n
ā, f.
GOI § 161.
brethar,
Laws i 268.14
.
b.¤
f.,
IGT Decl. § 56.
In later lang. also o, m.
(a)
word; in religious sense Word (of God); utterance, talk,
saying(s), speech, discourse ; non-verbal sign (?) Éigse xxiv 41
:
o .i. son i mbraighid. p .i.
briathar sechtair,
Ériu xiii 37.4
.
nach tan do furgaib int
augtur brethir for a gin sechtair bid briathar for a menmain
fris gair do suidev . . . illud verbum . . . illi verbo . . .,
Hib. Min. 12.410
,
411
.
briathar cen guth .i. briathar in sgribhind,
nó in compoid merda `the written word',
O'Dav. 285
,
Ériu
xiii 37.7
. briathor insce apud Eoles (an Aeolic *βρήτρα
seems intended, ed.),
O'Mulc. 160.
be sóir mo brethre `I shall
be free as regards my word',
Wb. 4c18
. ammi tuailṅge ar
mbrethre gl. uerbo (. . . æpistolas),
17b5
. indat mbriathra gl.
verba,
Ml. 44b9
. do rad inna mbriathar sa gl. haec uerba,
46a19
. imfresnat a ngníme fria mbriathra `their deeds conflict
with their words',
Wb. 31b30
.
deich míli briathar
,
12d25
.
it
immaircidi dunni inna briathrasa,
Ml. 22c5
. ni aithirgi ho
briathraib nammá cen gním gl. non usque ad uerba,
23a11
.
olc hi cridiu ┐ briathra aildi `fair words',
55a11
.
ar chomallad
do briatharsu,
39a12
. ni sulbir in b.¤
gl. sermo contemptibilis,
Wb. 17b4
. taibred for mb.¤ ráth spirito do chách gl. sermo
vester,
37c28
. briathra aildi la cechtar de fri alaile gl.
sermone,
Ml. 31a24
.
inna briathra radas,
42c4
. níbat
briathra nach aili gl. non explorata loquar,
68c10
. eritiu
briathar ho neuch anall gl. reddendique sermonis,
59a15
.
frissaní immeraidtis hua briathrib,
61c12
.
briathar lám . . .
briathar súle . . . briathar glunæ . . . briathar choirp gl.
membrorum motus sermo,
138a2
. int ord nobeth fornaib
briathraib gl. dictorum hunc habet ordinem,
27d22
.
inna
briathra grecdi se,
Sg. 72a2
.
hi mbrethir hi cocell hi ṅgním,
Thes. ii 253.11
(Stowe M.). for brethir `in word',
Wb. 15d5
.
intan tra batar forsna briathraib se `when they were thus
talking',
Thes. ii 307.15
(Hy. ii Pref.). umaldóit for (fri, v.l.)
bréthir `
mouth-humility
',
Ériu iii 102 § 27a
. trea chumbair
ṁbriathar `
compendiously
',
Thes. ii 327.5
.
briathar foirbthigedar in duine i ndírgi cáingníma `the Word which perfects
man',
Wb. 4d6
. in bethu dorairngert som issí in briathar
insin gl. uerbum suum in praedicatione,
31a9
. indhí pridchite . . . brethir dǽ gl. qui laborant in uerbo et doctrina,
29a12
.
briathra dǽ,
Ml. 146a1
.
oc procept bréthri Dé,
PH 2173.
as
esiomh . . . an bhriathar = the word,
RSClára 142a.
cundail
a b.¤
(rhet.),
LU 3401
(
SCC 18
).
grāibre .i. magar .i. briathar
grata,
O'Mulc. 688
=
graibhri .i. briathar ghrata, no
onórach,
O'Cl.
rabert-si na briathra sa she spoke these
words,
TBC-LL¹ 5730.
ilar mbriathar mbláith rot char,
LU 3614
(
SCC 30
).
millse briathra ḟir thochmairc,
LL 13975 n. a
(121a marg. sup.).
in tan . . . bói Ísu oc lábra na mbriathar-sa,
PH 3076.
Secundi / cain i mbriathraib bíae `fair in words of
might',
Fél. Mar. 22.
cona . . . digebad cid a oen ḟocul dia
briathraib `not to . . . take away a single word that she said',
Mon. Tall. 150.5
. nach duine isin tig arta-ceisi guth ┐ gním ┐
bréithir with . . . word,
BDD² 884.
brēthir bláith with gentle
words,
Sc.M² 21 f
. dorónus dōibh dūa[i]n mbinn mbairdne, /
brēithir glēisi with clear words,
ACL iii 296 § 45.
ro-slanaig
Ísu me d'aen brethir,
PH 2789.
briathra Brain (of the
baying of a hound),
Measgra D. 38.15
.
bríathra cogaidh,
Studies 1920, 416.1
. ná tabhair bréithir mbréige `utter
no false word',
1924, 244 § 26
. Brīathra Floinn Ḟīona maic
Ossa (title of collection of maxims),
Anecd. iii 10.15
. briathra
fíra `just judgements',
PH 823.
briathar fhoirbhthe an
ughdair-se this author's excellent saying,
DDána 27a2
. ra
bréthir a flatha `at . . . the command of their prince',
TBC-LL² 4104
.
In phr. attá b.¤ (la, oc) di: intí diarobe briathar linn riam
gl. de quo iam dixi,
Sg. 197b12
. in Bethfage dia ta briathar
i-fus of which mention is made here,
PH 4600.
ni do Thempul
Solman . . . ro-bói briathar oc Ísu,
2725
.
