n o, m. (Lat. apostolus). abstal, Wb. 10c16 . abstil (g s.), 10c20 , 23a10 . abstul, Lism. L. 4605 . abstolaib, Thes. ii 247.13 ( Cambr. 38a ). Later also asbal. See esbal. See GOI § 919 . asbal asbhal esbal esbhal absdal eabsdal [eabhsdal abhsdal add. P] m., IGT Decl. § 11 . asbail (g s.) (asbhuil, v.l.): casmail, ex. 389 .

Apostle . In O. Ir. glossing Lat. apostolus, Wb. 5b17 , 10c16 , 18c1 , 18d1 , 21c5 , 25a14 ; Ml. 38c3 , 42b7 , 50d16 . condartar ainm napstil doib tre precept nimdibi dúibsi, Wb. 20c24 . apstil i tossug, 27a5 . fornét frisáibapstalu dar[m]chensa, 16b4 . uitam aeternam amal dombérthar dúnni apstalaib, 25d12 . amal dundrignis do Pól a.¤ , Ml. 128a12 . Patraicc príma.¤ Hérenn, Thes. ii 322.4 (Hy. iii). apstol .i. ab postulo ad Deum .i. tochuirim, Corm. Y 77 . rig no esbog no comarba abstail (prob. of `the twelve apostles of Ireland'), Laws v 242. 25 Comm. soillsi Críst ┐ na n-a.¤ , Trip.² 57 . hi feil a.¤ , LU 1857 . da apstal déc innsi Fáil, SG 34.35 . da apstol decc na hErenn, BNnÉ 96 § 1 . for altóir Petair apstail, Ériu ii 192 § 1 . fri harchangliu ná hapstalu, 194 § 8. Jacōb mac Ailphi cen on / ulcha fata ar in abstul, iii 196 § 11 . san domnach . . . tadbas Críst da aspulaib, 144 § 17. a absail (v s.) (: bratsain), Dán Dé xii 22 . na hasbhail (: an tann-sain) . . . uile, xv 23 . is é céid-easbal do chan / 's do thréigeasdar é an t-asbal, xx 7 . ló do ló gun asbal inn, IGT Decl. ex. 388 . do delbhoip . . . apsal, Fl. Earls 70.1 .

Cf. axal.

u, m. vn. of do-luigi. IGT Verbs § 83 . g s. dílgotho, dilgutha, Wb. 2c17 ; 14c19 . dílgutha, dilgudo, dilguda, Ml. 55d5 ; 32d15 ; 46b29 . dílguda usually in mid.Ir. but dilguid, PH 2323 . dilgeda, Laws v 386 (text).

