v On the forms see Bergin,
Jn. Celt. Stud. i 183 ff
.
IGT
Verbs § 35
. Cf. also
§ 18
and also Peritia ix 122
.
In O.Ir. the general meaning is
(a) is entitled to, has a right
to, is owed (as a debt), passing into the kindred sense
(b)
deserves, merits
.
The construction is: dligim x do y
I am
entitled to x (thing) from y (person); y owes me x; I deserve x
from y
; the corresponding pass. being: dlegair x do y
x is due
from y. With Lat. dative (hence Ir. DO):
dlegair discipulis
orare,
Wb. 26a32
. In Mid. Ir. DO was confused with and
ultimately supplanted by DE, the prep. being felt rather as =
Lat. de, cf.
Thes. ii 347.41
: amal rodlecht de misero as (much
as) was due from a poor fellow.
(a) With DO: dligim ní duit I have a claim on you
(refers to quod . . . mihi debes),
Wb. 32a20
. ní asriad do
feichemain rodligestar ní do who had a claim upon him,
Ml.
36a29
. meni dlessad fhíachu do neoch unless some one . . .
owed him debts,
TBC-LL¹ 2988
. lind rodlecht rí Lagen do ríg Ua C.
ale to which the king of L. was entitled from the king of Uí C.,
Thes. ii 347.34
. Without prep. : dligsius Feradach F. possessed
it as a right (obj. `bith'),
Rawl. 116c20
(
Ält. Ir. Dicht. i 17 § 7
).
síl . . . notlessad ríge forn `that would have a right to reign over
us',
Fél. 132.30
.
iss mé dliges fiachu,
BDD 70
. gébat-sa a
tech issin ní nondligim I will take the house in requital of what
is due to me,
73
. ní dlig laech a enecland dia mbé i n-ecmais
a arm no warrior is entitled to honour-price,
TBC-I¹ 1671
.
a
curathmír do Loegairiu uair iss é nondlig,
FB 14
. ni dligthi
comardad fris you have no right to put yourselves on a level with
him,
41
.
in rí ac ná bia sin uile | ni dlig āirim rigraide,
ACL
iii 223.26
.
merendo pretium stupri .i. dligid si fiach a saothair
(explanation of `merdrech'),
Corm. Y 140
.
bargen trichat
ungae . . . dlegait in bráthair im nóin,
Ériu iii 102
.
ni dlig
demun dilgud,
Laws i 8.23
. magh bec as na dlig giall out of
which he is not entitled to a hostage,
82.10 Comm.
indlighid don
fechemuin . . . troscad . . . um ní nar dligustar,
88.22 Comm.
dlegait beich iii bliadan suire bees are entitled to three years
exemption,
iv 164
. cidh urrunnus nodleisead int athair don
coibche whatever share of the nuptial present the father might
be entitled to,
60.24 Comm.
dleaghaid Muscraidi trian cach
turchairthe dochuirfead tond hi tir,
Lec. 126b36
. dleaghaid
aigidh a riar guests are entitled to attention,
Hy Fiach. 40
.
dodligh Ua C. an marbadh ísin i ndioghal mharbhtha a
dearbhrathar O'C. had a right to slay (him),
AFM v 1770
.
Folld. by dependent clause: di mnai . . . dlegtae a mbreith
for otrus who are entitled to sick-maintenance,
Ériu xii 30 § 37
.
dligim a lethid sud do rada `I have a right to say such a thing',
RC xix 144
. ni dleagaid a ngabail a fhiadnaisi they are not
entitled to be accepted as evidence,
YBL 142a52
. dlegait flaithe
fonuaslaicter a ngella chiefs are entitled to the redemption of
their pledges,
Laws iii 24
.
With pers. obj.: ail dún descin ríg nondlig the king who has
a claim on us (i.e. whom we serve),
Metr. Dinds. ii 36
.
Absol.: sech gach baili a ndligim every stead in which I
have rights (?),
ZCP xii 387
.
