u, m. vn. of lesaigidir.
lesachadh,
IGT Verbs § 106
(p. 245.6)
.
(a)
acting with a view to benefitting another or
remedying a situation, repairing; a remedial or beneficial
action; act of improving, reforming
:
dligtech cach lesugad,
Laws ii 2.4
.
ní len lugha lesughadh .i. nocha lenann lugha cinad
asa ní do rinnis do lesughadh,
O'D. 578
(
H 3.17, 444
).
lu
.i. olc, ut dicitur: ni len lu lessugud,
O'Mulc. 792
.
ni do-gnithar for torba . . . ní heirenar nach lesughadh .i. nocha
n-éirnithear éiric ann sin,
O'D. 578
(
H 3.17, 444
). do
lesughadh tuaithe .i. is ar daighne lesa oigh don tuaith do
niad é, ibid. Cf. les túaithe, s.v. 1 les. co ceand mbliadna .i.
ar in re co roib fer bunaid i n-aititin a lesaigthi until the
owner acknowledges that it has been (properly) repaired (of a
fence).
Laws iv 152.18 Comm
. is tualaing a lesaigthi ar in
nech do beir no cren it can be recovered from him who brings
or buys it (of stolen property),
iii 240.23
. doronadh . . .
lubhra iomdha ┐ lesaighte leis `works and repairs',
Cog. 138.y
.
fer millti ┐ lesaigti na hErenn uli in fer-sin,
Ann. Conn.
1274 § 2
.
fer leasaighthe tuath ┐ ecclas,
AFM ii 1058.12
.
in doman do dhul a ṅdíth air, ┐ a animm do l.¤
,
PH 7583.
th'éunmhac d'iodhbairt a ccroich dár leasughadh-ni,
Parrth. Anma 4410
. eaglais sbioradālta na n-anmann do chomóradh
┐ do leasughadh to improve, reform,
Beatha S. F. 307
.
(b) Of the sick or wounded, act of curing, tending; cure,
remedy: cuingi[dh] a lesaigthi remedium quaerere (sic leg.),
O'Curry 2222
(
Eg. 88, 16
). docuaidh se la do leasugud duine
galuir `to tend',
Ériu ii 82.3
.
ni fétar in chned . . . do l.¤
,
PH 7646
. comhairle do chum lesaighthe ┐ sláinte na
Sethrach n-esslán (`for the recovery and health'),
RSClára
111a
. Often coupled with leiges:
oc cuinchid a llegis ┐ a
llesaigthe fair,
PH 4629
.
nior ḟéad liaig . . . éolus mo leighis
na mo lesaighthe,
Ériu v 80.20
. Cf.
leigius ┐ leasugadh co
ceann secht mbliadhan, ┐ trommughadh orra,
O'Curry 295
(
H 3.18, 162
) (of small boys who have been guilty of some
offence). Also: leighius ┐ leasugad isin cnedh, ibid. (here
perh. compensation).
(c) act of making good, compensating for, amending, repairing; amends, compensation, reparation
:
do lesughadh a mhoide,
Duan. F. i xx 27
.
a leasugud re M. in easanoir tuc se do,
Fier. 210
. dobēr-sa lesugudh ad litechus duit I shall make
amends to thee for the accusation,
ZCP vi 86.29
.
romarbhu[i]s
mac mo derbrathar . . . ┐ is olc in lesugudh ┐ in lāneruic tú féin
ann,
30.7
. bean leasuighthe ar loit an chéidbhean who made
good what the first woman destroyed,
PBocht 9.8
.
do-dhén
leasughadh in gach ní dar mhill mé,
Dhá Sgéal Art. 765.
uireasbhuidh bhur gcreidimh do leasughadh,
1 Thessal. iii 10.
é féin do leasúghadh ┐ a pheacu[i]dhe do chur de,
Mac Aingil
1262
. go ttug Dia fád láimh féin leasúghadh do thabhairt
uait nó gan a thabhairt reparation,
3521
.
an lóirghníomh
┐ an leasughadh dlighthear ar a son (sc. sins),
58
.
aithrighe
. . . ina uile chiontuibh . . . re rún láidir lesaighthe,
RSClára
155b
. táinig don reacht soin fir Éireann do leasughadh a
ngníomh `improved in their behaviour',
Keat. ii 4022
.
dochum
mh'anma do shlānughadh ┐ mo bheathadh do leasughadh,
Rial. S.F. 1287
. rún leasaighthe `purpose of amendment',
Parrth. Anma 4779
. fear leasuighthe an bhriste `repairer',
Isaiah lviii 12.
(d) act of looking after, caring for, maintaining, supporting,
preserving; maintenance, care
:
is lá comurba Petair lesúgud
na Eurupa,
Trip.² 291
.
do cach lesugad iar nDia ┐ duine,
Laws iii 22.8
(
.i. do biud ┐ coimiteacht,
25
). in lucht ro
herbad dóib do lessugud, ┐ níros lesaigset (of the áes gráid
in hell),
LU 2208
(
FA 28
).
na hindmasa . . . do-ratait dúin
diar fhulang ┐ diar lessugud fodéin eter chorp ┐ anmain,
PH 6121
.
arfeith .i. airitiu nó l.¤, ut dicitur: arfeith cend
a memra
,
O'Mulc. 103
. fuair . . . bás gan faoisittin, gan
lesucchad na hecclaisi `ministrations',
BNnÉ 231.23
. ní
bhiaidh imshníomh lóin nó leasuighthe ar bhar laochaibh,
Dhá Sgeal Art. 2109.