(a) forgiveness, pardon, remission, forgiving . The person forgiven is regularly indicated by the prep. DO; the thing forgiven to the person is expressed in the O.Ir. glosses by gen., in M.Ir. also by the prepp. DO, I N-, TAR CEND; once in SR by dat. without prep. (1700). d.¤ pecctho, Wb. 5c8 . d.¤ do chách, 14d23 . cen d.¤ cech ancridi dognethe frib, 9c20 . rad dilgutha pecthe, 14c19 . dilgud a pecthe ndoib tri baithis, Tur. 45 . conairleci d.¤ ar pecthae ṅdún, Ml. 105c9 . ba chuimnech dilguda duinni fochosmailius dundrolgis don popul robo[i] in egept, 46b29 . postulo veniam a Deo .i. dotluchor dilgad o Dia, Corm. Y 20 (Anecd. iv). ni dlig demun dilgud, Laws i 8 . nech nad roich inní frisa mbi ferc do dilgad do-suidiu inna cridiu denad aithrigi du dia colleir he who cannot forgive in his heart him with whom he is angered let him repent earnestly to God, Ériu vii 170 . tria chai pectha co n-iris dilguda `of lamenting over sins, with faith in forgiveness', ib. co tardad Dia dilgud ṅglan | cennach ṅdibdud do Adam, SR 1647 . im dilgud dot immarbos, 1608 . gadatar Dia . . . | im dilgud d'Adaum hifus | dia gábud, dia immarbus, 1651 . dorigni Dia . . . | slandilgud cinad Adaim, 1654 . gadamar huili Dia ṅdil | im dilgud duib for cintaib, 1700 . dilgadh ┐ dilgend mo phecthadh, Otia ii 97 . gabsait buaid iar ṅd.¤ , Fél. Oct. 29 . gabam ar ferge firbruth | tabram dilgud diar naimdibh, ACL iii 321 . do chungid dilguda dia chintaib (Pref. to Celebra Iuda), Lib. Hymn. i 17 . causa quia voluit Deum laudare .i. do chuinchid dilguda dona tri cathaib doroine (pref. to Altus Pr.), 63 . cuinnig co Dia ndilgudach dilgud m'uilc, CF p. 88 ( GJ iv 56 ). ond úair gebas cach duine céill for dilgud dó aneich dogéna di ulc, RC vi 164 . im dála dilgotha, 165 . guid in Coimdid um dilgud duit dar cend t'imarbois, MacCarthy 64 . im d.¤ do thabairt duib da bar cintaib, 66 (cf. SR 1700 ). im dilgud do Adam ina imarbus, 64 . i ndilgud chinad ┐ targabal (in remissionem peccatorum, Matthew xxvi 28 ), PH 5055 . dilgud dam i cinaid cech ecora doronus, 2240 . tabair dilgud dam do mo peccthaib, 8057 . ó dígail co d.¤ , 3508 . i comartha dilguda, 3117 . a choland chruaid . . . a choimet na fergi, a dermat in dilghudai, 8241 . oc iarraid dilguid, 2323 . do Gilla Modubda dron | co darda Dia gach dilgadh, MacCarthy 436 (BB). aitchim díolghadh glé, Ó Bruad. ii 44 . nach tú fós do dhearlaic dhamh | dóchas díolgaidh am pheacadh, GJ iv 150 (transl. of Dies Irae, early 13th-cent. MS.). diolgadh .i. maitheamh, O'Cl. absolution (theol.): do admhaig a pecadha agus d'iarr maithmechas. tug Ciarán diolgadh dhi, SG 9 .

(b) remission, dispensation (of a penalty, debt, etc.): atcondaircsom ind figeill na nóine do d.¤ `he has seen the noon-day vigil excused', Mon. Tall. 135.5 (§ 22) . dilgud ina boraime remission of the tribute, AU 694 . Laws distinguish between dilgadh full remission (of fine) and timdibe curtailment, mitigation: isi in trocaire dilgadh no timdibe aneich dleghar ann, Laws iv 252 Comm. deithbir itir dilgadh ocus timdibe, ib. is rechtaid dilgeda ben cach briugad `the wife of each brewy may lawfully remit', Laws v 386 . ? Of the sruth do aill: is tualaing a forcetal conoisce gné naisneisin co ndilgudh im an aes mbecleighind `in mercy to the people of little learning', Laws iv 356 Comm.

? diolghadh ` payment, reward ', P. O'C.

Cf. dílogad.

n equated with Lat. venia by Vendryes (see Word v 1949, 103 f .). Only in the common formula in early religious verse, arcu f.¤ I beseech forgiveness: atait teora briathra | ata log maire for nim: | umanaire, cet gach tan, | epert do gres arcu f.¤ , ZCP vii 312 § 25 . arco f.¤ imondaire, Ériu i 202 § 28c ; 207n . arcu fuin(n) ium dia 'I beseech pardon of God' Ériu xix 60 § 11 . arco f.¤ dom ríg ... mo chorp uag i n-úaig, LU 9943 ( PRIA iii 536 ). arca f.¤ dom Dia re n-ég (.i. doberim críoch mo betha[dh] do Dia), ZCP v 488 (B. na f.). arco f.¤ dom Dia .i. ... postulo ueniam a Deo .i. dotluchor dilgad o Dia, Corm. Y 20 . Further exx. s.v. arcu.