n g s. as ī, f.: intamlae, Ml. 56b33 (cf. intsamli, Wb. 24c10 ). a s. and d s. as i: a s. intsamil, Wb. 16a27 . intṡamail, Sg. 6a11 . d s. intamail , Ml. 37c1 . vn. of in-samlathar. Variously spelt in glosses: intamail , Wb. 5b20 . Sg. 203b4 , and always in Ml., but with etymological spelling intsamail, Wb. 16a27 . intṡamil, Sg. 64a8 . indsamuil, Wb. 13a27 . insamil, 30a25 (see Hessen, ZCP x 322 ). Great variety in spelling in Mid. and Mod. Ir.: intamail , LU 10120. indtsamail, Laws v 30.14 Comm. indshamail, innshamail, inntamail, PH. ionshamhail, Aithd. D. 69 § 30. ionntamhail, TD 9 § 5. ionnshamhail, TSh. 6065. ionntsamhlaibh, Keat. iii 1610. The forms without either t or s — innamail, indamail — may be due to confusion with innamail, q.v. (to which some of the exx. below may belong), or may have a different origin, but are used in the same sense as intamail .

act of imitating, imitation; similitude, comparison; likeness, semblance, like; simulation, pretence: hore dongniith-si ar n-intsamil ni hi cacha bésaib `because ye do imitate us in all usages,' Wb. 16a27 . tre chomalnad et intsamil neich dogniamni `through fulfilment and imitation of whatever we do,' 16a25 . ar ná bad rómár leosom intsamil crist, 11c7 . farcongair som tra sunt indsamuil precepte et labrad ilbélre `he orders (them) to imitate (his) preaching ...,' 13a27 . ro art lessom epert friusom intsamli dae statim , 24c10 . tre intṡamail inna sen-grec, Sg. 6a11 . intṡamil gl. instar, 64a8 . intamail méte immurgu doḟoirnde tantundem `('tis) the similitude of quantity, however, that tantundem denotes,' 203b4 . ho nach intamail gl. emulatione, Ml. 37c1 . biid chiall intamlae is indí a(s z)elaueris `the sense of imitation,' Ml. 56b33 . ar athis leusom a n-intamail fria ndeu, 138c10 . intamlai ┐ chosmailsea dober do demnigiud dliged naile `the similes and comparisons ...,' 51d5 . conidh fo indtsamail na bundsaigi amlaid sin aderar bundsach comairci ria according to the simile, Laws v 30.14 Comm. ní fail baéstataid mór and inn intamail inna pecthach fri cethrai, Ml. 69c7 . huand intamail (gl. similatione (amicitiae)) .i. robu mou de int erchot huare rombói intamail caratraid and, 61c8 . bid cosecrad dot broind aní sin .i. intamail ind úain nemlochtaig semblance, LU 4250. nocon ḟail | saer dogned a hinnamail (of a house), Rawl. 79a42 . o'tcondcatar na Masilecdha intṡamail tulcha dermaire ic faelsnam tarsin faithche `the semblance of a hugh hill ...' (of a siege-tower), CCath. 1832. a innamail na cumachtach (cumachta, v.l.) forordha i talmain ... .i. a Róimh rouasal ` rival ,' 424 . caide imorro innshamail na bethad daenna acht ceó ..., PH 4658. a indshamail t-shinnaig for imad do chelg `thou image of a fox ...,' 8247 . is é a indshamail-so do grád dobeir in t-én don ghoiste ... it is this kind of love ..., 7736 . imon tesmailt is coir dó do sechem ┐ do inntshamail, 3981 . aingil, na facus reme na iarum a n-indshamail, 1900 . ni thanic a hinnamail ... in Erind riam, Cog. 48.2 . tigcit clesuidhi ... ┐ doníad innṡamail gréine ┐ esca `the likeness of a sun and moon,' Maund. § 206 . oen inthamail Hechtair ... i n-iarthar in betha, RC xxii 396.31 (BDD App.). ba hindtamuil aidchi dona hairsidib sin `it was like night to those veterans,' TTebe 3082 . ní roibhe a hinnamail sin d'ech ar luas, RC xix 260.16 . na boi fó nim nech coniced indshamail Mártain i fertaib, RC ii 398 § 35. tar áiremh ocus tar innamail ... inneoch adbath ann beyond number or compare, SG 20.35 . rob é a innshamail ann sein mar bís bradan i mbuailid `he might be compared on this occasion to ...,' MR 232.14 . intamail ainmech derogatory comparison, 124.13 . mairg dan héacht ar n-ionnamhail `I pity one who deems it heroic to attack one like me,' Aithd. D. 74 § 4. tearc ann ionntamhail na bhfear, TD 9 § 5. do bhriathra troma ar Thorna | dob'eagail a n-ionnamhla | ag lucht eagna dá rádh rinn `I fear that similar ones would be addressed to me by learned folk,' Content. ix 22. glóir an bhaile 'na mbíodh sinn— | a hionnamhail ní fhaicim, a Dhé, do neamhghlóir aniogh `I see nought so inglorious today,' Studies 1924, p. 85 § 3 . a bháthadh i n-uisge, nó a ghoin lé harm, nó a n-ionnshamhla oile do bhásaibh ... obanna other similar sudden deaths, TSh. 5438. adeir Elias naomhtha ionnshamhail an chomhráidh chéadna ` the like of ,' 6065 . ata indamail reilge bige 'sa mbaili-si `a place like a little churchyard,' BCC 42.26 . agus ionnamhail chaoire moire tenedh do eirgi ós an mbaile, AFM iii 10.3 .

fer a innshamail (nom. in apposition), or fer a innshamla (gen.), a man like him, his peer: Cf. nocha ticfa tar a éis co bráth aon laoch a ionnsamhail, Cog. 200.5 . tearc ingheana a n-ionnshamhail, DDána 55 § 2. ni bui isin re sin sealgaire a innsamla, RC v 200.15 . brón a ionnshamhla | ar shlógh lionnadhbha Lighean, DDána 81 § 8. do-rad N. ... | phóig a hionnamhla sin `just such a kiss,' TD 1 § 15.

fo i.¤ after the manner of, like: fo intamail na hiubaile bicce Ebreorum , Thes. ii 309.13 ( Hy. II Comm. ). is amlaid iarom baí a tech sin .i. in Cráebrúad Choncobair fó intamail Tige Midchúarda, LU 10120. ro chum in firmaimint ... ocus in talam for intsamail ubaill fir chruind for lar na firmaiminti, Laws i 26.24 Comm. [do'g]niter cretach curach ... fó indtamail [na] curach gnáthaigther lé cinedhaibh na Uén[et]ecdha for sruth Paid, CCath. 2379. fo ínntamail-sium ┐ fo chosmailius, PH 4093. sochaide ... do noemaib ... ro-chloeset in doman ┐ demun fo indshamail Crist `after the example of Christ,' 1473 . fo indsamail bachla nepscoip, D iv 2, 53vb5 . íar n-i.¤ after the manner of, in imitation of: amal do-ronus-[s]a umaloit dúib-se, co ndena cach uaib umaloit diaraile iar m'inntshamail-se, PH 5273. cu rathraethum ┐ cu ra-thimaircem ar corp ... iar na índtshamail-seom, 4778 .