n f. (Lat. qualitas, Wortk. 172 )

(a) quality, property : isna cáilibh nadura = in qualitate naturae (sic leg.), O'D. 542 ( H 3.17, 434 ). foladh ┐ . . . c.¤ substance and quality, O'Gr. Cat. 254.27 . is ó'n tsubiecht gabus gach quail tosac[h], 259.29 . co fuil gach uile corp . . . cumasc[th]a as a cáilib féin, 246.23 . in tan gabtar in fín . . . a c.¤ laidir, 215.10 . cail gotha `quality of voice', Auraic. 601 . tria chail na tr. n-indsge, 3774 . is ed inchoisces qāil ind ḟocail as locusta .ii loco sta , ZCP xii 370.12 . do réir cháile ┐ chaindigheachta bídh, TSh. 8067 . ní fuil órd cailidh (cailli, v.l.) ná métaighti ar pianaib ifirn, De Contemptu 2593 . an t-aran d'ithe 'n-a cail fein, BCC 438.11 . c.¤ na persan `condition of the person', RSClára 68 § 1 . fir fa ch.¤ a gcionaidh, DDána 98.7 . créd hí an cháill shonuis do bhí oruibh blessedness, Galatians iv 15 . ? iar cálaib (: fácaib) garb ro gáel gail, SR 6167 .

(b) characteristic, trait : cáile maithe anma, Párl. na mB. 40 . ní coimseach mo ch.¤ ó chorp, PBocht 11A. 25 . is beg oram c.¤ na mban I do not like the ways of women, Duan. F. i 85 § 12 . go mbíd cáile sna hainmhinntibh . . . budh inleanta dona daoinibh, TSh. 2626 . an ch.¤ ón ceanamhla sind, O'Hara 1331 .

(c) repute, reputation : co clú is co c.¤ , SG 29.42 . cion ┐ c.¤ , AFM v 1630.5 . Í. Mh. as chruth-ghlaine c.¤ , Content. xxix 23 . inshluaghaidh a ch.¤ don coin, ZCP ii 344.12 `the fame of it (the deed) was as good as a hosting', Ir. Syll. Poetry 104 . cúirt go gc.¤ ar chócaireacht `famous for', Timth. vi 37 § 5 . ní c.¤ duit a bheith chomh h-uaibhreach, Hard. i 335.15 . Also cáile: an tí do raid is feas a ch.¤ ` fame ', O'Rah. 104.73 .

(d) measure, amount : dá mbeith c.¤ don éagcóir féin aige, Maguires of F. 25 . Frequ. with éicin some, a certain amount : go ffúair c.¤ éiccin ṡaothair ag sccríobhadh na Riaghla, RSClára 36.x . c.¤ éigin sholais do thabairt don aos óg, RC iv 355.2 . nō go ccodhludh cāil éigin, Feis Tighe Chonáin 38 . iomad re rádh re F. ┐ c.¤ éigin re P., Celtica i 93.190 . a gc.¤ éigin in some sort, Mac Aingil 156 .

(e) With prep. I N- way, respect; a mórán do cháilibh, Párl. na mB. 1838 . croinn . . . / nír mheabhoidh orrtha i n-éanch. in any respect, O'Hara 2462 . san ch.¤-sin in that respect, Desid. 4398 . créud í an cháill a rabhabhair fáoi eagluisibh eile?, 2 Cor. xii 13 . With AR: ní ar aon-ch.¤ amháin, TSh. 6488 .

(f) In conj. phrase i gc.¤ (co n-) so that : i gc.¤ go measaim, Hackett² xxx 29 . a gc.¤ gur taosga . . . , Mac Aingil 162 . With Vn. a g-cail a n-imrisin do t-slánughadh aturra with a view to settling their dispute, Hy Maine 161.35 .

v (*com-tóis-, -tuais-, Pedersen Vgl. Gr. ii 651 ). Indic. pres. 3 s. contuaisi, ZCP xxx 154.1 . contoisi, Bodl. Dinds. 13 . 3 p. contóiset, LU 8421 ( FB 29 ). contúaset, 7599 (BDD). 1979 (FA) coistet, 1980 . Ipv. 2 s. coiste, SR 1151 . PH 1388 . costi, 8182 . 3 s. caisted, Auraic. 2197 . 2 p. costid, Arch. Hib. ii 93 § 17 . caistid, Metr. Dinds. iii 12.126 . caistidh, ACL iii 307.z . costaidh, BLism. 169 vb 21 . 3 p. coitset, Éigse x 181 § 1 . Subj. pres. 2 s. contuaisi, IT i 142.4 . 3 s. -coitsea, Wb. 13a10 . contúaisi, Tec. Corm. 11 . 2 p. -coitsi (= -sid, Ped. loc. cit.), Wb. 17b32 . Impf. 2 s. -coistithe, LU 3275 (SC). 3 s. contúased, Misc. Hib. 17 § 6 . fut. 3 s. contuasfe, Mon. Tall. 129.35 . 1 p. -choistfem, Bruchst. 34 § 78 . 3 p. -coistifet, LL 24806 . Pret. 3 p. contúasiset, LU 1450 ( MU² 923 ).

