 1963. eabhus, BB 262b49 . pl. 3 ebait, Corm. Y 468. nad ebat , Mon. Tall. 147.19 . pass. s. ebair, O'Dav. 539. ibur, ZCP vi 257 § 6. asa n-eabur , Laws v 408.23 Comm. imperf. s. 3 no ibead , BDD² 124. pl. 3 nicon ibdis , Mon. Tall. 129.18 . ipv. s. 2 ib-siu, RC vi 175.45 . pl. 1 eabam, Goid. 78 § 195. pl. 2 ibid, Wb. 22c7 . subj. pres. s 1 (subj. stem -eba; the Mid. Ir. stem —esb comes from the perf.) céin co n-ebar, PH 2995. s. 2 dia n-eba-su , Goid. 105.11 . s. 3 conasebi, Trip. ii 436.13 . co nā hesboi , Cáin Ad. § 18. co nā esbe , ib. perf. róiba `der zu trinken pflegt,' Pedersen Vgl. Gr. ii 551 , q.v. Wb. 31b9 . pl. 1 conusebem, Trip. ii 436.15 . pl. 2 mina ebthái , PH 7927. pl. 3 acht co n-ebat , ZCP i 106.2 . pass. pl. n-ebtar, Ml. 101d5 . subj. past s. 3 co n-eisbhiudh , Lism. L. 118 (for subj. pres.). cein co n-ebad , PH 5236. pl. 3 co n-ebtáis , TTr. 1904. fut. s. 1 (fut. stem -íba) ní ib , LU 1677. nach híb , PH 2994. ní íobhsa , O'Gr. Cat. 463.12. íobhadsa, A. Ó Dálaigh ix 5. s. 3 na hiba , BB 262b48 . cotenibha, Thurn. Zu Ir. Hss. i 51.3 (v.l. cotaniphtha). no-das-ībai, ZCP xiii 373.35 . iobaidh, Leb. Gab.(i) 46.18 . With suffix. pron. -us: ibthius, Thurn. Zu Ir. Hss. i 51.19 . ipthuss, 50.5 . rel. íobhas, Eochairsg. 99.7 . pl. 1 in n-íbham , BNnÉ 63 § 90. pl. 3 ibait, Ml. 30c18 . ZCP xii 233.18 . ibthi (with suff. pron.), Mon. Tall. 129.33 . With double ending: ibdait, PH 6901. pass. s. íbthar, Trip.² 551. nícon ibthar , Mon. Tall. 129.31 . sec. fut. s. 1 do ibhaind , RC xxvii 300 § 71. ní íobhainn , Dánta Gr. 8.23 . s. 3 nach íbad , PH 5235. do íbad , Maund. § 61. pl. 3 no iobhtáis , BNnÉ 63 § 90.

pret. and perf. (perf. formed with preverb ess-). Later forms have at- (=ess + petrified infixed pronoun 3 s. n.). s. 1 nicon eisbius , Anecd. i 14.4 . ica n-esbius , Bruchst. i 20 § 40. s. 3 ibis, YBL 180a15 . itibis, Ériu iv 158.23 . assib, Bruchst. 53 § 117. co n-essib , LU 4246. nisib (=ni essib ), Ériu ii 186.10 . atib, v 242.164 . itib, CCellaig 823. pl. 1 assibsem, Wb. 12a17 . adibsem, KMMisc. 314.7 . pl. 3 atibset, Thes. ii 323.15 ( Hy. iv Pref. ). meni esbetar , LL 115a47 . corasebatar, Trip. ii 436.16 . pass. s. asibedh, Ériu xii 158.11 (Tochm. Ét.). nicon esbed , Mon. Tall. 129.15 .

part. iphthi, ZCP vi 257 § 6. Vn. ól, later also ibe .

