n g s. áda. Also spelt ág. good luck, prosperity, success: imridh an t-ágh na fhochoir i.e. fortune favours him, Arch. Hib. i 90 § x . o rancadar dar sál sair / co n-á.¤ is co n-ollbladaib, Metr. Dinds. ii 30.2 . sgiamh co n-agh, MR 228.1 . ni dam agh-sa a indesen it is not a good thing for me to have to tell it, Anecd. iii 47.10 . ni ar eirig ádh na amhantur dhoibh, ALC ii 498.2 . ní ḟaghaim ágh ná éadáil `luck or fortune', Content. ii 53 . is ádh don tuaith gan luach iona gcaithfeadh proinn `the common people's lot is not to have their dinner's price', Ó Bruad. ii 20.25 . ní fhéadann an tnúthach . . . ágh a chomharsan d'fhaigsin, TSh. 9319 . d'ádh éanorchair through a single lucky shot? (or perh. to be referred to 2 ág), Aithd. D. 23.32 . In phrase (atá) d'á.¤ ar: dol tar a riaghail d'ágh ort `thou hast the luck to over-step their rule', Studies 1920, 262.6 . grádh ar m'aire acht a hannsa / ní raibhe d'ádh oramsa, Aithd. D. 12.23 . dá mbeath d'ádh ar Oileach Néid / fa soidheach lán a leithéid if fortune favoured O., DDána 76.12 , With defining gen. ádh urroma the good fortune to be respected. DDána 100.22 . laoich uaisle go n-ágh n-oinigh `the noble warriors of triumphant honour', Studies 1920, 567.12 . ádh orchra i.e. absence of trouble, Aithd. D. 3.3 . Common in chevilles: mor int adh, Fen. 244.1 . Mamínítus fa mor ag (: imslan), MacCarthy 312.4 . līth n-ágha, Feis Tighe Chonáin 1518 . is scél ádha, Acall. 659 .

v (* aith-com-arc-, Pedersen Vgl. Gr. ii 457 ). Also as simple vb. athchomarcaid. asks, questions. Indic. pres. 3 s. dothaet . . . do thig a aite ┐ adcomaircc imbatar oegid isunn and asks if there were guests there, Rawl. 126b33 . ni athcomairc in dorsaid a thaidecht nonbar hi Caisil i.e. he may enter with a company of 9 without challenge from the door-keeper, Irish Texts i 20 § 11 . Pass. sg. ata aurba . . . nad aclaidead . . . adcomarcar uile `leave is asked about them all', Laws iv 154.21 . co natcomaircter nde cid ted, RC xiii 222.4 . Ipv. 2 s. atom-athcomairc ask me, RC xii 76 § 59 f. (the form may belong to a decompound, see ad-athchomairc (sic leg.), where a similar ex. from the same passage is given). Subj. pres. pass. sg. dia nathcomarcar in tan oslaicter . . . mana athcomarctar itir, Laws iv 156.10 . Impf. 3 pl. dus ind aith-comraictis banscale fris `whether women took counsel of him', Mon. Tall. 150.18 (§ 61) . Pret. 3 s. icad smacht na hoirgne . . . ar ni athcomarc for he did not ask leave, Laws iv 156.16 . Perf. 2 s. in scēl roathcomaircís. RC x 185.6 . 3 s. ma ro aithcomairc seom init bidbad do neoch isin tuaith ┐ ni ro ataim dó, O'Curry 609 (H 3. 18. 297). ro athcomhaircc an justis cia an mbratach, AFM v 1588.5 .

Vn. athchomarc .

v (*ad-uss-ber-, see Pedersen Vgl. Gr. ii 468 ). Indic. pres. 3 s. adopuir, Thes. ii 241.1 . a-tn-opuir, 253.6 (Stowe Miss.). ad-idn-opair, Ml. 66b4 . -udbair, Laws iii 52.8 . 3 pl. -idbarat, Wb. 1b20 . Pass. sg. adobarar, Wb. 10c3 . adoparar, 11b15 . See also atoibenar. adopar, Ml. 73a10 . -idparar, Wb. 5b6 . Pl. adopartar, Wb. 10c1 . adobartar, Ml. 60b17 . Ipv. 2 s. edbair, Trip.² 970 . Indic. impf. pass. sg. adoparthe, Wb. 15d20 .

Subj. pres. 3 s. (m)ad-id-ipre, Ériu vii 154 § 4 . Pass. pl. adoibertair, Anecd. i 42.9 . Subj. impf. 2 s. atopartha, ZCP v 498.20 . Fut. 3 s. ataopera, Trip.² 1585 . 3 pl. atob-opérat, Ériu ii 196 § 10 . Condit. 1 s. athoperainn, Trip.² 1886 .

Pret. and perf. 3 s. atrópert, Thes. ii 238.12 . adopart, 239.6 ; 242.9 , .19 . adrobart, Ml. 32b23 ; Trip.² 1909 . adodpart, Mon. Tall. 134.2 (§ 19) . ro édbairt , Trip.² 385 . 3 pl. adrobartat (sic MS.), Ml. 14a16 . at opartat , Gael. 50, 123 ( Blathm. 64 ). adrópartadar, Trip.² 2730 . ró edbartatar , 2660 . ro edbairset , 720 . Pass. sg. adropred, Wb. 15d20 . atamroipred, Ml. 44c17 . adoibriudh, O'D. 2189 (Nero A vii 132b). Pl. atdopartha, ZCP viii 173.z .

