n name of some part of a door: do chnámaib elefinnte . . . dorónta na doirsí ┐ na hircholla, Alex. 592 = ercomlatha, BB 493b13 . ar-sesatar aili daīrnemthi aurchoilli `other `daernemed' persons sat by the door-posts', Ériu xix 83 § 13 . nipsa cháusa cruib i n-aurchaill / bása chúsa comnart do chomlond, LU 9326 . Fig. Dun Sobairche . . . / . . . / telchaind for muir móir maídim / erchaill aíbind ar herind, LL 2112 . earchaill .i. ursa tighe, O'Cl. irchaill (earcuil, ircaill v.l.) ursa buidhne becht, Metr. Gl. 9 § 6 . `a pillar, the commander of a band of men', O'Don. Suppl. Cf. aircholl?

n n, f. See Lochlann ii 212 . Later also airsan. n s. aursain, g s. aursainne, a p. aursainde, O'Curry 810 ( H 3.18, 374b ). g s. ursainde, MacCongl. 59.5 . door-post, jamb: aurso .i. or-sīn.i. ala n-or di i teg. a n-aill fri sīn. Aliter: aursa .i. airisi .i. arsisidar in tech fuirre, Corm. Y 35 . irsa .i. airisiu .i. is fuirri thairisius in teg uile . . . ostium latine , 782 . innill .i. in ello .i. indtus .i. i n-ursae, 764 (cf. innill .i. urasa, O'Cl.). i n-aursain n-airthir thige, Críth G. 216 . fo far n-ursannaib, SR 3918 . fora aursainde ┐ a airinchiu, O'Curry 810 ( H 3.18, 374b ). ónd ursaind díarali (of a house), LU 1708 . ni facbatis ursaind na comla . . . cen mhinugad, LB 156a55 . a di ursaind irard . . . ar dorus, IT iii 51 § 94 . ursanna cre[d]umha, Ériu iii 156 § 9 . leth-orsa gacha tigi oil, Fen. 166.1 . sé san orsain ar ursgáth, A. Ó Dálaigh 1 37 . le hosnaduibh elbhadh / a n-orsanaibh oirbedh stakes(?), IGT Decl. ex. 156 .

Fig. an bás san orsain agat, DDána 1.1 . do bhris ortha ursana (ursanda prohibited form) he defeated them, IGT Decl. ex. 1887 . i n-orsain ar n-ealadhan `in support of my cause', Content. xxi 23 . níor loc ó orsain éin-ghliadh, ib. n.7 . géabhad orsain don iomarg `I will undertake to sustain the fight', xxii 23 .

Of persons: anté as ursa don imshníomh who causes anx- iety(?), DDána 121.29 . dá ursain bhiadhta na mbocht, Ó Bruad. iii 214.10 . badh é ursa ar n-adhmholta, A. Ó Dálaigh xxxi 4 . mar ursain chirt, Hackett xl 151 . ursa chogaidh chríche Breagh, TD 17.55 . cia an Cú Chullainn bhus ursa re plé iompa? `a Cu. C. to act as their advocate', Ó Bruad. ii 4 iii .

n o, m. b.¤ m., IGT Decl. § 67.

(a) sole of the foot; foot: b.¤ quasi fond, a nomine fundamentum, Corm. Y 170. ina bond traiged, TBC-LL¹ 2187. co tarla a di bond bána fair so that his two white soles were turned upward (in death), LU 1497 (MU). da bond, 1500 . a mbuind banai forra iarn[a] trascrad, RC xii 90 § 109. glassad ar bonnaib (of damned in hell), LU 2428 ( RC iv 252 § 20 ). buind cholbtha remra leó, BDD² 936 ` ankles (?),' BDD 95. cona assaib . . . ima bunnu, MacCongl. 89.7 . Muire do chumail a céibh / dá bhonnaibh uile, Dán Dé v 27 . o bh.¤ na troighthe = from the sole of the foot, Isaiah i 6. nír cuir do ait a b.¤ é `did not move him from his foothold', Stair Erc. 189. ná ro fágaibh aid (leg. áit) a mb.¤ dá mbiodhbhadhaibh `who had not fled from their enemies', AFM v 1646.26 . do-ber bond ri Banba ṁbind `who sets foot on B.'s soil', Ériu vii 224.6 . inis Magdena . . . cach oen nofuirmed a bond fuirre ni aprad gae, Dinds. 100. mé do lá bir 'na bonnaib `into His feet', Ériu iv 114.21 . gabhla gan greim da a (leg. da) mbonaibh (= bonnaibh, Ed.) `(his) descendants are without a patch of ground to stand on', Gleanings from Irish manuscripts 30 § 8 . leithed do bhuinn do ghabhail dhuit do chrich n-Uladh, TBC-LL¹ p. 869 n.4 . go dtógbhaid ar a bhonnaibh é set it (viz. an upturned tortoise) on its legs again, TSh. 3907. céim a b.¤ , DDána 49.11 . is mithid damhsa bann (b. v.l.) do bhaile `tis time . . . for me to foot it homewards', Ó Bruad. ii 240.5 . Note also: guidmid buind a chos (mistransl. of adoremus scabellum pedum ejus, Psalms xcviii 5 ), Smaointe B. Chr. 5428 (see p. 307). ní ghríosfuinn aghaidh mbuinn mbáin, IGT Introd. 20 § 81.