(b)
blessing, prayer, good wishes; in bad sense curse:
forácaib bréthir fair (a well) `a blessing',
Trip. 162.25
.
tre
brethir ṁBrigte,
LL 38303
(`
intercession
',
SG 408.5
).
briathar .i. búaidh. fágbhaim ort briathar ┐ buaidh ar
Colum Cille re Domhnall mhac Aodha,
O'Cl.
foracaib
Pátraic breithir (.i. escaine) foraib,
ACL iii 28 § 78.
dorat
Brigit brethir for Raith C. cona be[d] etc.,
Thes. ii 335.34
(Hy. v Comm.). fuirimh . . . / briathar doréir righ na rind / ar
Ch. lay a curse on C.,
BNnÉ 314 § 8
.
(c)
word, promise, assurance; pledge, vow: darm brethir
(sic leg.) tra . . . isatt ailsiu damsa upon my word,
LU 3918
(
SCC 43
).
dar ar mbréithir,
CRR² 23.
do brīathar bad fīr
`let thy word be true',
Ériu ii 172 § 3.
ag so mo briathar ris . . .
nach ticfaind . . . ┐ is briathar eile damh . . . nach gébaind,
ML² 1439.
ni ro-gabsat uada acht a bréthir do comallad friu
save only that he should fulfil his promise to them,
PH 908.
?
dligid bés brēithir,
Anecd. iii 15.2
(` `perhaps' merits a
promise',
RC xlv 71 § 36
). co tanic mac N. ar breithir asin
tig himag under a guarantee of protection,
Ann. Conn. 1239.5
.
gēmadh í an bhriathar bheag though it were a mere promise,
Butler Poems 1243
. Phrases with verbs: dabiur bréthir . . .
na fuil etc. `I swear
',
TBC-LL² 747
.
do-beram ar mbréthir . . .
cunad fír,
MU² 284.
dobeirim fom bréithir a bhfiadhnaisi an
Dúilim I swear in the presence of the Creator,
Anecd. i 77.16
.
tuc dā brēithir pledged his word,
ML² 191.
da-oṅg-sa mo
bréthir,
MU² 181.
do radh dhá bréithir . . . nach rachad he
vowed,
Duan. F. i 1.17
. ni thánic dar a bréthir did not
break his word,
RC xx 12 § 17.
tucus mo bréthir ris . . . ┐ ní
faris ticfaither,
MU² 179.
(d) Legal statement, testimony:
is iat na tri fira is luga a
enechus: lorg ┐ briathar ┐ suilgnais. A lorg on mír gan
urlabra, a briathar on mir co n-urlabra ┐ a sulgnais on ceill
maith gan urlabra,
Cóic Con. 42 § 63.
na hechlacha,
cor indligthech, cin breithir, ni berat coibchi muna thisat fri
dligi without guarantee,
Laws v 272. y Comm.
?
fasc tres
brethar an is nesam i n-urd,
i 268.14
.
na tri briathra da fasc
na athgabala . . . gur ab edh adbera don tres brethir i n-urd
aisnesin: ro gabuis t'athgabhail,
302.23
,
26 Comm.
ni fastann acht na tri briathra .i. in lin fear, ┐ in lin ceall, ┐ in
la sundradhach (of the testimony of the mac bec or m. enncai),
O'Curry 2431.2
(
Eg. 88, 35a-b
). tecmaltar a insce dó hi teora
bríathra his statement is assembled by him into three words
(of testimony of the fer midboth),
Críth G. 40.
Attrib.
g
s.: aithne breithre
`a verbal charge
' (one of seven deposits
that require to be restored),
Laws v 196.3
.
(e) Gramm. verb:
briathar
. . . uerbum
,
Auraic. 300.
ind
infinit in e ón bréthir in o,
Sg. 54a16
. amal as ṁbriathar
gníma aperio
an active verb,
145b4
.
fríssin bréthir as sum
,
Thes. ii 228.36
(PCr.).
ara forcmatis in tuisel sainredach inna
brethre hua mbiat,
Sg. 149a5
.
itar in di brethir so,
203a16
.
ar in ṁbrethir ṅdiuit,
140a4
. dia techtat briathra in -go gl.
si a uerbis sint in `go' desinentibus,
112b3
.
on brethir is
axarcisto,
Laws v 22.10 Comm.
in dobriathar .i. do 'g-a
rada nach briathar he,
4.11 Comm.
on brethir choitchind
asberar sufragor gl. [s]uffragare,
Gild. Lor. 1.
Compds. With nouns. in Briatharchath ban Ulad War
of Words,
LU 8039.
gur uo briathor-chealga brēgacha ro
chan `deceitful . . . words',
Fl. Earls 138.28
. ag bríathar-chomrādh re aroile `
conversation
',
46. 23
.
drem dub dorcha
brisess bruth, / atbelat fri briathar-chruth,
MS. Mat. 633.29
(
LB 242b85
). Bríatharthecosc Con Culaind inso (heading of
precepts of C.C. to king of Tara),
LU 3465
(
SCC 25
). With adjj.
co Bresal ṁbrec ṁbriatharchaem of the fair words,
Rawl.
83a53
.
bērus bre[i]th brīathargla[i]n,
ZCP viii 199.27
. derdilinne an eoil oirrdirc / firinne a beoil briathoirgilc (-gilc for
-glicc ed.)
wise of speech
,
ii 350.11
. a Bricriu báeth briatharguirt `
sour-worded
',
RC xiv 424 § 45.
sámud būan bríatharísel `
low-voiced
',
Ériu ii 63 § 1.
a bhille bhriatharmhaill
`o letter of tardy words',
Ir. Review 1913, 624 § 13
. an
bhuidhean bhriatharnar of modest speech,
DDána 75.29
.
With adj. as subst. don bhriatharthaoi bhinn
quiet-spoken
one (of a lady),
DDána 117.51
.