Part. edberthe, ZCP vii 484 ( Enchir. Aug. 84b ). Verbal of necess. udbairti, Laws iii 52.11 Comm. Vn. idba(i)rt. IGT Verbs § 46 . Later as simple vb. a(i)dbr(a)id (aud-, id-, ed-).

(a) offers up, sacrifices: a n-adobarar do ídlaib `what is offered to idols', Wb. 10c3 . dund idbairt adoparthe dar cenn peccati , 15d20 . adidnopair fessin du dia `who offers himself to God', Ml. 66b4 . cech ṅaudpairt adroipred, Fél. Ep. 346 . adropart Noe . . . / edpart uag uad don Comdid, SR 2617 . din tuaith ad-obart in n-ón `of the people who sacrificed the lamb', Ériu xviii 28 § 6 . cenél na pagan . . . atoboperat (odberad, atauiberaid, v.ll.) dia ndeeb fesne `who will offer you up', Ériu ii 196 § 10 (LB). dichain dichetal fair ┐ adodpair do dēib īdal, Corm. Y 756 . atā nī as dēodo liom dīt .i. edpair edparta mōra, ZCP iii 227.16 . atrobarthar (edbarthar v.l.) cet[h]ra ┐ édperta lubaide lib-si forsna h-altorib, Alex. 950 . go n-iodhbraim . . . dheit / m'anamsa . . ., Aithd. D. 92.66 . Of setting aside for religious vocation: adropart dā maic dec ┐ dā ingin dec Deo, Rawl. 148a41 . dí óig . . . ró ed bartatar a n-óigi don Choimdid, Trip.² 2660 . ro baithes di ingen Ailella . . . ┐ rus n-edbair a n-athair du Día, 2168 . edhbrais é féin do Bhrenainn amhail manach ndileas, BNnÉ 85 § 174 .

(b) offers, grants, bequeaths: roédbairt Díchu do Pátraic in Saball, Trip.² 385 . dorairgert . . . mucc . . . cecha bliadnae do Pátraic ┐ is ed ón at[o]berar fos, 427 . atropartatar lánéraic a mbanchró do A., Cáin Ad. 29 . adopart si dó ind maigin imbui `she bestowed on him the spot where he was', Mon. Tall. 134.9 (§ 19) . ni udbair nech seilb acht mad ni do ruaicle, `nobody should grant land except such as he has purchased himself', Laws iii 52.8, 11 Comm. ní odoperar don eclais sin ni ructar diam neich ní, O'D. 918 (H 3.17, 654 ) = adubenar . . . nech ní adoibriudh, 2189 (Nero A vii, 132 b). Cormac [mac] Diarmata roidpair Imblech n-Ech do Chomgall Bendchuir, Rawl. 122b7 . aidbret manchine a clann ┐ a cinél . . . do, BColm. 34 § 35 . audbrais dó a baile fora híc she offered him her stead for her salvation, Dinds. 36 . ( RC xv 424 ). is e fein roedbair in manestir . . . du Dia, Ann. Conn. 1224.2 .

Also aidben? Vn. of ad-feid (see Bürgschaft 23 , ZCP xviii 380 ).

(a) act of leading to, towards; setting something in motion: nach dal, nach a.¤ tonut-fuichfither any preparation, Bürgschaft 22 § 65 (b) (Veranstaltung?). frisna gnimu sin ┐ na haidbdena, 23 § c .

(b) Used of a person belonging to a noble grade whose function is to represent his kin in dealings with a higher lord, especially the king, or with members of an outside túath (see Bürgschaft, etc. above): combi lánchongnam i túaith do aidbdenaib, do noillechaib, do gi[u]ll, do gíall, do chairdiu tar cenn ceníuil tar crích i tech flatha, Críth G. 412 . do-beir cenel a slan na n-aidbhean .i. in tan nach biadh tobach. boaire medonach sin ┐ is edh gabus do laimh, dul tar ceann na tuaithe re cach nduine amach ┐ dul re laimh im cach ní dlighfit amuigh do tobach doibh the family pays the fine of the a. when a seizure has not taken place (i.e. when the a.¤ has not been able to recover the debt and has paid himself) O'D. 2287 ( Rawl. B 506, 26v1-2 ) ( ZCP xviii 380 ). Classed amongst the etarḟlaithi: rannait aitiri an da trian n-aile i tri .i. trian do flaith, trian do fine, trian do etarflaithib ┐ do iteraibh. trian na n-etarflaithe ┐ na n-etere, ranntair trian de do muire rechtgi doda-fet a tegh ri[g], a trian do aitiribh, a trian n-aill do aidhbenaibh na tuaithi do roinn co haenscrepall (of property of a deceased person), Bürgschaft 62.7 (Ériu i 215). ata aithech eirnis amal flaith fer son iii n-aidben, fer do-rata athair ┐ a senathair gell tar cenn a aicme, O'Curry 885 ( H 3.18, 396a ). tathat lim . . . logh do sinnsire tūs aidhbdhen tus ea[r]labhra, ZCP xii 365.14 ( tusn-aidbsina, Laws iv 372.12 . See aidbsiu). aidhbhean .i. adhbha dhíona, O'Cl. adhben .i. itercian bit dono adbena uasal .i. taoisich na tuaithe cach uais araile coruici righ, O'Dav. 185 (hence: aidhbeil (leg. aidhben, ed., aidh bhen, v.l.) .i. cian, Metr. Gl. 19 § 59 . aidhbhean .i. imchían nó fada, O'Cl.).