Extended applications: hoof of horse: buinn na n-each, Keat. iii 1024. do[n] nesgoit boind . . . geir mairt . . . do chur 'na bond, Celtica ii 38 § 18 . sole (of shoe): bróg . . . / nar bhean tall a bél fa a b.¤ `whose upper was detached from its sole', Bard. Synt. Tr. 2.z . bunnaighe lethair = `leather soles', RSClára 114a . i mbonnaib bur nguailled (?) `in the bases of your shoulders', CCath. 5039. do sgar méidhe is bas re b.¤ ` trunk ' (Gloss.), Measgra D. 14.9 . Of trees, hills, etc.: ó bhonnaibh craobh n-uar n-iobhair, DDána 99.18 . i mbonnaibh beann / 's i gclochaibh aolta Éireann, 100.12 . ? fan mb.¤ ccaluidh, Bard. Synt. Tr. 1.6 .

In phrases: co torchratár bond fri bond ┐ méde fri méde, LU 6510 (TBC). ? co farggaib bond fri méide díb, LL 32302 ( TTr. 1490 ). co mbenadh bond fri medi ┐ medi fri aroile acu (of slaughter), Aen. 2230. an b.¤ ar an mb.¤ oile `one foot trips over the other', PBocht 16.29 . ro thuitseatar b.¤ ar bh.¤ , Duan. F. ii xxxix 62 . do bhí a bhiodhbha b.¤ ar bh.¤ , DDána 86.20 . lurech dé dum imdegail / ota m'ind gom bond (: brond), RC ii 113.4 . ó mullach a chinn conice a bonnaigib (form ?) (= corpus totum), Lat. Lives 84 § 78. o cennaib co bondaib `from head to foot', Cog. 152.11 . om chind codam bond, LL 370e48 = com' dá bonna, Arch. Hib. iv 207 § 18. o mullach co bond `his every joint and limb', Grail 2349 . ó bh.¤ go bathais, Parrth. Anma 1431. marcaigecht a ndiaid a b.¤ (of a corpse) `rides feet foremost', Ir. Review 1912, 250 § 12 . ? betit buind ri harissu, LL 9827 (TBC) = biait fuind fri airise, TBC-I¹ 2057.

Compds. With nouns: .x. mbenda bonn-adharc buabaill blaith `of trumpets' (Gloss.), Ériu ii 4.3 . bondbaine whiteness of foot, Prolegomena 43 § 26 . bonnc[h]osa bana (of fallen warriors), CCath. 6100.

With adjj.: don bondbáin (applied to B.V.M.), ZCP viii 563 § 19. do shluag bhoinnghel tolcha in trír ` white-footed ', O'Gr. Cat. 470.20. ar shluagh bhonnghlan chaomh Ó gC., DDána 95.21 . troigh bhoinnleasg as comhdha cean, 68.42 . ursa sluaigh bhoinnleasgaigh Bhreagh, 75.12 . lanbhile buinnlethan broad-trunked , Ériu v 182.18 . a bhuinnsheing aird fhorbhfáilidh, DDána 80.16 . brosgur bunn-luat[h] (bondluath, v.l.) . . . do tabairt gus na doirrsib `a quick-stepping . . . dash', Celt. Rev. iv 12.2 . With adj. derived from noun: le taoibh gach bhile bhuinnchleachtaigh ` crooked-trunked ' (see 2 clechtach), Aithd. D. 4.10 .

