adj later also duilbir (do + labar)
slow of speech, tongue-tied, having little to say:
d.¤ dī-sulbair .i. ni suilbir,
Corm. Y
441
;
O'Cl.
(dulbhair).
d.¤ .i. cen labrad,
O'Mulc. 315
. dulbhair
stammering, muttering, balbutiens
,
O'Don. Suppl.
dobheir mé
duilbhir doirbh,
Hard. ii 210
. duilbir ar fedh fleidhe taciturn,
O'Gr. Cat. 411
. dulbaire torbai, sulbaire espai (women are)
slow to speak on useful matters, glib anent trifles,
Tec. Corm. 32
.
As subst. na dulburiu
gl. bilingues,
Wb. 28c1
.
In wider sense: sciath . . . doilbir
sober-hued (?),
SG 259.24
.
feilm . . . duilbher,
Rel. Celt. i 128.28
.
go doilibhir,
Midnight court 187
(
ZCP v
).