(c) the leading troops, vanguard (of an army): rushudhigsed sudhiugud fir fria n-aidpheana / fria sluaghadha fri cuanghala fria chaipdeana, Ériu xvi 180 § 9 . nicon reilgi a hiath aidhben / cūan nō caibden dia horgoin advance troops . . . to plunder her, Sitzungsb. Pr. Akad. v 1919, 93 § 31 (`aus fernem Land'). cengsat siar . . . ond Athain, aidben anair a troop from the east, Metr. Dinds. iii 4.35 (cf. aidhmen .i. deoraid, citing this ex., Ériu xiii 63 § 30 ). ?ciarb aidben leó fácbat sund / Cairmen . . ., Metr. Dinds. iii 6.63 . aidhbhean .i. olc no deoraidh, O'Cl. Hence as synonym of écht slaying, slaughter: mor d'echtaib ┐ d'aidbenaib, H 3.18 , 726.15 . slan a mhenman dechtaib ┐ daidhbenaibh dfhaghbháil forra, ITS xlii 302.y . robtar mince iomda a ccatha . . . a n-aidhbena for a mbiodhbhadhaibh, AFM vi 2280.9 .

(d) of Cú Chulainn's toys, playthings (cf. aidemm?): focheird a adbena uile riam acht a liathroit nammá, TBC-LL¹ 1018 . focheird a adbena ániusa uli úad, 1076 . gab icc athgarddigud na sliged reme da adbenaib ániusa, 1017 . mar benar a aidhbhena āiniusa ┐ imāna a lāmhaibh mic bhig, RC xiv 265 § 59 . Note also: ni haidhbhen etraib im Glend Ochaine sund, TBC(C) 425 (= cian, TBC-LL¹ , TBC St.

v (áil)

(a) In forms of address: a Chommdiu non-áiliu `o Lord whom I entreat', Fél. Ep. 559 . Osualt nóeb ṅáilme `holy Oswald whom we implore', Aug.5. epscop Iacob . . . non-áilem, July 14 . not álim a Chorán, LU 10011 . ailiu (.i. cluintí) Dia, dirged mo set, Laws i 10.15 . ailiu (.i. alim) iath ṅHerend, LL 1634 . Eber alius (.i. ro alius), 1653 . See 4 aill.

(b) requests, entreats: sic ailes som fordiuclaim . . . inna námat, Ml. 104b5 . ailme trocoiri [De], Trip.² 3092 . áilsi P. . . . ara tailced maccu C. `P. besought him to let back C.'s sons', Thes. ii 240.22 (Ardm.). āilfithuss F. `F. shall demand it', Ériu xvi 146.17 . ailsius A. A. demanded it, Ält. Ir. Dicht. 17 § 8 . áiltius n-écces go líon bertus, Ériu xiii 41.7 .i. guidhe in t-eces iar [n]imat a briathar, O'Dav. 246 . áile laith go meala maith, Ériu xiii 40.20 = ailiu laith lam co meild maith .i. guidhimsi, O'Dav. 1218. 1199 . costud sída .i. álim síd do chách .i. brithemnas do chach, LL 187a41 (cf. RC xxvi 24 ). alid in fer / concerta do chách, LU 8475 ( FB 33 ). concertfa fír foraib / feidm airg ailfes alid, 8487 (ib.). tiagam . . . co ro aileam ar n-eolus i tig ar n-athar, YBL 181a32 . almini a n-itge / náchan tecma drochrann `we pray a prayer to them that an evil lot may not happen to us', Fél. Jan. 10 . ailim th'itchi a Mhaodhoíg mhais, SG 29.34 . aílit na naeimh anti Ruadhan . . . ar co tairsiudh co cutrama friu, BNnÉ 321 § 23 . ailiu uisce co torair muir, O'Dav. 569 . ro ailestar he co ro leced dond arrucht labrad, RC xlvi 236.5 . ail dún co rodilgaithe triut ar tarmthect trogh intercede for us, Ériu i 122.7 . á.¤ x im y asks x for y: áliss P. Dubthach im damnæ nepscuip, Thes. ii 241.7 (Ardm.). ailthus Eogan imm esomon E. prays them for a truce, ZCP viii 313.5 . á.¤ x for y asks y for x: ben Adaim alainn nadchres / furri alim mo lanles, SR 1192 . ális Patraic fair ócláig n-álaind, Trip.² 2221 . ronáil fair cona tormaigfed `bound him not to add', Mon. Tall. 150.3 (§ 61) . ised rusáil Finn fuirri, RC xi 129.27 . ro ailsiot na cloimh almsain fair, BNnÉ 325 § 44 .

(c) is entitled to, deserves, requires: ni alet na daine so acht log a notrusa (.i. ni dlegaid), BCrólige 12 . atat .iiii. airig i tuaith alid annlunn . . . amal no[n]dalett miad a fer . . ., 26 . ailid carnai cach aire `every freeman . . . is entitled to fresh meat', ibid. ata .iii.[ar] i tuaith nad ale (.i. na dlig) otrus na fiachu `there are three men . . . who have no right to either nursing or fines', 43 . atá fóessam . . . nad áili acht tri séotu ara c[h]uru bél, Ériu xvii 64 § 4 . ailid nemed trian tora[i]d, Laws iv 186.1 .i. airiltnigid, x Comm. ailid gach rath a somaine, 376.19 . alidside taurgille nairib (bees), 162.1 . ma dosraid nech do gort ┐ ma alaid aithgin `? if it (the trespass) is entitled to restitution', (Plummer MS. notes), i 182.9 Comm.