Folld. by DE: dligim dít-su .i. marbad mo chomcheili I have
a claim on thee, namely, for the slaying of my comrade,
RC iii
184
(
LL 122a46
). atat ar commáine fair . . . dlegmait de ar
foirithin we are entitled to help from him,
Hib. Min. p. 65
.
millsen dliges rī Caisil dib,
Corm. Y 140
.
nach forbech dliges
rí Locha Léin de Chorco Tri,
ZCP viii 316
. corr in bass do-dligis dind shapely the hand which we owe Thee (of the hand of
Christ),
ACL iii 243 § 23
.
an rí is damhna an rígh arís | dá
mharbhnaidh dím do dhleisdis,
Book of O'Conor Don 260a27
.
má dhligheann tú éinní dhe,
Philemon 18
. Cf. also
Luke vii
41
,
xvi 5
, where the prep. used is probably de.
Folld. by ó: (of a wound) ni dligh focruic leada on fir
fodadfich is not entiled to (i.e. does not give the injured party
a right to) payment of the leech from the man who inflicts it,
Ériu xii 16 § 19
.
croidhe eile dhlighim uaidh, | an croidhe-si
uaim do bhris,
Dánta Gr. 50.3
.
(b)
deserves, merits: ni dlig digail he does not deserve punishment,
Wb. 4c23
.
ni dligi bennachtain,
Goid. 180
.
dligid ecna airmitin,
Tec. Corm. § 15
.
dlegat péin ┐ damain forru,
PH
4076
. dlegat onoir ┐ oirmitiu mor (leg. oirmitin móir?) doib
(where doib refers to subj. of verb),
1505
. dlegait tríst ar
techt ó Chríst (men) deserve a curse when they depart from
Christ,
Metr. Dinds. iii 12
.
ni radligiusa diultud frim i Temraich,
LL 51b9
. nach tuc as acht drong do dligh he brought out
only those who deserved it,
Ériu iv 118
.
ón dammain dliges
tria chomchétfaid n-imarbais,
RC xxv 242
.
ernifes do chách
amal dlé,
248
. is mo . . . m'indirgi inas mar dligim logad
(= quam ut veniam merear,
Gen. iv 13
),
Lec. 531a31
.
dlighidh
gach maith a luaighidheacht,
TSh. 4875
. Folld. by DE: ni
holc rodlecht dím do ben no evil hath thy wife deserved of me,
Metr. Dinds. iii 388
. By ó: ni dlegait fiach o Dia o nach do
doniat saethar they deserve (earn) no recompense from God,
ZCP iv 389
.
do dhlighis achmusán uaim,
KMMisc. 346
.
II Pass.
dlegair x do y
(a) x is due from y; y owes x, (b) x is
required of, is incumbent on y (where x generally a vn. or
clause). In O.Ir. the construction is felt to be personal, as is
shown by the use of pl. form; later it comes to be impers.,
esp. in cases of type (b).
(a) ní dlegar ní duib gl. nemini quicquam debeatis,
Wb. 6a24
.
manud dlegar ni do gl. si aliquid . . . debet,
32a18
. dlegtir
féich dúib you owe debts,
4a10
. cia no-dlestá miach óir do
cech ḟir díb though each man of them should owe a bushel of
gold,
TFerbe 31
.
With DE: ni dlegar cimbid dim c[h]iniul a captive is not due
from my tribe,
TBC-I¹ 2142
=
dom,
TBC-LL¹ 1579
. imin mbiadh
a ndlesta in cumul de for which the c. would be due from him,
Laws ii 268 Comm.
Absol.: i ndlegur no na dlegur in cin
whether the debt is due or not,
Laws ii 52 Comm.