u, m. vn. of brethnaigid. Also breithniugad. act of judging, deciding, examining, considering : do badur 'gā b. cid dogéndais re B., Acall. 2144 v.l. do bhrethnughadh threabh nIsrael = to judge, RSClára 150b . súas dā mbeinn dā mbreathnughadh `if I were to go back (in your pedigree) examining them' (Gloss.), O'R. Poems 402. a bhreathnughadh go raibhe drong d'fhíréanchaibh do láthair bhreitheamhnais do dhéanamh ar Chríost, TSh. 3200. do lucht a bhreathnuighthe to those who reflect on it, 2444 . da mbē áoinní ann re a bhrethnughadh = if there be anything to be informed, RSClára 132a . gur ghabh ag breithniughadh ┐ ag mion- fhéachain na hEasa uaidh to examine and survey, Celt. Rev. x 139.6 . judgment, decision, opinion : ic tur bret[h]naigthi ettorra fein ┐ Poimp seeking a decision (in battle) between himself and P., CCath. 5021. dob é a mbreathnughadh `their opinion' (Gloss.), O'R. Poems 1622. ursa breithnighthe gréas ngill, DDána 73.43 `pillar of judgment' (of a poet), Ir. Monthly 1920, 112 § 43 . fágaim fá breathnughadh an leightheora cia córa a mheas, etc. I leave to the reader's judgment, Eochairsg. 11.22 .

adj o-ā. Phonet. ní daighen (leg. n-i[m]daighen, RC xxxvii 11 ) BB 298 b 10 . 455 a 20 . OCU p. 111 . daighion, 24 P 33, 289.17 (= Forus Foc. 9 ). Cf. also daigniu, LL i 706 .

I Adj. Firm, fast, strong, solid . Synon. dron, LL 311 b 18 . O'Dav. s.v. dron . Opp. édaingen. Rhyming with caingen, Anecd. i 60 st 86 , with aingel, SR 339 . isin dún d.¤ , Ml. 32 a 16 . a dún d.¤ , Fél. Prol. 130 . serc deodae d.¤ , ib. Epil. 210 . But Ep. 342 : adsluindiu do riched | a nderamrae ndaingen contains prob. the subst. rodruitset clocha in dorais fria chéli corba d.¤ doscáilte hé iarum, LB 236 a 28 . forsin leas ní daighen (leg. n-i[m]daighen, RC xxxvii 11 ) BB 298 b 10 (= MacCarthy 130. 3 ). is aire sin derbus Bernard ... na neithed so do beth daingen certain R.I.A. 3 B 22 . rún daingion a firm purpose Donlevy 282. 1 (see ACL ii 56 ). i dtor dhaingean, TSh. 153. 11 . daingean dlúithiadhta, ib. 187. 15 . táim a nacharan daingion na mbliadhanta, Midnight court 310 . co mbeth se daingin agud, RC xix 26 § 19 . speir na nairdrennach nd.¤ of the fixed stars MS. Mat. 657 . Of the weather: d.¤ in bliadain, Rennes MS 121 a 2 (scribal note). nom. acc. pl.: dá lethansciath lándangni, TBC-LL¹ 3611 . daingne (rhyming with caingne) SG 406. 11 . rochuir cruadh ṡnadhmanna coṁdhaingne dosgaoilte uirre féin, Tor. Dh. Oss. iii 94. 23 . hinat daingen isin corp 'a solid place in the body', Ériu lii 176 § 4.6 (= CIH vi 2060.21 ). ní regat cuirp na hesergi tria churpa dlúthi ┐ tria churpa daingne (.i. tria chlochaib ┐ cranna) non penetrabunt dura et impenetrabilia PH 6745 . sála daingiona, Midnight court 576 . COMP. daingniu: as dánu is d. which is noblest and strongest Fél. May 23 . ba daingne ┐ ba duaibsige deired, MR 216. 20 . ZCP i 396. 9 . ADV. in saer doní in durrthech cu dron...nó cu daingin, Laws v 27 (comment.). rocheangail sé go d.¤ dosgaoilte...é, Tor. Dh. Oss. iii 94 . 23 . tabraid druil iarnaigi forru (viz. na doirrsi) co d.¤ , PH 3875 . cretidh co d.¤ , CCath. 5517 . congaib co daiggen cuimnioch hé, Aisl. Tond. iii . do chreideadh óna chroidhe go d.¤ , Donlevy 12. 22 . da ṁaoidheam go daingion le recaireacht éithig, ZCP v 245. 14 (Cúirt).

II Subst. o, n.