part. of 1 ailid. In phrase mac a.¤ , technical term in Laws a reared son; a son whose father has granted him legal independence: in mac a.¤, as e in mac saerleicthe in sin hi tuaith huaire nonleice a athair oc neoch adgua .i. im dan fa trebhath, ZCP xiii 23.19 (`der auswärts aufgezogene Sohn', Bürgschaft 11 § 36 ).

n earlier ainbthine f. (anboth (see anfud), LEIA Cf. Pedersen Vgl. Gr. ii 59, 628 . See also feithine). Also ain(b)fen, ain(b)fene, ain(b)fine. n s. ind anbthine , LL 6889 . a s. ainuthen (ainbtine, v.l.), CCath. 3924 . g s. ainbthine, LU 8709 . anbthena, TBC-LL¹ 5300 . na hanfine , PH 4241 . n p. ainbthin, LU 2364 . -anfhethna, CCath. 1927 . ?g p. anbthen, MU² 629 . d p. ainbthinib, LU 2234 . ainphenaibh, RC xi 129.y .

(a) storm, tempest: maidm toraind tollchléthi / trethan trom ainbthine, LU 8709 ( FB 53 ). trethan .i. anfen, ut est ardainm tar tuinn trethan .i. anfenaigh, O'Dav. 1576 . ond anbthine sein ruc Paulínus E. i lluing, Anecd. iii 75.24 . gorta ┐ ainmtine, RC xxiv 373.4 . cur roimeclaigh Persaual in ainmten imurcrach roboí forsin sruth, D IV 2, 73 rb 30 . rodáil a ainbthen uile / dar Mag nA. (of Loch Rí), Metr. Dinds. iii 458.99 . immud anbthine na peni suthaine, IT i 170.z . commbogad ainbtini dermairi, CCath. 868 . isi conair tuc in ainfin e, 2104 . ainbhthine an aeéir, Studies 1921, 75 § 15 . ainfine imarcach ┐ doinionn dermhair, Fl. Earls 8.17 . ?g p. used attributively: lorg adúathmar . . . cend anbthen fhurri ┐ cend álgen, MU² 629 and n. Fig. ni ḟodhmad broinn ainfen[e] `stomachs endure not a storm', BCrólige 25 (cf. anfen .i. ingnad, ut est fri fail mil moir ni fodma bronda anfen, O'Mulc. 107 ). i n-anfine n-ai as regards the storminess of the case, Cóic Con. 15 § 2 = ainfene, 34 § 38.

(b) violence, fury, rage in general: troithaith ainbthine di dagbesaib cana ┐ rechtge, Laws iii 24.15 . flaith leigis anbtine for a tuaith .i. . . . leigis anfethaigh ar in ceile, O'Curry 458 (H. 3.18, 243b). co rolad anbfen eturru im glenn tribthine, BB 6a37 . mor do anfene ┐ do eccoimhnert, Stair Erc. 375 . atracht . . . a ainbfine onchon, 1347 . bruth ┐ anbthine Palámid, TTr.² 1311 .

As n.pr. Ainpthini ingen Maelduin, LL 362 marg. inf.

n (1 ainféthach) turmoil, commotion: ni ḟodhmad broinn ainfen[e] .i. comtinoilidh anfethuighi isin broinn, Ériu xii 20 n.8 . i n-ainfene n-ae .i. in anfcgthaigi (leg. anfethaige?) do denam iman ae, Cóic Con. 34 § 38 . Perh. also: anflaith gach flaith leigis anbtine for a tuaith .i. . . . leigis anfethaigh arin ceile . . . .i. guin ┐ gait gen innechadh, O'Curry 458 ( H 3.18, 243b ) (or collect. of 1 ainféth?).

v (2 aín) fasts, keeps a fast: intí óinas gl. qui non manducat, Wb. 6b19 . ro aínius mo thredan, LU 1322 . ri ró aen rothro[i]sc co glé / cethrachait lá ┐ aidche, SR 7573 . fri nech aoines sīrthroscad, ZCP vii 311 § 20 . ōene chorgais ronāin Crīst (raoein, v.l.), xiii 28.11 . roainestar S. . . . aine trédenosta, PH 346 . is-in t-sapoit . . . is innte no-áintís apstail, 331 . āinis i n-ūarc[h]arcroib / for lecoib lānglassoib (of Cainnech), ACL iii 220.5 . ro aoín siumh treadhan, AFM vi 2126.5 . Níceit, Iouian . . . ris n-aenim against whom I fast (to gain a petition), Gorm. May 5 . áintir tredan lasin eclais ┐ lasin túaith a three days fast is fasted, Ériu ii 204 § 22 . ainter ar Mac ṅDe ṅdegmoir / is sé seo cóir na háine let a fast be made for the sake of God's Son, LL 363 marg. inf. Note also: lán eneclann a leith risin tí aintir and `who is made to fast', Laws v 122.2 Comm.

n (comair) opposite position: ota aurchomair Sechim co sruth I. from opposite S. to, LB 125b35 . ro gab (sic leg.) . . . a erchomair he went straight on, IT ii1 174.30 . docuredar ass erchomuir in tslúaig they set out in the opposite direction from the host, LL 14093 .