Vn. coitsecht. Vbl. of necess.? caistide, ZCP xiii 264.3 .

Later coistid.

Hears, is silent; hearkens, listens (with FRI): ni méte dúibsi nicoitsi[d] frinni `that ye listen not', Wb. 17b32 . diacoitsea cách frialaile, 13a10 . gidh bé contūasi fri mná, Ériu ii 229 § 5 . con-ceil con-tūaisi `he who remains silent conceals', Celtica viii 74.z ( ZCP iii 454.11 ) = contuaise, Laws iv 54.15 = erne contuaisid for conguir nad urguir gacha taoisi a tulach, O'Curry 2370 ( Eg. 88, 28 (29)d ). contuaisi runatha na foege, O'D. 973 ( H 3.18, 679d ). contuáset fri forcetol bréthre Dé, LU 2163 (FA). trí bráthair uamain: sta! sit! coiste!, Triads 137 . coistidh re hedh, RC xiii 6.12 . caistigh re cealmhaine, ML 122.18 . gach aon na contuaisi (sic) fri ceol who has no ear for music, MS. Mat. 579 . w. no choistmis re ceol cuaine, Acall. 3520 v.l. dia coisti frim, ACL iii 296 § 32 . coitsiod fri ríara rígh, Ériu xiii 23.9 .

ind applied to scabbards: ratuaslaicit...assa n-intigib ecra sta...claidbi, LL 240a5 = TTr. 1716 . Cf. ecrus.

v (in(d)-com-sech) indic. pres. s. 2 incoisce, Laws iv 108. 1 Comm. 3 incosaig, Sg. 208a9 . inchoissig (rel.), Ml. 59a7 . inchosaich, TBC-I¹ 623. ní inchoisig , Sg. 9a16 . pl. 3 ní inchoisget , Sg. 202b3 . impf. s 3 inchoisged, 9a16 . ipv. s. 2 inchoisc, Trip.² 1140. incoisc, LU 4864. subj. pres. s. 3 ? incoisce, Laws iv 144.1 Comm. subj. past. s. 3 in- coississed, Ml. 24c22 . rel. inchoissised, Wb. 2c7 . Ml. 56a13 . fut. s. 2 in-coisis, Bürgschaft 28 § 76b . pret. s. 3 ro inchoisc , Trip.² 1186. Pass. pres. s. incoissegar, Ml. 127d14 . inchoisechar, Sg. 198a3 . pl. incoisgedar, 29a2 . inchoisciter, PH 3066. pret. s. inchoisecht, Ml. 16c10 . inrochosecht, Ériu iii 142.233 . Part. pl. incoiscthi, Ml. 49a7 . Later declined as an i- verb, inchoiscid: indic. pres. s. 3 incoiscid, LB 251a3 . subj. past s. 3 co ro inchoiscidh (leg. -edh), RC xlvi 228.9 . pret. s. 3 ro ioncoisg , Leb. Gab.(i) 10.15 . Pass. indic. pres. s. incoiscithur, Laws ii 154.5 Comm. pret. s. ro hincoiscedh , TTebe 3589 .

(a) signifies, indicates, points out: conrobad inna chorp ní inchoissised tóbe uitiorum `so that there might be in his body something to signify ...,' Wb. 2c7 . a cétna n-etargnae inchoisechar per ille `the first cognition which is signified,' Sg. 198a3 . áram inchosaig dede `the number that signifies a pair of things,' 71a2 . suin do ṡlund ind úildetad inchoisget, 45b1 . dind intliucht inchoisget, 53a10 . incoissegar deacht ┐ doinacht críst tris in loc inna aisndísen, Ml. 127d14 . son inchoissised longud, 56a13 . is ed inchosaig a frecndarcus `it is that which indicates His presence,' 116d3 . atcoisged amal bid hi frecndairc nobeth `he used to point out him as though he were present,' 24c15 . is tremfeidligud suthin inchosig permaneo non sic maneo, 21d4 . ro inchoisc Pátraic dó altóir chlochtha ... fo talmain `indicavit,' Trip.² 1042. ro inchoisc Pátraic dóib cosmailius in luicc cona méur ó chill Garat, 1186 . incoiscsiu damsa ced leth atá Emain, LU 4864. crích íncoisce ail adrada `a district which a stone of worship marks,' Laws iv 142.16 Comm. crich insin nad incoiscet nach comarda ┐ nad cuindrighther senchaide, O'Curry 33 ( H 3.18, p. 13 ). gillfai ┐ in-coisis `dass du Unterpfand stellen und anzeigen (aussagen) wirst,' Bürgschaft 28 § 76b . is ed inchoisciter dúin-ne triasin ernaigti thrédai do-roine Ísu ..., PH 3066. conadh ime rofaid Dia an lucaist co ro inchoiscidh (leg. -edh) do ... that he might show him, RC xlvi 228.9 . ised inchoisces qāil ind ḟocail as locusta .i. loco sta , ZCP xii 370.12 . issed inrochosecht tre sodain (sic leg., Ed.) sladi muintire Coirpri what was signified was, Ériu iii 142.233 .