drinks: ib quasi bib i.e. bibe, Corm. Y 748. ni ib fínn combi mescc, Wb. 28b24 . deugaigfit .i. ibait son, Ml. 30c18 . n-ebtar no dundaleter gl. exauriri, 101d5 . gaibiu anfis, ibu [anfis fri sia úathib ibiu lithu in Christo Ihesu] I drink in ignorance ?, Trip.² 549 - 50 . gair chucat thfer cúmtha conas-ebi cumaid araen fritt `that he as well as thou may drink it,' Trip. ii 436.13 . Cain cur Corpri cotenibha hart (=cota n-ība) that he will drink it, Thurn. Zu Ir. Hss. 51.3 . nícon ibthar lind dermait dé and `the liquor that causes forgetfulness of God shall not be drunk here,' Mon. Tall. 129.31 . is tech i nebar in chuirm `in which ale is drunk,' Laws iii 198.22 Comm. ica n-esbius ... srūaim de mid `bei der ich ... einen Metstrom getrunken habe,' Bruchst. i 20 § 40. ibait fíaich lúgbairt lacht, LU 4669. cen dig ... acht meni esbetar sál in mara, RC viii 54.4 (= LL 115a47 ). is si asibedh sin digh `she it is that was swallowed in a drink,' Ériu xii 158.11 . for Coirpri Liphechair fer no-ības tond, ZCP xiii 377.2 . sellaidh [ind] intí nat ibh | iūidh intí dian coïr, vii 269.4 . es bec a ain iphthi compí sāithech, vi 257 § 6 .

Used figuratively : assibsem imróol di rath in spirito nóib `we have drunk,' Wb. 12a17 . ibid imról di suidiu `drink ye a great draught of this' (gl. impleamini Spiritu sancto), 22c7 . ni essibh bass cen dolmai, AU i 404.19 . ni heistibh ebair in t-airchetul, O'Dav. 539. do ibh 'na haondigh an rath ríogh `at one draught she drank the royal grace,' PBocht 2 § 30. ar bhfuil gan fháth nír ibhis `not without good cause didst Thou assume our blood,' 21 § 26 .

In a rather wider sense : a n-iobha slógh mear Mumhan `when the nimble folk of Munster feast ...,' Ériu v 54.31 . ibhthear fleadh re ceann gCláire | ar gheall ḟear na himáine, IGT Decl. ex. 1184.

Of sucking the breast : me rothusim, mo cích ro-s-ib, LB 141a13 . ar na cíche ór ibh, Dán Dé xxv 44.

n ā, f. [and u, m.? Orig. gender and inflexion doubtful] sreabh, IGT Decl. § 39 (91.13) . In bardic verse also sriobh. sribh m., g s. sreabha, IGT Decl. § 71 . Note also d s srib, LL 297b49 ( SG 366.3 ). a s. sreb, MU² 473 (see notes). ? g s. go Cill Fhinnshreibh , L. Cl. A. B. 127.15 . g pl. na sreabha , CF Eg. 14 . n s. sríubh, IGT Decl. ex. 1031 v.l. sriubh, Ó Bruad. ii 136.1 .

(a) stream, river : sribh lūath nō trēn, Corm. Y 786 . ri [cria]thras usce . . . | iar srebaib, SR 43 . is leo gach sreab thana thiar, BB 8b20 . no maidhís secht srebae trīana corr . . . muilenn . . . for cech sreibh dībh, MacCongl. 124.36 - 7 . fodord Féne ra fúaim sreb, LL 298a33 ( SG 366.28 ). co srothaib ┐ srebaib, Laws i 26.27 Comm . for srebhaibh ┐ for minsrothaibh, CCath. 2384 . sreabh fhúar ga hibhe dho b[h]osaibh, IGT Decl. ex. 48 . ar ibh do shreabhaibh learga L., TD 29.32 . sreabh fiar, 10.33 . sribh tre tholchaibh . . . | na orthain (horthuin, v.l.) d'fhir fhíabhrasa, IGT Decl. ex. 1023 . gotha an mhinshreabha, Aithd. D. 76.16 . ar sriobh, IGT Decl. ex. 1549 . ro meabaidh a sreph glan-fhúar, Misc. Hag. Hib. 106 § 19 . ní ibhedh acht fuair-srebha, AFM v 1750.6 . gussin sreibh sruthglain, MR 104.9 .

(b) Of specific streams: ó chaoilshriobh Chaisil, TD 17.35 . sreabh Feirsde, L. Cl. A. B. 89.60 . go sreibh Lóime, 127.14 . sreabh ghormmhall na gealMhainge, IGT Decl. ex. 1218 . Of the Jordan (metaph.): dírigh sinn go sreibh do bhaisde, Dán Dé x 21 . sreab Īsu is Eōin | a huisce co tī tarum-sa, ACL iii 235.1 .