With various prepp. With AR (FOR): ar a.¤ a n-aigthi ahead , LL 240a7 ( TTr. 1726 ). ar urchomair a gnúsi ┐ a agthi, TBC-LL¹ 5138 . inis fil for ercomair an essu for an ccuan, Leb. Gab.(i) 26.19 . With A(S): rapatar as urchomair Chruaiche P., Fl. Earls 8.z . as urchomair chāich before (i.e. in the presence of) all, 140.20 . With FO. In local sense: fo urcomair Innsi hE., AFM v 1580.12 . forsan bfairge fo erchomair Droma cliabh, ii 1104.14 . In preparation for, readiness for: ar oiregdacht a isdud fa nurcomair in readiness for (receiving) them, Hy Maine 140.5 . gan comarba meic leis fá hurchomair to inherit it, Acall. 4914 . dia imdeghail for na celccaibh batar fó a erchomhair `to protect himself against the snares which were laid for him', AFM vi 1920.3 . fait[h]chi urfolam fo ercomhair airechtais a vacant place for an assembly, CCath. 4912 . With I N-: is cuma loisces a mbis issa ┐ huasa ┐ inna erchomair in front of it, Ériu vii 160.12 . fial . . . i n-urchomair a gnúsi a veil before her face, LB 122a27 . tuargaib a tech i n-aurchomair a imdái, LU 8373 ( FB 25 ). iarna beith a n-urchomair na hec[h]tra `after having met the adventure', Ériu iii 158 § 12 . dochuaid cach 'n-a irchomair every one went straight forwards, TBC-LL¹ 1033 . In hostile sense against, in opposition to: i n-urchomair na n-anmonn ad nocendum animabus, Aisl. Tond. 108 § 2 . co nār fuilṅgetar hi n-urchomuir a aighthe `did not dare to face him', Fianaig. 74.19 . i n-urchomair Gall do ghein / Ó C. O'C. was born to oppose the G., Aithd. D. 5.6 . go mbeith-siumh . . . i nercomhair catha doibh, AFM vi 2128.2 . `nar n-urchomhair confronting us, Dán Dé v 20 . Lugaid tra a nirchomair na cell, in dias eili for in tuáith , Irish Texts i 17 § 51 . awaiting, in readiness for: braighde . . . do bheith aca 'na urcomair to have hostages ready for him, ML 52.32 . ocht fichit bó i férgurt ghabála ina urchomair, SG 139.y . gan chomarba meic lais ina hurchomair i.e. to inherit it, 194.26 = fa hurch., Acall. 4914 . Mac Aodha . . . / cáin Fhódla 'n-a urchomhair `the rent of F. awaits A.'s son', Aithd. D. 7.38 . for, with a view to: tri haige seasga . . . a nurchomair airbearnta do dul ina tochas, no a nirchomhair feola, O'Curry 1265 ( H 3.18, p. 511 -2) `i.e. to make good defects in stock, or to be made into beef', Plummer MS. notes. tir . . . a nirchomair féoir to be reserved for hay, ib. esbadh sét i nurcomair cacha haicde na ticfa de, O'D. 1677 (H. 5.15, p. 28a) `i.e. the `seds' are to be diminished to correspond with each `aicde' which is deficient', Plummer MS. notes. a nurchomair frescisin dona buaib in hope of increase from the cows, O'D. 1952 ( Addl. 4783 7d ). trian a nurcomair a hail . . . ┐ trian a n-urcomair a sailtince `in consideration of', Laws iii 372.17 Comm. i n-erc[h]omair in meic ecalsa, BColm. 18 § 19 . Corresponding with: da se bratta fo chis chain / da sé phairt 'na n-irchomair to correspond with them, SR 176 , cf. Laws i 20.28 Comm. Contemporary with: cenḟinna uile cen ail / bai Herend na erchomair in his time, LL 911 = ina aimsir, BB 31a4 . teist ro ḟersur ré siabordai ina urchomair sé ṁbliadna déc dlegma scur, LL 14290 .

n k, m. (orig. io, Pokorny, Celtica iii 308 , citing the n.pr. Lóigaire and d p. airib, AU i 394.10 ). In pl. indistinguishable from 1 airech, to which some exx. included here could belong. See Thurn., ZCP xx 353ff. and LEIA `In Laws . . . used to describe every freeman, `commoner' as well as noble, who possesses an independent legal status . . . Occasionally, however, aire is used in the more restricted sense of `noble' (as oppd. to `commoner'), which is its usual meaning in the literature', Críth G. p. 69 . On the various classes of a.¤ see ib. ff. and under 1 ard, bó, coisring, déis, écht, forgell, ócaire, tús. See also Laws Crit. p. 7 . Bürgschaft p. 53f. Cóic Con. pp. 32, 66 . MacNeill, Law of status xxxvi, C 16 pp. 267-70 . On the `eneclanna' of the various a.¤ 's see O'Curry 1262-5 ( H 3.18, 510 -2). a.¤ ainm coitc[h]end cech grāda flatha i tūaith , Corm. Y 1124 . O'Cl. a.¤ graidh fhlatha . . . a.¤ graidh feine, Laws iv 68.17 Comm. mad ingen in airech feibi tes co mac in bo-airech . . . aen trian o ingin in airech feibi, v 286.4 . ata[t] aroile airic i tuait na dledat acht letbiatad do aes a coemtechta, BCrólige 28 . cateat grád túaithe? fer midboth, bóaire, a.¤ désa, a.¤ ard, a.¤ túise, a.¤ forgill ┐ rí, Críth G. 11 . coiri . . . thige airech, 338 . secht seoit airech . . . caire, dabach, easgar, iarn, arathar, echsrian, no delg, O'Curry 1202 ( H 3.18, 479b ). flaith athuigh .i. ni flaith a athair na a senathair . . . .i. a.¤ itir da a.¤ , Laws ii 200.22 Comm. ben cach airech itir da airig, 380.8 Comm. briuga ┐ a.¤ desa, LL 3734 . saír ┐ a.¤ échta, 3738 . do airig aird, LL 3731 .