(b) dlegar dom I am bound to, ought to; absol. it is due,
right, necessary: dlegair domsa precept do cách gl. debitor sum,
Wb. 1b8
. dlegair do comalnad ind huili rechto gl. debitor est
universae legis faciendae,
20a12
. dlegair doib ministrare
gl.
debent m.,
7a8
;
13a17
. dlegair do neuch attlugud buide do Dia
gl. debiti est,
Ml. 55a7
.
a coic cach lae d'fhiss . . . dlegair do
cach intliuchtach,
SR 262
.
ised dlegur don aite in marcuigucht
do munadh dho,
Laws ii 156 Comm.
ised dlegair don rig
cuindrech cáich,
PH 4099
.
mar dlegar don cleir in chuing,
Hy Fiach. 240
.
go ndleaghair dhúinn bheith i n-oirchill ar
an éag,
TSh. 886
. With depend. clause: dlegair do flaithaib
donimairget cach dib it is incumbent on princes to levy,
Laws
iii 20
.
dlegar don rig nach derna fell,
YBL 168a15
. Absol.:
ni
dlegar accubur inna ndrochgnimae,
Ml. 90d11
.
dlegair ón condib inducbal do Dia aní as inducbal dia muntair,
90b13
. dlegtair
samaisci móra bale na bít tairb heifers must needs be big where
there are no bulls,
IT i 72
. nico dlegar tuaslucud for feoil
there should be no relaxation as regards meat,
Mon. Tall. § 51
.
dia peccaige i nDia dleghar a chlochad,
PH 2749
.
do foillsiugud in neich dlegair do dénum hi tempul Dé,
4533
. ni
dligther snámh a mhúnadh dhóibh muna raibhe uisce a
comhfochruibe there is no obligation to teach,
Laws ii 156
Comm.
ní dlegar coindmed do dénum . . . forru,
BColm. 64
.
ní dleaghair cion staire do thabhairt ar a scríbhinn,
Keat. i 56
.
dleagur an fual do toghairm isna tedmannaibh so,
23 P 10,
29a33
. Perf. (esp. in chevilles): feib rodlecht
as was due,
SR
1301
.
fuair a aidid, mar rodlecht,
Metr. Dinds. iii 6
.
ruc uan
degrand mar rodlecht,
LL 153b15
.
iar n-imarbus doib nir
dlecht,
Lec. 533a32
.
Folld. by DE:
dlegair duin (nó dín) dul do'n glan-rúin,
PH
5216
.
mna delbda . . . a ndermat ni dlegar dím,
LL 137a12
.
ni dlegur de a foirithin he is not bound to give him relief,
Laws
ii 58
. airlisi . . . ni dleghar de dire `is not entitled (amenable?)
to a fine',
70.25
(III (c) ?). dlegair de a crod uile do breith ind it
is required of him to bring,
iv 20 Comm.
cach comaithech asa
tir dotroich, dlegar de a glanad,
Corm. Y 1082
. ni dlegar dím
acht oen-ailgis isind lo sa I am not bound to grant more than
one request,
RC iii 179
.
dlegar dínn ar n-imcaissin do thimorcain,
PH 6869
.
is ed dlegar dib-sium co rocharut he-sium,
4098
. do chinn tslōighidh nāch dlecht diobh to which they were
not bound,
ZCP viii 116
(dlecht?).
ni dlegar dim gāi do rād,
Lec. 84b15
. malairt do dligheadh dínne the exchange I should
have made,
A. Ó Dálaigh xxiii 3
.
ní dleaghair díom scéala do
thabhairt duit-se,
Keat. ii 6347
.
a mharbhnadh ní díom
dlíghear | ním ollamh re oirfideadh,
Ó Bruad. ii 150
.
With AR, ó: dlegar ar in dar[a] fer ni dlegar on alaile it is
required of,
Laws ii 272.22 Comm.
In follg. cases there is an
ellipse: erlam grind [is] manach min . . . combrugaid is
deorad De | uadaib dlegar apdaine it is from these that the
office of abbot should be filled,
ZCP xii 385
=
gabthar,
Wortk.
212
; cf.
ZCP ix 470.7
.
is o Muscraidi dlegar ollam i Caisel
dogres,
Lec. 126b41
.
III In Mid. Ir. dligid is often used in act. voice in sense
ought, is bound to, owes
, a meaning developed from above use
of passive, but which is implicit in some cases (esp. in neg.
sentences) which strictly belong to I: ní dlig comraind
curadmír the champion's bit is not entitled to division (i.e.
should not be divided),
FB 68
. trí dorchae ná dlegat mná do
imthecht into which women have no right to go,
Triads 100
.
dligid óg eladha it is the part of a young man (to acquire)
learning,
ZCP vi 261
.
hiteat sin lín dath dligius cach cochull
oiffrind ann,
LB 108a62
.