(a) a stronghold, fastness, fortress, defence; a strong thing. Synon. dín, Stowe Gl. 71 . carcair priosún daingean, Eg. Gl. 113 . ara ndénta d.¤ namra leis dia chathraig, Ériu ii 22. 15 . corbo léor do dún ┐ do d.¤ TBC-LL¹ 2641 . daingen ┐ istad caithme conaich, D IV 2, 45 a 1 . 14 . nách fuil d.¤ ná dídean eile agna daoinibh, TSh. 61. 1 . a sg. iar ccur na creiche for daingen, AFM iv 828. 7 . g s. rothócbadar inad cathrach ┐ daingin dóib, Aen. 1545 . d s. ina dangon díthogla, LL 163 a 6 . rogab longphort i nimfogus don d.¤ sin, CCath. 3460 . co ndechaid cách díb dia dangiun, TTr. 2198 . plur. daingne: roptis daingne mo daingne, LL 307 b 31 . fri daigniu demni, 7 a 7 . nocur tairmiscset d.¤ in longphuirt iad, CCath. 3063 . radíleg a déntu ┐ a dindgnai ┐ a degdangni, TTr. 558 . co mbrisfed Ísu do daingne siu, PH 3883 . robris a d., ib. 3901 . daingen do daingnib an domain a strong thing CCath. 5249 . daingnecha: a dhaingnecha, AFM iv 854. 14 . dochuadur ara ndaingneachaibh, AU iii 188. 22 . See also daingnech. LOC.—Daingen Philipstown AFM v 1498. 16 . Daingen Bona Cuilinn, ib. ii 1078. 18 . D.¤ Úi Chúis i cCiarraighe Dingle AFM v 1714. 1 . ib. 1734. 16 .—METAPH. tre dhaingen na luirighi, MR 286. 3 . tuc daingean an chreasa dursglaighi an aladh, ib. rob tú mo dídiu rob tú mo daingen, Ériu ii 89. 15 . an eagluis ... ursa ┐ d.¤ na fírinne, Donlevy x 20 .

(b) enclosure, fence . faithche frisi fuirmidhther daingen ma cuaird, Laws i 268. 19 (cf. ib. 302. 33 : gurab daingen in faithe risi fuirmidhther ai). cuiris scén fo buaib...co riacht cach bó díb a dín ┐ a dangen, RC xiii 114. 2 .

(c) a strong body of troops . dochuatur fo énd.¤ , AU iii 544. 13 .

(d) a bond, compact, covenant, espousal, security . tuc an rí in d.¤ sin dó, ZCP vi 98. 18 . tugadur d.¤ brátharda dá céile, ib. 66. 28 . dá tugtha sa do daingin dam nach fellfaidh form, vi 48. 14 . d.¤ fír. ib. iii 530. 16 . tucadar sluaigh an caistial si a ndaingen ┐ a nerrsnadmann, RC x 186. 5 . tucsat Síl Muireghaigh a ndaingen uile ┐ a lugha na tipridís in tigerntus do neoch aile, ALC i 546. 27 . ni ronaisg lugha na d.¤ fair, Hugh Roe 56 . nách bí d.¤ idir iat féin ┐ Dia, TSh. tar éis daingin do thabhairt eidir Muire ┐ Joséph, Matthew i 18 . —pl. fri daingne demne, Lec. 552 a 18 .

COMPS. daingen-chlassach a moat . rangadar muintir Fedlimid tar dúnchladh ┐ tar d.¤-chlasaighan oilen, AFM iii 286. 11 . daingen-dlúthachad act of closing firmly. daingen-gremach: dód lámha d.-a, CF 205 . dunais ṅa dóide d.-a, ib. 968 . d.¤-tócbaim I raise strongly. d.¤-tuairgim I beat strongly. clár-daingen with strong boards: go ccairpibh clárdhaingne cuṁdaighthe, CRR 76. 29 . clogat c. a strong-cased helmet MR xiv 18 . trebardaingen wise and strong, see CCath. gloss. ind.

