n m. and f. (see Thurn. Hdb. § 302 ) (Lat. testimonium). In O. Ir. indecl. in sg.: g s. briathar in testiminso (sic leg., Suppl.), Ml. 14d1 . 104b3 . Sg. 154a1 . ind arcc testemain , SR 4188 . Later g s. co nailchib testemna , Laws iv 356.14 (Críth Gabl.). na teisteamna , v 2.11 Comm. a du. forsin da thestimin , Ml. 46c3 . n p. in testimni , 38c8 . Tur. 39 . (in)na testimni , Ml. 38c9 , 9a . a p. testimni, Wb. 10d37 . g p. testimne, Ml. 35b17 .

(a) testimony, evidence: amal donuic testimni ó altorib inna nídol `testimonies,' Wb. 10d37 . dorat-sa testemain maith ar Crist, LB 223a41 . consuiter fir for roscadaib ┐ fasaigib ┐ tesdemnaib firaib, Laws v 6.13 (but transl. `Schrifttext,' Cóic Con. 59 § 139 , see under (b)). i fir ┐ dliged ┐ aignead .i. na teisteamna, no na parbuili, Laws v 2.2 , 11 text and Comm. dliged .i. teistemain, v 450.6 Comm. as for Sechnusach do rattadh an teistimensi: Ba srianac, ba heaclascac ..., AFM i 280.9 .

(b) text, scriptural quotation, passage: gaibthir tra déde isin testiminse sís `two things are treated of in this text,' Wb. 16d7 . 23c11 . ho testimnib screptaire, Ml. 35b1 . tabart testimne inna canone fetarlaice, 35b17 . 38c8 . hi testimnib file is int salm anuas, 46c14 . issi ciall gaibes in testimin so, 101c6 . frisgair in testemin se dondib dligedib remeperthib, Sg. 193b6 . tuc Baethin testemain a Basil do throethad in diumais `quoted a text from B.,' RC xx 180.10 (ACC). in testemain canōine, Corm. Y 1224 . teistimain medónach liubair Matha: Omnia quaecunque ... `the middle text of M.'s gospel,' Lism. L. 4147 . See also íarteistimin, medónteistimin s.v. medón.

(c) In phr.: arcc t.¤ the Ark of the Covenant (cf. arcam testimonii, Exodus xxv 22 ): co nderndtais doib eclais nglain | ┐ ind arcc testemain, SR 4188 . in áirc thestemain, LB 125a8 . Cf. 128a35 . testemain taiscidi amal scrin sciamda co n-illdelbaib, BB 241b21 .