(b) teaches: incoiscithur do marcuighecht `he is taught horsemanship,' Laws ii 154.5 Comm. is amne íncoisce doib scor ann `thou instructest them', iv 108.1 Comm. as eadh ro ioncoisg-side doib, long do dhenamh, Leb. Gab.(i) 10.15 . cia ro incoisc dhuit sin olse mo druidh ol in righ who thus instructed you?, BB 210b30 .

interj an exclamation: trí bráthair uamain: sta! sit! coiste! (ist sta ┐ coisde, v.l.) `hush!' `stop!' `listen!,' Triads 137. See also sit.

an interjection: trí bráthair uamain: sta! sit! (ist, sist, v.ll.) coiste!, Triads § 137 , Celtica xxv 102 .

an interjection. hush! hist!: trí bráthair uamain: sta! sit! (v.ll. ist, sist) coiste! `three timid brothers', Triads 137 , Celtica xxv 102 . ata inna chotlud. Sit, sit (stata! v.l.), arnachandusca, Hib. Min. 78.23 . sit sit .i. éisd, éisd, O'Cl. See also sitsait.

v = tá, q.v.: sta .i. seas; stá a athaigh ar Conall .i. seas, O'Cl. sta a c[h]aillech, Corm. Y 1059 (93.12) = tá, Corm. Bodl. 34 . trí bráthair uamain: sta! sit! coiste! ` hush !', Triads 137 . Cf. stata! nachandíusaig `hush!', Hib. Min. 78.1 .

n iomdha mairc i maoil mo ghualann | re taoibh tailc ním tualang s.¤ `neither can I stand the stiffness of my side', Ó Bruad. iii 206.12 . Cf. stá ` utility, use ', P. O'C.

n [f.] (Eng. or Romance loan-word) statute: in aghaidh statuite an prionnsa, AFM vi 2148.x . statuiti nuaidhe, v 1444. 12 . doroine sta[t]úide ┐ dligeda núa, Maund. 198 . lé comhairle nó lé sdatuid, Carswell 34 . do réir statúidi na hEcluise, Fier. 239 . léxa ┐ sttatúide th'uachtarán cilli ┐ tuaithi, Mac Aingil 286.15 . Note also: labrum anois do statuitt an dímais nature, attributes (cf. dliged, Ed.), De Contemptu 2039 . statuyt luchta in dimais, 2134 v.l.

(also tath, taith, see infra). Interjection with impv. sense be silent, hush : tá chéin, for Maine Milscothach, BDD² 447 , cf. note and 48 , 1399 . tá a chaillech ! na hacaldai Senchán, Corm. Bodl. 34 (prull) = sta , Corm. Y. ta din, Ériu v 30.24 . tāth cēin gl. coistidh, BDC 128.366 . taith cein, H 3.18, 410 f. Glossed clostid, LU 6898 . cloistighi, H 3.18, 410 f. Strachan ( ACL i 28 ) suggests connection with 2 tóaid is silent (see also RC xxxii 199 ). Cf. `Táíí uile,' ar sé, ┐ ro táíetar lucht in tsidha uile co taí tostadhach, Acall. 403.

adj i In SR talc (o,ā ? but see Études Celt. xxvii 186-87 ): tor tolach talc (: comnart), SR 5077 . co tolcaib na tor talc, tren (?: mac), 6767 . Cf. ZCP xii 437.1 , infra.

Strong, vigorous, firm, strict: .i. daingen, O'Dav. 1574. Of persons: fer t.¤ trebur co sonairte ballraid, LU 6709 . fear donn t.¤ tarbda, RC xxiv 176.19 . tailce erlabra `vigorous of speech,' Tec. Corm. 16.55 . Of human body: da dorn le traigidh t.¤ , Laws v 40.26 Comm. tar taebhuib tenna tailce ... aroile, Stair Erc. 2395 . re taoibh t.¤ ním tualang stá ` stiff ' (from work), Ó Bruad. iii 206 . Of weapons, etc.: sc(éith) tailcti, sceith th.¤ , v.l., TBC-LL¹ 5517 (cf. tailci, tailcti, v.l., CCath. 5342 ). cona taulimlinn t.¤ tuinigthe (shield), CCath. 4726 . cona ffiodhbhacaibh tailce toinnmíne, AFM vi 2126.19 . Of houses: tighthe tolla tailce talmhan, ML 6.24 . Of places strong, well-fortified; rich, prosperous (?): re ro met a nitad ... mon tir t.¤ torech, Cog. 52.16 . fo dáire th.¤ ` strict ,' Metr. Dinds. iii 194.19 . ba talc (tailc, v.l.) tli diar triathaib `a stout comfort to our lords,' ZCP xii 437.1 . As adv.: is t.¤ ┐ is tarbech forrópartatar in tulaig sin, TBC-LL¹ 5293 . carpat Catháir ... | t.¤ rothairmcell triathu trét ` valiantly ,' Metr. Dinds. ii 82.30 .

Equat. talcithir ... seólcrand prímlui[n]gi móri, LU 6474.

Compd.: triathbla tailcthreibe Temra, LL 132a39 .