In more general sense noble, chief: a.¤ no sainṡamail gl. optimas, Sg. 50a27 (cf. airech no thoisecha.¤ gl. primas, 26 ). a.¤ díbergae, LU 7720 = airig díbergi, BDD² 1252 . cateat airig cecha aissi ┐ cadeat a saegla na n-airech sin, Rawl. 69a17 . na ríga ┐ na flatha ┐ na hairig, Trip.² 438 . airich na haesi tanaisi, LU 135 . cethrur airech tanic Partholon .i. sé féin ┐ Laíglinne . . ., LL 480 . ba hé a n-ord na n-airech, 777 . fert na n-airech di Grécaib, Metr. Dinds. iii 106.51 . roba ha.¤ (airech, airiuch v.l.) isin crích sin, Mer. Uil. 92 . ic airechaib na Eórpa, LL 234b18 ( TTr. 1305 ). soicheneol na n-oireach, MR 96.6 . dumha gach ae dia ro baidheadh d'aireachaibh a muintire, Leb. Gab.(i) 258.21 . adhbhar éccaoíne d'oireachaibh, AFM v 1682.21 . Fig. of trees and shrubs classified as airig feda (and athaig (aithig) feda), see fid (c). Of major virtues and vices: cen airich duálche gl. sine querella, Wb. 25c27 . nech concheil airig (sic leg.) ndualcha fora cheili, Ériu vii 158 § 21 . na hocht nairig sūalach . . . fri hīcc . . . na n-ocht n-airech ndūalchae, ZCP iii 24.31 . ocht n-airic[h] go ngolaige, vi 271 § 1 . d'ocht n-airc[h]ib na nduálach, BColm. 12.14 . Of the prow of a ship: adnaghaid a[c] tarraing oirech a luingi don charraic `prow', Aen. 1011 .

vn. of ar-fuirig act of holding back; delay: gan eassnadhadh gan erḟuireach, AFM vi 1876.3 . na lama sin . . . d'fostadh ┐ d'irfuirech (d'firfuirech v.l.), CCath. 5574 . trena n-ir-uireach accu tall isin tuaith , Laws v 30.6 Comm.

n (íasacht) leave, permission: ní lomethar nech dul dond imdae cen airíasacht (.i. cetugud, H. 3.18 p. 532) dóib, BDD² 1207 . batar íat a geisi . . . techt i ndáil cen airiasacht `to enter an assembly without leave', RC xiv 400.1 ( LL 12571 ). feimed ┐ uriasacht na finechaire `refusal and permission of the family', Laws iii 422.9 Comm. greas airiasachta for indeoin `working on the anvil with permission', Laws v 486.22 . airiasacht cen dunad no dunad cen airiasacht, iv 154.y Comm. is ed is uriasacht and a escail do dul ar a cenn, iii 254.13 Comm. is comairci borblachais gin uriasacht i marbad t'athar, O'Curry 961 ( H 3.18, p. 415 ). inti do fith (= fich) bidbad i tuaith ce[n?] airiasacht do rig no do impir, O'Curry 705 ( H 3.18, p. 340 ). iar nairiasacht ┐ feme[d] dligid, O'D. 844 ( H 3.17, 602 ). madh airiasacht ar aine oc na bi airiassacht fir cota `consent', O'Dav. 108 .

n But see Sages, Saints and Storytellers 3 . Orig. o, later ā, f. Pl. also airlannacha. Perh. same word as 2 a. correspondence, analogy, parallel: cid asa fordailtea grád túa[i]the? a [a]urlunn grád n-ecalsa; ar na(ch) grád bís i n-eclais is coir cia beith a [a]urlann i túaith there should be a corresponding rank among lay people, Críth G. 6 (see note). In follg. late exx. seems to refer to a gloss or explanation or different version of a passage in a legal text. Sometimes replaced by `ceist' or `in bec sin': rosia co fichit sed sair cumail .i. forgu cumaile cumal airgit. ise tuicsin na hurlainde sin that gloss is to be understood as follows, O'Curry 578 ( H 3.18, 287 ). cindus do cuirfi an urlann sin re cheile? issedh is cur le ceile don nurlaind sin .i. in moghifit adubairt is inann rena rad ard ┐ is inann ard ┐ urdraic how is that explanation to be construed? 579 (ib.). is roinn ar do adeir in urrland sin do denam ar in fogail, 612 (ib. 298). cinnus tuicter in urlainn sin. issedh is tuicsin disin, 282 (ib. 151). cad is tuicsin don urlainn sin no cad is machnugud di. issedh is etergnugad don ceist sin, 283 (ib.). Cf. cad is etergnu don bec sin, ib. tuiceadh an ti leathfas an urlainn, 962 (ib. 415 ) (closing words of an explanation). tuic in bec sin, ib. mar adeir an urlainn bec maith (citing an explanation), 1443 (ib. 644b) (perh. name of a tract, Plummer MS. notes). cuir le cheile an urlann coitcenn sin ┐ cad é fuba ┐ forrubaiter re radha, 1966 (H. 4.22, 13) = 623 ( H 3.18, 301 ) `? the common element in the things compared i.e. the syllable ba', Plummer MS. notes). Cf. the gramm. meaning of 2 airlann. antechta so ┐ cuir fein urlannacha arin corp madh bhinn gnoithe agad ris ┐ iarr tuilledh ┐ dogebhair (marg. note), O'D. 749 ( H 3.17, c. 542 ). atá Cain Adamnain agam . . . ┐ a muinigin go ffaicfeinn Flann mac Cairpri . . . da fechain an ccuirfed urlannacha ar na neithib cruaide benus le breithemnus filet innte, Brussels 4190 f. 46 v (scribal note, cited from Plummer MS. notes). edir chorpaibh ┐ urlannaibh `texts and accompaniments (i.e. preface, glosses and epilogue)', Gorm. 2.4 .