MOD. daingean, adj. and subst. (gen. -in, pl. daingin and daingne). Pron. daighean U. and Con.

v also with unlenited -g-, and d- may replace f-, see IGT, Verbs § 93 . 3 pl. pret. do fiachadar, Lib. Flav. i 32va 12 . The stem féig- also occurs (cf. féig, SR 6122 . LU 4123 ). The relation of these forms to O. Ir. do-éccai is obscure. Perhaps there was an O.-Ir. fégaid scrutinizes (cf. féig `keen' ?) which became confused with do-écci. Cf. comfechinn (gl. ut contuerer) Ml. 113b9 . In: nad cuicsedar .i. nad fegar `that it be not taxed or examined ' (gl. uult ... non ... taxari) 0 36a38, the form is apparently pass. pres. ind. of a primary verb. One would expect the subj. Cf. fegar fri ndirie, ZCP xii 402.12 . coic conara fugill fegaiter (v.l. aithfegar) and `die fünf Urteilswege [sind es] die da gemustert (spezifiziert) werden' Cóic Con. § 1 (Thurn. ib. p. 61 , compares the gloss just cited, and continues "das Verb feg- später fēg- bedeutet `mustern, genau betracten, nach sein Qualitäten bestimmen, herausheben'. In den Rechtstexten wird meist das Kompositum aith-feg-, wohl in Anlehnung an das lat. re-censere, gebraucht"). In: co ro fhegur a miad coir for cach (no corresp. clause in the Latin) PH 3962 the meaning may be perceive . See further Pedersen Vgl. Gr. ii 490 .

I In older lit. generally trans.

(a) looks at, observes, scans , generally implying close attention: fégsu, a L., aní atchiusa, LU 3885 ( SCC 39 ). no fegad eat fo innib a n-uilc, LU 1004 ( ACC 95 Comm. ). fegaitsi i ndignet see what they will do LU 188 . sillis fair ┐ ḟeghaidh a ghnúis, Lat. Lives 103 . roḟegadh gnúis a aidi amail ruithen grene ib. = Lism. L. 3401 (perhaps intrans., the corresp. Lat. is: facies ... quasi globus solis semper videbatur). fégad cech aen ... ná rob dall ... hé = uideat ne sit caecus PH 4665 . tincais A. furri .i. nos-fegand, TBC-LL¹ 780 . tincais fair ... is inund ón ┐ n o fégand, 2128 . fega latt dam in fuil seo examine this wound for me 4311 (fech lat St). fechais F. in fuil, 4312 . fursainter caindeald dūn co fēgum in uisci, RC vi 175.44 . fégfaid in coimdid gnúis do gnúis, PH 4675 . rot-fég (= rod-f.) co fethmech, 1133 . na doíne ... nosfégat fen co fuirechair who observe (examine) themselves 6855 . dā fēgainn mē as mo medōn (: gēbainn) if I regarded myself from within ACL iii 239z . co rofegdais leo ... | in mór immed a chathrach (of spies) SR 4658 . huair rofegsatar in tír, 4669 . O rofeg Noe ar cach leth | in tir, Rawl. 76a37 . Dia fein rom-fēgustar, ZCP viii 214.18 . Fég a dó do M. `Behold two years reigned by M.' Arch. Hib. ii 48 § 8 ( LL 181b26 ). Cf. na coíc ḟonna féig (: scéith), LL 148a19 ( KMMisc. 268 § 36 ). Searches ; examines, studies: feg .i. tuir, ut est fegh Bretha Neimed search O'Dav. 831 . atá loch usci and, fegtar ┐ claiter, LU 177 . fegsat filid Fail ... | fenchas co feig examined Laws i 32.30 . fechthur a cana let their laws be examined i 62.17 . o rofhegh in faidh in nemh, Lism. L. 813 . for cubhas caich léghfas leir | ocus fegfas senadh sir, ZCP vi 268.19 . féach leat Leabhar na hUidhre look at Content. vi 8 . an nēmhann ... dhá bféchtar dhí an fonn na bhfoil if the soil in which it is be searched for it Ó Héodhusa 3.12 .

(b) With abstr. obj. considers, pays heed to, takes into account: a bráthriu, fegaid for ṅglóir (: dēnaid) have regard to your honour SR 3113 . feg lat uaisle na glore !, PH 4102 . feich latt cindus is coir ... 609 (? Cf. 1 fethid). in popul gentlide nár fhég fírinne forcetail, 4593 . fégthar tech Finn ... nach mairionn de | ursa no cleith, Duan. F. i 25.27 . feib na ree fega latt, ACL iii 314 § 23 . féagha a bhfuighe ... d'olc `think of the harm thou shalt suffer' Dán Dé xxxi 40 . féagh féin créd í an chomhairle as fearr lat ..., Desid. 592 . fechaidh bur crodhacht gnáith d'fuaslugud bur companach call to mind Fier. 69 . nír ḟég geiss nó gliaid he heeded not Ériu vii 223.4 . níor ḟéach Brian ceart fán ríghe | acht a buain da flaith fíre, Content. vi 181 . madia feghthar fírinne, ZCP iv 237.20 = Leb. Cert. 236 . féach ar liath dom folt!, Keat. Poems 953 .

