u and o, m. vn. of crechaid. creachadh, IGT Verbs § 80 .

(a) act of plundering, raiding; booty : crechadh allmar `herrliche Beute', Snedg. u. Mac R 60 . ar c.¤ ┐ ar madmannaib, ZCP viii 111.12 . gur ro tharrus creach d'a chreachadh, Ériu i 102 § 59 . fear creachaidh Gall is G., O'R. Poems 2047 . creachadh nō fuadach, Parrth. Anma 2545 . ? crechadh comhnaidhe, Ériu xiii 25.11 .

(b) Of some action of metal(?) on skin or flesh cauterizing(?), branding(?) (see O'Rahilly, Ériu xiii 168 ); perh. tattooing or imitation of this on a leg-band , Meyer, ZCP x 401 . firend .i. id bis im c[h]olpa niad in cuius uicem crechtir(id) id crechdha (perh. part. of crechaid, see crechda) im c[h]olpa fer, Corm. Y 586 = feirenn .i. idbus imcolpdai fir incius uice crechthir id crechtha incholbdu amal nobith dinindile comdascach . . ., Sitzungsb. Pr. Akad. 1919, 309.21 . colpa iarna c.¤ no icatá in colpa glas iarna c.¤ , Anecd. v 22 n. 7 gl. gairglas. creccoire .i. doniad crecad glas ar na roscaib `who produce a green sore on the eyes', Laws v 108.30 Comm. leighister na fiacla óna creachad ` cautery ', O'Gr. Cat. 269.10 . do chuinceallaib an creachaidh `cautery', 268.34 . a creachad maille iarand dearg, y 0 . Perh. of a method of inlay or engraving in: iarna cumrech . . . iar na c.¤ (of bells etc. on High Priest's robe), SR 4511 . tri nói saiget . . . / immon bil tria c.¤ cirb, Metr. Dinds. iii 122.32 . isin lá in a mbia an ttairmcriotnughadh ar crechadh an aeoir, Leb. Gab.(i) 130 n.4 . (leg. crethad = crith ?).

v ā (1 crech). ro chrechaig, LL 24029 .

(a) plunders, spoils, ravages : mór magh rocreach um a crodh, ZCP viii 227.14 . ram cenglatar ram crechsitar (of sins), Ir. Lit. 6.8 . do creachadh . . . / sinn, DDána 95.3 . ná creach a áit coimhnuighe = spoil not, Proverbs xxiv 15 .

(b) marks, sears, cauterises : ro crechad anís co crissu 'he has been tattooed from below to the waist' EIS 54 § 10 . firend .i. id bis im c[h]olpa niad in cuius uicem crechtir (sic leg.) id crechdha im c[h]olpa fer, Corm. Y § 586 . = feirenn .i. idbus imcolpdai fir incius uice crechthir id crechtha incholbdu amal nobith dinindile comdascach, Sitzungsb. Pr. Akad. 1919 309.20 . crectar ainnsein 'let it be cauterised then' Celtica xvii 115 § 1 . crech ainnsein 'then cauterise it' 116 § 9 .

n iā, f. (gor)

(a) piety, dutifulness, (familial) affection : air is már a g.¤ `dutifulness,' Thes. ii 241.14 (Ardm.). buith i ngéillius maicc Maire | ba sén gaire i ngénair `a pious hap,' Hy. ii 68 ( Thes. ii 321 ). iarna goiri `pious service,' Fél. Prol. 225 . ro slechta maige mór-chaill | leis ar gaire dia gradchlaind, LL 5b26 = goire, BB 24b20 . slechtsat tri maige med n-amm | techtsat tria gaire a ngarmand `through their piety they gained their titles,' Metr. Dinds. iii 198.14 . ferr gaire immad, Anecd. iii 19.26 . secht rann fichit triasa (sic leg.) toet feab ┐ ordain do duine : tria gaireui, tria ainmnit, ZCP xii 363.31 . ? étach fiallaig ó'n gaire | ac brécad mhac ingaire, SG 187.28 .

(b) Leg. care, attendance, maintenance of parents, foster-parents, etc., by a son, etc. See Críth G. p. 98 ; Stud. in E. Ir. Law 130 . mac bes élódach ria ngoiri a son who absconds from the duty of maintenance, Críth G. 127 . cach memur ina mamaib coirib co ngaire, cach gaire ina cirt, Laws iii 36.8 . seota gerta no gaire, 50.27 . fear aslai gaire mathar no athar, v 318.15 . mama gaire obligations in the matter of taking care of parents, 480.14 . in cutruma do setuib do berar on aiti don mac sunn ar a gairi do denumh `with a view to his (future) maintenance,' ii 190.16 Comm. seoit ... do berar do na macaib ... ar in ngairi do denam, ┐ lo[g]na gairi re taobh sin ; ┐ is amluidh dlegur dib a denumh amuil do nitis gairi a mathar no a athar, 190.18 Comm. mac slabra gaire gift for (future) maintenance (given by father to son), iii 310.2 Comm. logh na goire du breith dun mac ... mas fri heclais foceird nech a orba ar a goiri, O'D. 2399 ( Rawl. B 506, 50b ). Of other types of maintenance : of a husband by a wife : i sirg bís in fer, ┐ do genad si abras munbud écen di a gairi, O'D. 931 ( H 3.17, 658b ). Of a child : cumal ocht mba smacht nemdénma in (leg. na ?) gairi ... in tí danad nesu in gaire ... acht ó bhus é obus in gaire ... do dénam na gaire ... etaim gaire cach óic dia rob dall, 934 ( H 3.17, 658c ). smacht neimdenma gaire gach oig, Laws i 136.24 Comm. Of lunatics, etc. : smacht nemdenma gaire in druith, ib. y Comm. gaire cach mire, ib. z Comm. Of maintenance by the `fine' : gaire gach sen fine `to maintain any family senior,' 138.8 Comm. coitceannuigthur gaire in tseanoruch coitcind `the support of the common senior' (i.e. by the `fine'), ii 286.20 Comm.

In non-legal contexts : amal dorígensat sidi a altramsi dénadsi goiri doibsem gl. motuam (= mutuam) uicem reddere parentibus `let her maintain them,' Wb. 28d19 . cenmotha gaire ┐ algine do étiud ┐ biathad `tendance,' Rule of Tallaght 82.19 . aidliss do chelebrad de Fhiachraig bói for gairi oca, LL 51a35 . nert, fis, gaire gúr (in list of God's seven gifts), ZCP v 499 § 4 . ba gaire gúr cach clainne, LL 371c23 . in fer gaire attendant, Ériu ii 24.12 . al-log do g.¤ in return for thy service, BCC 376.1 .

(c) As vn. act of attending, caring for, maintaining : is sí inso fedb as uisse do goiri i n-aeclis `to maintain,' gl. uidua elegatur non minus sexaenta (sic) annorum, Wb. 28d24 . ic gaire arn athar nachthan (Joseph's brothers), SR 3495 . būi ica gairi la hūa hi Rāith I., TBC-I¹ 2932 . G. ... isé dall .xxx. blíadan issin dúnad sa ica gairi, MU² 795 . dena do goire (no híc) fen (said by Jew to Christ on the Cross), PH 3334 . augaire .i. bis ac gaire ai, Laws i 106.8 Comm. senóire cin a ngaire (prophecy of evil times), SG 46.14 . Maine Mórghar .i. gaire a athar gu mór dognith, Cóir Anm. 233 . robaí a athair ... ina sheandataidh aga ghoire a ffoccus don mainistir, AFM vi 2218.19 .