adj
o, ā. O.Ir. moíth.
Soft, tender, yielding (of
substance or texture, also in fig. sense): gl. tener,
Ml. 87b11
,
lēvem,
87b13b
. compar. moithiu, gl. molliorem,
Sg. 16a3
. maeth,
gl. tener,
Ir. Gl. 394.
maoth .i. mō is mēth,
Corm. Y 926.
[m]aeth .i. bocc no tlaith no binn,
O'Dav. 1205.
In physical
sense: inna ingnea mmoitha, gl. tenerae ungulae,
Ml. 87b11
.
glabrio .i. moit ł nephulach,
Études Celt. xi 115 (Paris Latin 10290 15 b 15)
.
do chriss duillech mæth,
TBC-LL¹ 4072.
folt mæth,
Ériu iii 152
§ 5
. in cháer comraig nār lanmaeth (of a projectile),
ZCP v
504 y
. meas maeth soft ripe fruit,
viii 202.14
. tarb mæth
`
sleek
',
Metr. Dinds. iv 338.
Of sound: muiti .i. mifothai no
maitha
soft
,
Auraic. 467.
Cf.
O'Dav. 1205
above. Of persons,
tender, delicate
, often denoting immaturity or youth:
minores
.i. inn aes moith ┐ anfoirbthe,
Ml. 45b17
.
is ro-mǽth maccaem
a ṡamla sain,
TBC-LL¹ 2084.
a maccáin maeith!,
LL 34a6
.
go
bhfuilid na leinimh maoth,
Gen. xxxiii 13.
druim fri mna
mætha mine,
ZCP vi 264 § 9.
In fig. sense: is moíth a forcital
(i.e. suited for unripe or weak understandings),
Wb. 19c1
.
inna forcital moitha, gl. rudimenta,
Ml. 47d12
. bá-sa maéth
fri maíthi
compliant, yielding (?),
LU 9334
, cf.
Tec. Corm.
§ 30.9
. superl.
gurab é an croidhe colnaidhe is maotha ┐ is
sochma,
TSh. 10506.
In depreciatory sense, physical and
moral, flaccid, weak, nerveless: in Fraech . . . nachar moeth
arm a n-imgoin `his weapon was not feeble in the fray',
Metr. Dinds. iii 356.
maeth mo chreasa-sa feeble my loins,
BS
94.22
.
ar ngleó . . . nir maeth,
Cog. 64.3
.
don Chriosdaidhe
óg bhíos maoth beig-nertmhar,
Ó Héodhusa 195.
As subst. of that which is
soft:
puls .i. soib ł ithi ł moet,
Études Celt. xi 114 (Paris Latin 10290 15 b 8)
. mæth bo-shaille `tender
corned-beef',
MacCongl. 61.28
.
rasiacht Medb mæth n-araig bar
Fer ndiad im chomlond,
TBC-LL¹ 3163
, cf.
3166
,
3236
,
3239
; `den
sanften (Zwang) einer Bindung', Wind.; a friendly compact?
perh. a technical term.
Cartilage (?) or some other soft part of the body:
cor bean māeth na cluaisi de co roibi in chluas lomm cen māethān fuirri,
Corp. Gen. 190 n. g-g (Lec.).
coro slecht uile fiadhu co raem[d]etar tul a n-etan ┐ maetha hi srona 'they all prostrated themselves before him, so that the tops of their foreheads and the gristle of their noses ... broke',
RDinds. § 85 (p. 35)
.
Freq. in compds.
(a) with subst.: maothainder a tender
woman,
BS 48.14
. ben mæthainech
soft-featured
,
TBC-I¹
2789.
¤celt a soft mantle
; as npr.
m.:
mac Móethcelt,
LL
352d36
=
Meucelt,
BB 223a21
; see
Wortk. § 16.
¤ceo:
tréig do mhaoithchiaig `quit thy dejected melancholy',
O'Gr. Cat. 457.9.
¤cleth:
condlig a chomarba . . . miach moethchleithe la muic find,
LL 199b45
(
young osiers
? or some kind
of
esculent plant
?).
¤cride: maothchroidhe na maighdine
soft heart, tenderness
,
PBocht 77 § 38.
lá ar ndaorthaine . . . ní
ham maothchroidhe (=
repentance
),
Ir. Monthly 1930, 515.21
.
¤cuilén a young whelp
; of a boy:
imbert moithchulióin,
LU
5701
=
moithchuiliun,
TBC-I¹ 1227.
¤glith `
soft ore (?)',
O'Dav. 800.
¤greth: trés na maige moithgretho `
gentle-voiced
',
Imr. Brain § 8
(maethgnatha v.l.).
¤íchtar: fri
moethichtur a medoin (i.e. soft part of the abdomen),
TBC-LL¹
2566.
dar mæthichtar a mæthimlenn,
TBC-I¹ 2336.
¤imliu
navel or abdomen
, see preceding.
¤lám: (as adj.) duthracht
fir maíthláim meirb
soft-handed
,
LL 146b12
(
PRIA iii
540 § 6
).
¤maccaem:
TBC-LL¹ 1249.
comrama máethmacaím,
LU 10277.
¤óclach a youth:
moíthócclach,
Trip. 52.27
.
móethóclach,
BDD 99.
SCC 23.
mǽthóclǽch,
TBC-I¹ 1464.
dias mæthóclách,
TBC-LL¹ 5368.
oclach ┐ moethoclach ┐ senoir
man, youth and greybeard (of the three Magi),
PH 7113.
¤óclachas
youths (coll.),
BLism. 110ra9
.
¤ruided: co mbai
a maethruidead tria hagaid delicate flush,
YBL 164a10
.
¤slat
a tender twig or sapling: pl.
muíthṡlatta
,
LL 34b2
. maethṡlat
a stripling
,
MR 294.13
.
¤slucad bech `
soft swallowing of bees
'
(a trespass committed by hens),
Laws iv 116.10 Comm.
¤sról(l):
inar maithsroill,
Acall. 5374
,
7415
.
hi B. na meirgedh maothsróil,
BNnÉ 284.10
.
¤tráth: co m. eirgi the
genial morn,
TFerbe 392
.
(b) with adj. forming dwanda-compds., or with adj. derived
from subst.
¤álaind:
meic míni maethalli,
LL 225a5
(
TTr.
568
).
do bláthaib maoth-áille,
TSh. 4207.
¤bog-gel:
Bebinn
an chneis maothbuiggil,
ZCP xiii 19.4
.
¤buide:
folt maethbuidhi,
BB 427a46
.
¤cnesach
soft-skinned
,
Auraic. 3090.
¤cóir
soft and straight
, of arms,
BDD 2.
¤corcra: laoch
maothc.
fresh-complexioned (?),
ZCP x 279.12
.
¤gel:
batar
moethgelu a dha gúaluinn,
IT i 120.2
.
BDD 1.
¤gorm: do
mhioll mhaothghurm (of a bruise or swelling),
AFM v 1678.13
.
¤ingnech : maíthingnech 'soft-nailed (one who is not accustomed to manual labour)'
Ériu lviii 8 § 1
.
¤mas(s):
tlacht mín m.,
Anecd. i 68 § 162.
¤slemon: muc
mín maethṡlemun mara
sleek and slippery
,
LL 235b12
(
TTr.
1373
).