(c) tries, proves, tests: an drong as mionca ro fécchadh ┐ rofromhadh, AFM v 1736.17 . go roḟéchsat ... cruas a ccloidhemh ┐ troma a ttuagh ar chloignibh a cceleadh comhlainn, AFM v 1646.7 . cf. no go bhféachaim oruibh ... mo neart, Oss. vi 116.15 = go fechoinn, etc. Duan. F. 78 . do tugadh an léine chuca ... ┐ d'ḟéach E. uime í tried it on Síoghra Dubh § 13 ( GJ 1909, 160 ). f.¤ é le (nech) tries conclusions with (late idiom): feuchfad leat é a nuairsi; dh'fonn na firinne dh'fagháil amach, Luc. Fid. 274.15 . feuchfad fōs leat ē, 278.10 . feuch leam é, 303z ; féuch linn é, 344.13 . f.¤ ... fri compares ... with: dá bhféachtar an t-áireamhso ris na seacht mbliadhnaibh déag ... is follus ... `if this number be taken in connexion with' ... (compared with ?) Keat. ii 463 .

II Intrans.

(a) in lit. sense looks, glances, gazes, keeps a look-out , absol. or with prep. FOR (AR) : fég, a L., dar th'eis look behind thee ! LU 3887 ( SCC 39 ). fegaid, fomnaid ! Ériu iii 143 § 1 . féach id dhiaidh look behind thee TD 38.7 . TSh. 475 . fegaid lib conid mor dliges a honoir, PH 5593 . dercais ┐ fégais C. dar a aiss, CRR 38 . fegait tria tholl na comla confhacatar in dias, Lism. L. 1975 . nír féghusdair ara ais riamh, ZCP viii 552x = ni ró ḟég, etc. TBC-LL¹ 1904 . feg latt for iffern ` beware of ' PH 798 . fegais C. forru, CRR 46 . mairg ḟéagas ar Inis C., TD 11.1 . go raibe an uiredsa do coimet ag C. ara ōghacht nar ḟech ar mnai ... riam, BCC § 411 . an tí fhéachfas ar mhnaoi réna sanntughadh, TSh. 7266 . créad nach féachann tu ar an druing do-ní milleadh? (= quare non respicis) 9514 .

(b) fégaid do looks to, heeds, has regard to, takes into account: ba don riaguil nofhégha (2 s.) Ériu ii 228.8 . ní fhéachann [an bás] do dhuine ... seach aroile is no respecter of persons TSh. 766 . étach lennmaisech ... do na fech logh no cendach ar a ingnaithchi, Aisl. Tond. 112 § 2 = narb ētir luach ... do mhes dó, 137 . mana fechainn d'onoir dom athair had I not regard for the honour due to my father Fier. 120 . do bheanfainn do cheann diot ... muna bfechainn dot ainbfios, Duan. F. ii 250 . do fhéch sibh don chrích-si `thou hast cared for' Studies 1921, 75 . nir fech C. don tuili acht docuaidh tríthe, BCC § 73 . neach ... nar fhéag (: séad) d'antoil na colna, A. Ó Dálaigh xxxv 12 . ní ḟéachfaid dot ór dána `will not heed' Content. vii 11 . F.¤ RE (LE) : féachfa mé re Mag Uidhir | mo rí G an ngéabhadh lam `I shall look to M. to see if my king ... will accept me' TD 12.3 . ionadh ... da nderna ... dam le neach oile ni feghadh [leg. —abh], ZCP ii 348 . Vn. fégad (fégain, féchain, etc.), q.v.

n (Eng. loan-word?), also plé. Pleading (a suit), arguing, disputing: cia an Cú Chulainn bhus ursa ré plé iompa? `to act as their advocate', Ó Bruad. ii 4.10 . cléirche Chailbhín . . . gan pléidh a peataoi ar phópaireacht haranguing (?), iii 88 = gan phlé, O'Gr. Cat. 518.29 . chum seasaimh i bpléidh `to stand in the contest', O'Rah. xxxv 11 . pléidhe (plé) m. and f. `contending, wrangling, . . . litigation', Dinneen .

x see airsa.