n n, f. In phrase a.¤ féid (see 5 fíad). Vn. of ar-muinethar féid. act of honouring, respecting; honour, respect: a.¤ féid in chinn do thabairt donaib ballaib, Wb. 7d14 . 15a19 . amal dombeir in ben airmitin féith don fiur, 11c14 . ermitiu feid, Ml. 22a4 . ind ermitiu feid, 28a21 . inna ermiten feid .i. armbad mou de a.¤ feid ind aithisc, 35c23 . is e . . . ceta tarat airmitan feid do P., Laws iii 28.9 . Note also: airm in na robai fiadh na airmhitiu, Ériu ii 136 § 120 .

Without follg. féid: ní tartisset airmitin Dé `they have not shown the reverence due to God', Wb. 1b17 . 5d16 . tabair uait a.¤ iar sreith / do Adom . . ., SR 837 . ba mór ind a.¤ tra doratsat Ulaid do Chonchobur, LL 12465 . fogebad grad ┐ ermitin, Trip.² 332 . airmitin a aidi, 887 . icá onóir ┐ ica airmhitin, RC xxvii 266 § 9 . co somíad co n-onóir co nairmitin, LU 2460 . ropo máralt airmiten, 4312 ( SG 84.33 ). do altugud na hairmiden ┐ na honora moiri sin tucad do, RC xxiv 64 § 26 . ba mor a.¤ na hingini si oc Dia, Three Hom. 54.10 . fer co n-armitin chelli ┐ crotha hi tuaith ┐ a n-eclais a man admired for his sagacity and beauty, Ann. Conn. 1233.7 . mā beith tra do ūaisle ind ḟir grāid ┐ a airmidin in proportion to the nobility and the dignity of the ordained man, Ériu i 220 § 15 . cion ┐ onóir ┐ airmhidin air, TSh. 2742 . más barr é ar a n-oirmhidin, Content. x 15 . airmidin .i. onóir, O'Cl.

In pl. honours, privileges(?): Pardus . . . / cona huilib airmitnaib, SR 1488 . a hecna, a hairmitniu `her honour' (of Ireland), Ériu iv 148 § 27 . a hordan a hairmidniu (of Paradise), RC xxviii 322 § 51 = a hairmitiu, LU 2484 . aithbe oll ar th'airmitnib, LL 200a34 .

In sense of taboo (? `lit. consideration, caution, reverence for a supposed supernatural sanction ', Plummer MS notes): biaid a.¤ (airmitniu v.l.) fort ḟlaith . . . ┐ bid si do a.¤ (airmitniu dogrés v.l.) .i. do ghes (folld. by list of taboos), BDD 16 . But latter to be read airmit-siu, Celtica xxiii 47-48 . a.¤ .i. geis, H 3.18, 529 . airmide .i. geis, O'Cl. See airmit.

Sense not clear in legal phrase ainrecht (airecht, arracht) airmiten: fortacht co ndeithbire .i. in ni doni d'foirithin neich aile co ndeithbires aice budhein in t-arracht airmiten, Laws v 488.31 Comm. congnum .i. oc a ngabail anrecht airmiten fos, 490.18 Comm. cid fodera sin ┐ co fuil lan fir isin airecht airmidean?, 492.16 Comm. na huili borbgnímraid . . . isa riagal re airrecht airmiten um sláinti, O'D. 1567 (H. 5.15, 4a).

n, n. vn. of ar-naisc

(a) act of binding; bond, guarantee: urnaidhm .i. ceangal, O'Cl. na aurnaidm ara-rona, ZCP xi 94 § 30 . cadeat . . . m'urnadmand ?, MU² 113 . in turnaidm nidnaidhe ┐ in turnaidm ar adhall ┐ in turnaidhm cen mifolta, . . . urnadma[nna] indligthech[a] sein, O'D. 2363 ( Rawl. B. 506 f. 42d ; cf. Mar. Dis. 26 § 2 ). is t'ernaidm a[s] sírem méras i nHéirinn, Trip.² 962 . ernaim forro gen an modh cetna do leiccin isin caistiall, Grail 1014 . dia n-ernaidm fri Dia, 2238 . d'ernaidhm a chairdesa frissin ccoimdheadh, AFM vi 2218.8 . ar n-urnaidm a anala air re teinne na togruma, MR 318.11 .

(b) act of betrothal; bethrothal, marriage . The legal a.¤ was a particular type of betrothal consisting of a pledged agreement between the girl's representative and her future husband. In certain circumstances a simple acknowledgement by both parties (aititiu) sufficed instead of an a.¤ See Stud. in E. Ir. Law 109f. , 160 . Ir. Recht 29 . ata morseisir i tuaith arcuile coir urnadhma `there are seven who are prohibited from the right of contracting marriage', Laws v 132.1 . nascar a coibche do mnaī co n-ernadmaim ind fir bes dīles dī, acht ro-ana co āge a īcce fria a woman is guaranteed her bride-price at the time of her betrothal to the man who shall be hers, ZCP xv 356 § 44 gl. 3 . is écin don tí do rinde in urnaidhm cutruma a coibche dó, O'D. 425 ( H 3.17 c. 326 ). a hernaidm-si co n-icc a tindscrae, RC xi 448.80 . nibat gárechtaig aiscedaig fergnúsi ocom urnaidm, LL 14281 (rhet.). ro triallad a ernaidm do fir, Fél. 50.16 . oc fritháilim ernadma na mná dó, LL 407a54 ( TTr.² 1280 ). ? nach ingen dogníd búis dar cen a urnaidm nobreotha, LL 287b8 . ben aurnadma married woman, Triads 151 . mac na cetmuinntiri urnadma . . . mac na hadhaltrai urnadma, Cóic Con. 16 § 3 gl. 8 .

