n u, n. later m. n s. (with art.) a rrind , Sg. 70b7 . g s. renda, 73a12 . renna, SR 213 . n p. inna rind , BCr. 18b10 . Ml. 2a14 . SR 202 . inna rinn , Ml. 145d3 . renna, LU 8373 ( FB 25 ). a p. rinn, SR 101 . g p. rind, SR 131 . LU 2734 , 9894 . renn, SR 2259 . In Mid.Ir. also m., a p. rendu, PH 6978 . Occas. spelt rann.

A constellation, star ; the orig. meaning may be that of Lat. signum which it glosses Sg. 69a6 , Ml. 2a14 ; prob. influenced by 1 rind in its development. In later lang. generally confined to poetry. Of constellations: rind, gl. Cancer, Sg. 100a3 , cf. 69a6 . ainm renda , gl. Pisces, 73a12 . hi coimthecht du gréin ┐ escu i n-oénrínd, BCr. 32a6 . fuath cach renna (of the zodiacal signs), SR 212 . dā degrind déc (of the Zodiac), MR 112.22 . Gen. in wider sense, planet, star : rind [rand, rann MSS.] .i. retla, O'Dav. 1359 . gl. Vesperum, Sg. 70b7 . isna rendaib fail húas gréin .i. mars iouis saturnus , BCr. 18c4 . na secht rind airegda planets , SR 202 , cf. 101 . i llāib na rind n-airegdae, O'Mulc. 497 . turcbala . . . na rind iar funiud, RC xxv 252 § 37 ( LU 2734 ). ho shollsi grene ┐ na rend archena, PH 6807 . renda nime ┐ redlanda, IT i 191.24 ( FA 30 LB). ranna teinntidhi, RC xxiv 378.28 . do Ríg na rend (of God), BColm. 78.21 (but: Rig na rinn, ib. 6 ).

Of persons: Enán Roiss rind solus, Fél. Jan. 30 . in rind uas rendaib (of the archangel Michael), PH 6387 .

Of the elements in general: ? brisistair na reanna aicsidi ┐ nemaicsidi fair, Dinds. 81 ( RC xvi 32 ); sureties for fulfilment of an oath, given as: muir, gaeth, grian, eoitheoir ┐ firmaimint.