n
n, m., later also o, m. O. Ir. brithem (breth).
breitheamh, m.,
IGT Decl. § 51.
Judge
(gl.
iudex, arbiter in Wb., Ml. breitheam gl. arbiter,
Ir. Gl. 366
). Lit. `maker of judgments', Lat. iuris consultus,
Críth G. p. 79
, and in legal texts usu. in the wider sense
of
jurist, (`brehon' in the published Laws), whose functions
could include that of adjudicating
. See also Binchy,
Ériu
xviii 45.
In religious literature, frequently of God or Christ
: atá brithem and cenutsu .i. deus
gl. omnes enim
stabimus ante tribunal Dei,
Wb. 6b25
.
ní áis æccalsa ata
brithemin lib,
9c7
. fírbrithem gl. Dominus,
8d25
. brithem . . .
.i. Crist gl. Deus iudicabit,
9c2
.
in aimsir inna mbritheman,
Ml. 104a8
. brithem firianamam gl. arbiter . . . æquissimus,
94b6
.
92a15
. dond fírbrithemain gl. cognitori,
26c11
. fírbrithem gl. iudicem,
27c1
. suide bri[th]emon gl. tribunal
(
Acts xxv 10
),
Thes. i 498.17
.
aimser breitiman,
Hib. Min.
4.5
. in brithem firén (viz. God),
LU 1999
(
FA 6
).
tri brithemain ind rig sin,
7630
(BDD). a brithemnu
(v
p.),
LL 36440
(
RC xxi 380.12
). hi cathair bretheman `in the judge's seat',
Ériu iv 128.15
.
dul doib co cend n-athchomairc Muman co
brithem Caisil,
iii 140.6
. Daniel fáith . . . brethem cundail
na senoire = iudicem . . . senum,
PH 5587.
doïb bas brithem
dia brātha (i.e. Pátraic),
ACL iii 303 § 3.
do bretheamh
choitcenn roæntuighseatt eatarra C. `that C. should be
arbitrator between them',
Lism. L. 2532.
breitheamh breabóideach,
TSh. 6787.
b.¤ aislingthi `
interpreter of dreams
(of Maelcaba Cleirech)',
MR 10.5
.
ollam britheman,
LL 3722.
In legal texts:
atáa mí (sc. mí sílta) nád n-imthet rí acht
cethrur . . . rí ┐ brithem ┐ dias i manchuini,
Críth G. 537.
i faitche . . . breitheamun aird,
Laws ii 16.12
.
ni breitheamh
nach Seanchaidh, ┐ ni Seanchaid nach bretheamh i mBreathaibh Nimeadh .i. leabhar deridh ṡaothair na Seanchadh ┐ na
mbretheamhan bheos,
MS. Mat. 575. 17
-
20
,
Ériu xiii 7 n.1
.
a reir brithemon,
Laws iv 212.3
.
daernemed tra, saeir . . . ┐
legi ┐ breitemain,
v 90.20
.
foirbeir saeiri breathemain ┐
sair corigi biatad da fear deg, ┐ cug seoit dec i n-a diri,
30
`the franchise of jurists . . . increases etc.',
PRIA xxxvi
(C) 277 § 37
. dú imbet coir fechamain fri athcomarc a brethe
don b.¤
where there are competent parties to question the judge
on his judgment (Thurn.),
Cóic Con. 57 § 133.
breitem
teora mbret .i. bret feni ┐ breth filed ┐ breath berla bain
`a brehon of three judgments' (has increase of refection and
díre),
Laws v 92.16
.
breitheam tri mberla, coimdiri do fri
hoiri tuise,
100.16
. secht mbreitheamain nad fuigliter la
Feine seven jurists to whom a case is not brought in Irish law,
352.17
.
ni hed dlegur don breitheamuin a radh i ndlegur no
na dlegur in cin,
ii 52.20 Comm.
a nord mbretheman `in
the Brehon code',
iii 30.z.
oc dun breitheaman na tuaiti
`the Brehon of the territory',
iv 106.2 Comm.
Note also: mac
breitheman tuaithe `a lay brehon',
AFM v 1710.8
.
Compd.
ceann brughadh is breitheamhmaicne,
DDána
89.13
.