(a) Of moral or legal obligation ought, is bound to, must; in
late texts the condit. is often used of moral obligation
(cf. Fr.
il devrait):
an t-ollamh cuinghes gach ní . . . dligidh a bhrondadh amhail chuinghes,
ZCP viii 109 § 3
.
ni dlig ollamh
ainbfeile,
§ 2
. cecha marbt[h]ar diobh . . . dlighid a íoc rí
Temrach the king of T. is bound to pay for him,
116
.
dligid
na righ . . . besa . . . do mhūna da gclannuibh,
Ériu v 132
.
dlighidh seanchaid seneolus na n-airdrigh d'aisneis,
MR 96
.
dligid eascob oirned crismad coisercad,
Lec. 341a49
. dligid
in fili gorob feallsam the f. ought to be a philosopher,
313a25
.
ní sinne dlighus Eireannaigh do chabair,
CF 241
. dlighidh
eól ar uile chumhachtuibh connsuineadh he should have
knowledge of,
IGT Introd. 2
. ós ann dhlighim biad (bead,
MSS.) dod réir since it is my duty, I will obey you,
Content.
xiv 5
.
gurab eadh do dhlighfidís smuaineadh,
TSh. 153
. go
ndligheann sé a choguas do bheith glan aige he ought to have
a clear conscience,
Eochairsg. 36
. níor dhlighis mo dhíon you
were not bound to protect me,
A. Ó Dálaigh xxvii 8
. gan rún
bréige . . . do dlighfeadh triath Banbha breagh ought to be
without,
Book of O'Conor Don 255bz
. Of logical necessity:
laidaightur an teas nádúrdha acu . . . dá réir sin dlighid bheth
meta consequently they are necessarily timid (of inhabitants of
hot countries),
24 P 3, 172.14
. ca dobheir gach uili allus ar
bíth co ndlighenn sé blais sailti do bheth air why must all
perspiration have a salty taste,
173.24
.
(b) Impers. construction: is aire sin nach dlig a lecud ass it
is not right to release him,
PH 2817
. da marbad De gin cor
dlig though it was not right,
ACL iii 245
.
Breaga ┐ Cuailgne
. . . ni dlig a ndearmad,
Lec. 356b8
. cūisi eile rothógbattur ar
aird as a ndleisiod a mharbhadh for which he ought to be killed,
TFrag. 170
. is maith do dlisfidh a n-ulc do denam, uair is
adbul a n-ecoiri it would be quite right to do them injury,
TTebe 2628
v.l. (amae dlestis, text).
(c)
Owes, with DO of creditor: dligid cech rí réil | ēric Nēill
ón Nás every king of N. owes Niall's eric,
KMMisc. 272
.
cert
cech ríg . . . do chlannaib Neill . . . acht triar ni (ná, v.l.) dlig
cert,
260
. dlestis sin onoir ndeolaid duit they would owe thee,
Fen. 358
.
an gradh do dhlighmíd d'ar gcomharsain,
Donlevy 80
.
Similarly in pass., O.Ir. dlegar x do y
x is due from (owed by) y
coming to mean x is due to y:
im cert cach fenneda .i. cach set
dlegar don fennid,
Laws i 206
. dlegar d'Ultaib (dlegait
Ulaid, LL) tabach gēill it is the right of the Ulstermen to levy,
KMMisc. 272
.
dlegair do lind locha Léin | athchomarc,
Metr. Dinds. iii 260
.
dleaghair do shluagh shíol Luighdheach |
sreathnughadh cath sluagh Muimhneach,
Keat. iii 3074
(poem). Rarely with DE: nach airlisi . . . ni dleghar de dire
`every "arlis"-enclosure . . . is not entitled to a fine' (?),
Laws ii
70
(II (b) ?). ag seo in glacc-sa a nguin do glaicci, | a maic De, mar
dlegar dit as is due to Thee,
ACL iii 243 § 24
(construction due
to rhyme with ícc?).