n iā, f. (sochrait). sochraidi f., IGT Decl. § 3 .

(a) the state of having good or many friends : atait ceithre comadhuis cacha raithe la Féine . . . s.¤ cen féimed (.i. imat ndaghcarat aca, cona féimenn tobach an feichemhan), Bürgschaft 41.8 . ni laig aimsir for rinn sochraiti na dochraiti . . . .i. on fir deacairdeach na drochcairtach, O'Curry 1901 ( 23 P 3, 21b ). ferr sochraide slaibre, RC xlv 79 § 19 . Attrib. g s. aurail coimperta i soaici sochraiti `das Anbefehlen von Zeugung (Kindern) in eine wohlbefreundete (?) gute Erziehung', Stud. in E. Ir. Law 26 § 7 .

(b) friendship: sochraide .i. socháirde , O'Cl. dligid aite a s.¤ , RC xlv 30 § 7 , `ein Ziehvater hat auf seine (d.h. die ihm zukommende) Freundschaft Anspruch', Stud. in E. Ir. Law 26.20 . mac gaibes ar sochraiti .i. in mac alair ar shocharaiti, O'Curry 399 ( H 3.18, 222b ). in mac alar ar Dia ┐ in mac alar ar seirc ┐ in mac alar ar s.¤ can torachtain na sochraite, O'Curry 400 ( H 3.18, 223a ). cet[h]oir flathae duine isan centur .i. ōeti ┐ soinmige, slāine ┐ sochraiti, ZCP iii 453.16 . acāini imned fris, ronguidh di ṡochraitiu, ZCP vii 305.11 . dodeochatar fir Espáine lais dia ṡochraiti la Condlae on account of his friendship with C., viii 316.34 . Attrib. g s.: mór d'fhearaibh sochraide many friends, Measgra D. 18.21 .

(c) In concrete sense a body of friends, a person's followers, a retinue: is degchlu don cach sin s.¤ leis do cum ndala no aireachta, Laws iii 22.x Comm . mana nasta sealb no gaes no s.¤ , iv 352.8 . Fig. s.¤ Dé domm anucul, Thes. ii 356.15 . sógh na sochraide neamhdha | atá thuas mun dtighearna, DDána 37.3 .

(d) allies; an army : bíathad congbálae fri sochraiti túaithe 'providing food for a billeting for allies of the kingdom', CB 30 § 22 . dom-béra ar écin fri sochraiti Ailella ┐ Medba, TBC-LL¹ 141 . co tí collín a ṡluaig ┐ a ṡ.¤, a thinóil ┐ a thochostail nar sochraiti-ni, 4936 . cōic cét airdrig cona s.¤ remib, Ériu ii 100 § 4 . roleiged as a sochraidedha `their forces were allowed to depart', AU ii 408.11 . forgla ríogh ┐ taoíseach . . . a sochraide ┐ a mbáidh Ghall, ALC i 4.5 (perh. to (b) supra). da coirgead deich mormair Briain cona ngall socraitib, Cog. 168.8 . Diarmuid mac Murchadha do techt a nErinn ┐ socraidi Gall ┐ Saxanach ┐ ridiredh leis, RC xviii 274.3 . fuaratar fis na sochraide sin do thecht i n-a tír, ML² 910 . ní díoth sluaigh ná sochroide, TD 18.4 . Freq. in phrase s.¤ slóig reinforcements: do techt i n-imechtur Espaine do iarraid sochraide (fuillidh, v.l.) slúaigh, CCath. 2391 . do chuaid do chungid s.¤ slúaig, LL 223b26 ( TTr. 473 ). sochraiti ṡloigh d'iaradh ┐ dober-sa dhuit int sochraiti druadh, RC xliii 22 § 21 .

(d) a funeral, funeral cortège : gurab somholta dul i sochraide na marbh dá n-adhnacal, TSh. 5558 . sochraiti linmar ┐ torramh ro-onōrach, Fl. Earls 238.28 .