Cf. airṡnaidm.

n name for some kind of unpleasant noise, din, clatter(?): for lār tigi i fail a.¤ fodla, Ériu xix 83 § 11 . a.¤ fodhla .i. áit ambí gáir fán roinn, O'Cl. cāinti a cane .i. o choin, ar is anble ┐ aursaire a ndan dib līnaib, O'Mulc. 202 . is oc Tuaith Dé arrícht ilach ┐ éigem ┐ airsaire ... airsaire ar ainble 'it is the Tuath Dé who invented war-cry and outcry and tumult ... tumult in iniquity', BBCS xxxix 28 § 8 . As n. pr. Broimm . . . Ochsud ┐ Ersaire, the three `drúith' of the Tromdám, LL 3446 . See comirsire.

n o, m. (We. enllyn, Pedersen Vgl. Gr. i 115 . See also Phil. Soc. Trans. 1944, p. 103 ). condiment, savoury, relish accompanying another food, such as butter with bread etc. Frequ. used in association with tarsand but distinction not clear. For suggestions as to the difference see BCrólige 25 n. , ZCP xiv 362 § 20 . gafand .i. sann .i. nomen sasta .i. anland tarsand, O'Mulc. 612 . anland de saill na him `condiment of bacon or butter', Mon. Tall. 144.10 (§ 45) . da laa deac for dhib bommanaib du cach bargine toimsi cona nannlund di ass cen chroith `with their condiment of skim-milk', Ériu xix 66 § 28 . aran . . . ni bi imthormach de . . . acht do dhig ┐ andland, Rule of Tallaght 64 § 3 . braissech dino ni dígband in aran . . . daig is andlann side leo-sam .i. ass fuirri ┐ ni himm, § 4. boim . . . do bairgin eorna . . . ┐ da mecon do murrathaig do anlann fair, Fél. 88.27 . liach immi a n-anlond, LL 206a8 . anlonn trí cét bargen, BColm. 60.17 . bairgen . . . cona handlonn, Laws i 106.3 .i. do im no do loim. 28 Comm. atat iii tarsu[i]nn arachuile cain othrusa .i. annla[i]nn, BCrólige 25 (= Triads 184 ). atat .iiii. airig i tuaith alid annlunn `who are entitled to relishes', 26 . gan greim do annlann . . . gan mír nannlainn, Mart. Don. 224.15 , 19 . ocht nándlaind cacha bairgine ┐ ocht torsnu fria cach nandland, MacCongl. 99.7 . gan feoil, gan a.¤ , BNnÉ 233 § 149 . terce arbha ┐ annloinn, AFM ii 884.13 . dá lón . . . / d'fhios an aonaigh anaithnidh / an abhlonn . . . / 's a hannlonn d'ḟuil an ḟíréin, DDána 20.3 . Fig. seacht ngarbhchailleacha go n-a n-annlann síodhbhraidhe góstaidhe with their accompaniment of spectres, O'Rah. 296.26 .

v (* air-di-ben-, Pedersen Vgl. Gr. ii 462 ) cuts off, slays: ni airdben gl. nec interimit, Sg. 30a4 . béra cend ríg ala-thúathe lat hartbe (airtbi v.l.) alaile thou wilt cut off another(?), BDD 80 (`with thy slaughter of another'). ardibi firu iniathu he will slay men, TBC-I¹ 1089 ( LU 5573 ). ardibiba sluaga dia luaignib, SG 254.29 . Of a leech: fuil midaig techta oc na hairdbenar alt no feich, Laws v 142.8 . in midhach etechta . . . dia n-air[d]bena alt no feich, 146.22 Comm. ma ro airdbenustar alt no feich, iii 320.21 Comm. limits(?): nach dan . . . dliges saire nad bairben (leg. nad airdben) in tsairi bis do a tuaith , Laws v 108.2 .i. nocon airdibann air in t-eneclann bis do a tuaith , 6 Comm. determines, fixes(?): fiach nad ardbenar i cairdi airdbidh .i. fiach na fircinnter isin cairdi i mbi airdbí cinntech, O'Dav. 243 .

Vn. airdbe. Part. airdbide.

v (* ess-com-gar-, Pedersen Vgl. Gr. ii 534 ) proclaims, gives notice. Indic. pres. 3 s. ascongair side don tuaith , Laws i 128.23 Comm. Pass. sg. ascongarar gl. indicitur, Ml. 14c20 . nech cuilles aini ascongarar ind eclais anyone who breaks a fast that is proclaimed in church, Ériu vii 146 § 5 . Fut. 1 s. ascongér gl. edicam, Ml. 126c8 . Pret. pass. sg. asrochongrad gl. indicta est, Ml. 121d19 . asrochongrad iarom o Loegaire formna flathi fer n-Erend do thudecht, LU 9741 . rohescongradh la F. . . . comhṡáeire feraind C. fri ferand P., Anecd. ii 13.5 . ro hescongrad uad co tístais it was ordered by him that they should come, PH 1112 .

Vn. esgaire, whence esgairid, q.v.

Part. esngairthe.