adj o,ā. (odb) knotty, knobby : cona matan matluirge fadb-e, FB 37 Eg. (leg. fadbaige; fadbuidhe, H). (fig.) nisam eolach imnid adbaig acquainted with knotty tribulation, Corm. 37.24 s.v. prúll = nibsa eolaig imnig odbaigh, Corm. Y 1059. Mod. fadhbhach knotty, intricate .