v (* to-ess-org-, Pedersen Vgl. Gr. ii 588 ) Indic. pres. 1 s. du-m-esurc-sa, Thes. ii 248.11 . tessurc, 249.5 . 3 s. du-n-esairc, 248.11 . nā tessairg , Laws i 242.5 . 3 pl. du-n-escarat (leg. -arcat), ib. doesarcat, ZCP iv 46.19 . Ipv. 2 s. nom-thesairg-se, ZCP ii 134 § 3 . 2 pl. tesorcid, TBC-I¹ 3457 . Subj. pres. 2 s. ma da-essoir `if thou except them', Wb. 17d2 (? see Pedersen Vgl. Gr. ii 588 ). 3 s. (with perf. -com-) doesmairr, O'Dav. 786 . tescomarr, 1552 . Fut. 3 s. do-da-essarr-som, Wb. 5c12 . Cond. 2 s. donesartha, LL 283b41 . Pret. and perf. 3 s. doresart, Trip.² 2401 . do-m-essart, LL 286a22 ( KMMisc. 212 ). With -com-: do-nn-esmart, Hy. iii 6 ( Thes. ii. 322 ). Pass. pret. s. tescmart, Anecd. i 59 § 78 . Vn. tesargain. In Mid.Ir. treated as a simple vb. with stem te(a)sairg-. IGT Verbs §§ 79 , 88 .

I Saves, rescues: ni thesairg trú teiched flight saves not a doomed (fey) man, MR 172 . bid missericordia do-da-essarr-som that will save them, Wb. 5c12 . do-nn-esaircfe .i. dogena ar tesargain, Hy. iii 6 Comm. ( Thes. ii 322 ). cindus do-n-esarta? . . . Is amlaid do-n-esairgfind-sea Críst how wouldst thou rescue him? Thus I would rescue C., Fél. 152 (June 17) . doresart a enech who had saved his honour, Trip.² 2401 . munas tescmar fír unless an oath deliver her, O'Curry 2002 ( H 4.22 30 ). o doreasairt Teamair tuathaigh Tuathal when Tuathal had saved . . . Tara, Lec. 40a17 . guidmit do Patraic . . . donnesmart i mbrath, Hy. iii 6 (leg. do-nn-esmar, 3 s. subj.?). Colum ar a throcaire | dontesmairt (leg. donn-esm.) tall, Rawl. 107a30 . trócaire na Trīnōite rustesairc gan in long do bhathadh, Fl. Earls 12 . ro-imeaglaighset cách a ēcc dé muna tesaircthi i traitiu unless he were rescued, Leb. Gab.(i) 196 . Folld. by AR, ASS, DI: tessurc marb-biu ar díring I save . . . from eructation, Thes. ii 249 . tesairgid na neithi si nech ar ydropis safeguard from dropsy, 3 C 19, 191 vb 3 . nostesairgind aire (3 s. pres.), Aen. 1117 . tair-siu isin creit . . . ar do thesarcainb-sea (leg. dotesarcaind) ar andrib ilib that I may rescue thee, LU 3893 ( SCC § 40 ). do thesruicc Dia ar nāire ē fēin, BNnÉ 149 . ó doresairgeadh ar medhradh na murduchonn iat, Leb. Gab.(i) 206 . doessairg anmain a hifurn cach arra saves a soul out of hell, RC xv 487 ( toesairg, ib. § 1 ). in lín roléicis fot' barr, | it lir gainim maro min; | (in) lín ronescmart as cach n-ing | at lir na rind fil a nimh whom thou hast rescued from difficulties (leg. do-n-escmairt?), ZCP x 47 . conid teasarcain rotheasarcthe asin tenid whereby they were delivered, Ériu v 32 . du-m-esurc-sa diangalar (leg. din galar), Thes. ii 2 48 . co nustesairced a macc do lámu na fheoldenmai, PH 6625 .

II strikes, injures: do-reasairg conu mo thigi, Anecd. i 50 (cf. robuaildis . . . chonu isin tig, 46.16 ). Sheds (blood): ar ecnairc inna fola do-n-escmart erond (MS. doescmart; doresmart, v.l.) that was shed for us, Otia Mers. ii 97 (Scuab Chrábaid 30) = Ir. Lit. 42.11. Cf. ind fuil donescmacht (leg. donescmart) which he had shed, Death-tales 14 § 4 .