n
ā, f.
(a)
spear
:
c.¤ .i. gae,
O'Curry 94
(
H 3.18, 67a
) (
Corm. Y 380
).
c.¤ .i. sleagh,
O'Cl.
a ch.¤ ar bélaib cechtar n-a(e)í,
Críth G. 592
.
dusleigi in cairr ina ndiaid,
YBL 212a34
=
Carrfiaclach,
RC xiv 243.35
.
a gae fodessin . . . .i. in Ch.
Mailodrāin,
Fing. R. 990
.
ic dēcsin na cairre . . . .i. in ch.¤
Belaig Duirgen,
1008
-
9
, cf.
Dinds. 14
.
c.¤ da dorn,
O'D. 943
(
H 3.17, 660
).
(b) Name of part of a harp: tēta argait inda chruit, carra
óir fuirri `
pegs
',
Fianaig. 34.3
`
cross-tree
', Meyer Contribb.
caissidir carra (carranda, v.l.) menncrott,
Corm. Y 1059
(
Anecd. iv 94.7
). ? Cf.
cuir-se téad ch.¤ in do chruit,
Measgra D. 7.132
= corr `additional ?' Gloss.
Of shaft of mill-wheel(?):
im c.¤ in muilinn isin fothigh,
Fing. R. 877
; mill-shaft,
Studies on Early Ireland 17
, but appears to be m. here and so belongs to 1 carr
. Note also:
dī chairr déc . . . cetri cairr,
LB
120b24
-
25
(=
cláir,
SR 4233
-
7
).
Compd. With noun:
facbad Art oll a oenur / arse in Cond
ar carrbaegul,
LL 18010
`
spear-fight
', Meyer Contribb. Add. See 1 corr.