Of children: urailid dliged air a
lesccugad `to educate them',
Laws iii 542.2 Comm
.
in dalta
icá tai leasugud fria re cian,
Lism. L. 1422
(quem nutrire
solebas,
Lat. Lives 75
).
is coir a lesugudh co maith, uair is
e bus righ i n-Edail a[d] diaid-siu,
Aen. 644
.
dia mbeiredh
lenamh . . . a mharbadh, ar ni raibhe aca acfaing a lesaighthe,
BNnÉ 40.6
. ba buidheach don l.¤ tucadh fair (of a boy),
Lism. L. 3035
.
gur tuirsighedh aithre ┐ oidigh . . . dhá
leasughadh ┐ dhá ṡíormhúnadh,
ZCP xii 396.26
. Of animals:
tri C each buada ro batar for l.¤ aige which he maintained(?),
Aen. 1605
(`which had been training by him'). Of objects:
im
chorus etha .i. med do cruaiche .i. im lesugad ind arba,
Laws i 134.13 Comm
. ma ar fath lesuigthe berur for teched
(of cattle),
v 192.z Comm
.
ro gab for l.¤ na hairge,
IT i
40.10
. mad messu a bhláth nā (= no + a) lessugud lett
indiu é andá in lá tucus bar in lettir i Cruachnaib Ái (of
a sword),
TBC-LL¹ 5954
.
di lessugud loṅg ┐ luchtlaigi ┐ lónti
do thecht in tṡlúagid,
LL 299bx
(
TTr. 936
`to prepare',
Stokes). cach airicc urcoiteach robai for lesugud le that she
had carefully preserved (tr. `that seemed to her useful'),
CCath.
4137
. grúag . . . gan nighe, gan leasachadh unkempt hair,
BNnÉ 169.12
.
do aithin Flidais do'n bhanntracht an cend
do lesugadh,
Celt. Rev. iv 24.15
. Specifically of
feeding,
refection
:
ma ta leasug[ud] a serraigh isin sine,
Laws iii
378.11 Comm
. leór a llessaigthi enough to feed them,
LL
12765
. ba doírbh lista a leasugud ar med satha a senblene
(of Lebarcham),
BB 257b10
.
in corp do shásad ┐ do lessugud
o aireraib na mbiad,
PH 5997
. glēre lesaigt[h]i bíd ┐ cormae
choice entertainment of meat and drink,
BColm. 84.6
.
do
chaithem bíd ┐ lenda ┐ lessaigthi leō,
MacCongl. 45.26
.
Freq. in Laws in phr. l.¤ ┐ comairléiciud maintaining and
permitting (to remain). One who thus supported a criminal
was liable to a fine, fíach lesaigthe:
for nech biathus mac . . . a
leasugad ┐ a comairlegad ban ┐ mac na murcartha,
Laws
iii 388.9
Comm
.
i[s] slan di (sc. in eclais) in lesugadh ┐ in comar-leigenn (sic) dogres,
iv 234.23
.
leasugadh ┐ comairleghadh
neich marbas aitiri,
O'Curry 2440
(
Eg. 88, 36
).
cid deorad
cid faenlegach cid furfogradach . . . fiach leasaigthe ┐ comar-leicthe,
O'Curry
1893
(
23 P 3, 22
).
is fiach comarlécthi no lesaighthi
masa urcraid, slán masa faendledach,
O'D. 1668
(
H 5.15, 1
).
Cf. ?
go mor muna lia leasugadh luigdeach luige lugaid
lathgaile .i. as mor in gae mana leanad cinta leasuighthi
do lughaidh laechdha, no do lughaidh do chorca luighde,
O'Curry 1887
(
23 P 3, 22a
).
(e) Of land, act of cultivating, tending, manuring; manure
:
an talamh oirfither accat . . . nach suirfe (iarrfadh, v.l.)
lesachadh tre bithe will not require manuring,
BNnÉ 321.22
.
mór gcré nach tabhair toradh / go bhfaghair lé leasoghadh,
DDána 6.31
.
um lesughadh a los,
RSClára 41b
(`to water
his plants').
an machaire ar a ccurthar iomad leasaighthe,
Párl. na mB. 3207
.
as lúghaide a toradh iomad leasaighthe
do chur urthe,
3212
.
Of literary works:
d'ḟer na ngrēs / lūag a lessaigthi ba
bēss,
Ériu xix 78 § 4.
(f) Used of some technical process or processes, (i) in
brewing:
re lesugad na bracha o do berthar uisce uirre,
Laws ii 242.6 Comm
. (ii)
in tanning hides: dlegair leathar l.¤
,
ZCP iv 468 § 2
. fear leasaighthe leathair a tanner,
Acts ix 43
.
(g) fer lesaigthe, from Laws Comm. below seems to mean
a man engaged on certain duties for the benefit of his túath.
Cf.
aire échta,
Críth G. p. 70
. each fir leasaigthi (one of
seven pledges on which it is difficult to estimate the compensation and interest payable),
Laws v 238.19
; glossed
.i.
each in fir is gnath ac denam leas oig .i. each in airi eachta,
242.7 Comm
.
cnead fir lesaigthe .i. dia mbe cū a coimitecht
in fir oc timcell an tire co taesat na muca don coin,
O'Curry
219
(
H 3.18, 115
). More generally,
guardian, teacher
:
ag
fior leasaighthe an leinibh,
PBocht 11.2
(equated with `oide',
ibid). do thréig lucht a leasaighthe teachers(?),
DDána
104.8
(`benefactors',
Ir. Monthly 1929, 42
).