n (2 erc
Études Celt. xxiii 49
) a spotted or red-eared cow; a cow:
earc .i. bó,
O'Cl.
(cf. under ercne infra). g
s. (?)
co n-ubullrosc ercce
,
IT
iii 247.111
. pl.
ercca Iuchna, amnus buar (with gl.: .i. tri
bae)
RC xxiii 325.21
;
306.31
. earca iuchna .i. cenél bho
.i. ba fionna ódeargha .i. cluaisdearga white cows with red
ears
O'Cl.
im na teor[a] herca Iuchna,
Ériu ii 20.5
. g
p.
na mbo .i. na n-earc
,
20.6
.
gáir graifni ┐ gáir erca,
Acall.
452
=
gair ercca (.i. bó),
LL 206a37
(= g
s. ?). ined erc 'suitable place for cows'
Ériu xxxix 136
. Cf.
earca
rainn .i. do bheireadh bo ar rannaibh,
O'Cl.
(see 2 ercaid).