n o, m. (Lat. apostolus). abstal, Wb. 10c16 . abstil (g s.), 10c20 , 23a10 . abstul, Lism. L. 4605 . abstolaib, Thes. ii 247.13 ( Cambr. 38a ). Later also asbal. See esbal. See GOI § 919 . asbal asbhal esbal esbhal absdal eabsdal [eabhsdal abhsdal add. P] m., IGT Decl. § 11 . asbail (g s.) (asbhuil, v.l.): casmail, ex. 389 .

Apostle . In O. Ir. glossing Lat. apostolus, Wb. 5b17 , 10c16 , 18c1 , 18d1 , 21c5 , 25a14 ; Ml. 38c3 , 42b7 , 50d16 . condartar ainm napstil doib tre precept nimdibi dúibsi, Wb. 20c24 . apstil i tossug, 27a5 . fornét frisáibapstalu dar[m]chensa, 16b4 . uitam aeternam amal dombérthar dúnni apstalaib, 25d12 . amal dundrignis do Pól a.¤ , Ml. 128a12 . Patraicc príma.¤ Hérenn, Thes. ii 322.4 (Hy. iii). apstol .i. ab postulo ad Deum .i. tochuirim, Corm. Y 77 . rig no esbog no comarba abstail (prob. of `the twelve apostles of Ireland'), Laws v 242. 25 Comm. soillsi Críst ┐ na n-a.¤ , Trip.² 57 . hi feil a.¤ , LU 1857 . da apstal déc innsi Fáil, SG 34.35 . da apstol decc na hErenn, BNnÉ 96 § 1 . for altóir Petair apstail, Ériu ii 192 § 1 . fri harchangliu ná hapstalu, 194 § 8. Jacōb mac Ailphi cen on / ulcha fata ar in abstul, iii 196 § 11 . san domnach . . . tadbas Críst da aspulaib, 144 § 17. a absail (v s.) (: bratsain), Dán Dé xii 22 . na hasbhail (: an tann-sain) . . . uile, xv 23 . is é céid-easbal do chan / 's do thréigeasdar é an t-asbal, xx 7 . ló do ló gun asbal inn, IGT Decl. ex. 388 . do delbhoip . . . apsal, Fl. Earls 70.1 .

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