(c) Extended meanings: sreb gl. fistula, BCr. 39c5 . Of the sea: dorúacht . . . co sreib sáil, SR 5475 . a fhir im-théit sále s.¤ , MU² 473 (see note). sreabh chalaidh ní thiomchuil tú, L. Cl. A. B. 240.96 . Of milk in the cow's teat: masa sreb ro milledh an[n] isin tsine, Laws iii 366.5 Comm . cóil sreibe hi folldeirb, Triads 75 v.l. = srithide, text, with gloss: an sreab bainne dá chrú. Of blood: robatar a shreba fola assa innaib, LL 283b46 . combatar a sreba fola eistib, YBL 131b42 . sreaba cro, CCath. 6132 . sreabh chiuin don fhuil-se an ochta, DDána 40.9 . Of tears: sreabh re labhra léghthórach | do fher th'abhra úrchráobhach, IGT Decl. ex. 1302 . Of fire: srib tine gl. srabtine, O'Dav. 1491 (etymol. gloss). Cf. srebh .i. lasair, O'Curry 1470 ( H 3.18, 652 ). o sreibh teinedh bhreine, ITS xxix 136.28 . ? Of wine at a feast: sreb na suan ag reic roghan, Irish Texts ii 66 § 25 . sreab dar gar a fer faire | is fled nar an gan ibe | duais . . . | fat' ól sreibe fuair file, § 26 . ? Of ink: 's a sreabha na sínéireacht `with their rivers of signatures', Ó Bruad. iii 16.7 . Of hair: a chúl na sreabh, Dánta Gr. 11.18 . Of birds: ri dorigni sreba sluag | dona hénaib formed the birds into flights (?), SR 305 . a clann d'fheartaibh óghMhuire | thall 'n-a n-ealtain éinshreibhe `are pouring into heaven, a close-gathered flock', Aithd. D. 60.46 . In phrase tar (in) sreib chatha in contexts ref. to rout, flight, etc.: doradad ár for clannaibh Ēimir uile ┐ rosráined tar sreib chatha budhess `sie wurden über das Gewässer der Schlacht geworfen', ZCP xiii 196.10 . do srainetar uili . . . tar an sreib catha íatt, Celt. Rev. iii 308.10 . rosrainid Fir Bolg dar in s.¤ catha, Ériu viii 38.4 . Of knowledge, learning: tobar lomnán d'fhírshreibh eóil, TD 25.28 . fírshreabh d'fhoilgheas ealadhan `a pure stream of recondite poetry', 32.2 . Of persons: sreba sencha, SR 987 . sreba siabra, 8305 . sriobh nach dtragh re gal greine (a chieftain), ZCP ii 354.30 . ? a srib indaimthe an Airdríg, IGT Verbs ex. 599 . sreabh tobair na trócoire (of Christ), PBocht 15.13 .

Compds.

(a) With nouns. ¤drem: s. i rechtaibh ruadmuc, BB 388a7 = serb-dremm, Metr. Dinds. iii 404.10 . ¤gním: dafuc sáile dar srib-gním (seirbgnim, v.l.) `streaming currents', Metr. Dinds. iii 190.2 . ¤long: on Commar s. segda, glossed: gus a soighit loinges srubfada, Leb. Gab.(i) 128.13 . ¤shíd: a charrag na gcuan sreibhshídh of peaceful streams, DDána 68.36 . ¤thonn: a chenn hic srebthuind na fairrge (of a horse), RC xxxvi 263 § 23 .

(b) With adjj. ¤derg: dona srábaib srebdergaib, SR 6780 . ¤dían: Eass . . . sreb-dian . . . Ruaidh, MR 104.14 . ¤gel: ar in Sinainn srib-gil `white-flowing', Metr. Dinds. iii 294.46 . ¤glan: bunad Sinna srib-glaine, Metr. Dinds. iii 292.6 . ¤glas: for ur Samhaoire sriobhglaisi, AFM vi 2026.1 . ¤grinn: rodlín snim sribgrinn, SR 6479 . ¤lúath: sribluath, O'Curry 106 ( H 3.18, 70 ) (cf. Corm. Y 786 ). searbh-shrotha sriobh-luatha, TSh. 6628 . ¤mall: tar an moir sribmall, IGT Verbs ex. 232 . ¤oll: on ccosarnaigh sreabuill `from the great streaming slaughter', Leb. Gab.(i) 110.11 . ¤rúad: tar sál sreabhruadh, SGS iv 140 § 15 . ¤úaine: dar na srothaib srib-úaine, Metr. Dinds. iii 294.28 .