n
n, f. g
s. -an, later also
-na,
IGT, Decl.
§ 9
.
(a)
art, science, acquired craft or skill
(in general sense
or of a specific branch), renders Lat. ars: beanaidh ris an
ealadhain leighis = artis est medicinae
TSh. 8229
(cf. Lile
na hEladhan Leighis = Lilium Medicinae
O'Gr. Cat. 202
).
abairt .i. ab arte .i. issī abairt do-ní .i. elada
,
O'Mulc. 10
.
O'Cl.
s. abairt.
foillsigther do fis cecha healadna,
Auraic.
4940
. lan do ecna in gach uile eladhain eter dlighedh ┐
diaghacht, ḟisigecht ┐ ḟellsaime ┐ ealadhain Gaeidhilgi air
chena every science including law, divinity, physic, philosophy and the art of Gaelic [composition] in general
AU
1498
.
do réir [sic leg.] ealadhan an photeceári,
Exodus xxx
35
. tárras deigh-ealadhain a noble craft (viz. poetic art)
Dán Dé xxv 4
. gorab sec[h]ranach ealadhan an baramail
sin unscientific
Ir. Astr. Tr. 70.23
. Gailian Ipocráid
amhra | gérbh égcinnte a n-eladhna `boundless as was their
science'
O'Gr. Cat. 556.5
. aes borb eladan unskilled
workmen
Laws v 98.11 Comm.
(here opp. to aes dána).
gnimrada borba...ac na recar a les ealat[h]u,
iii 174n
.
Esp. of
literary or poetic art, or of minstrelsy
, the underlying meaning being always
skill
, hence the word is not
synonymous with éicse:
aes ciuil ┐ oirfide ┐ ealadna,
IT
ii2 122.6
. aos ealadhna (of poets),
Studies 1924, 85
.
TD
8.16
. uinivers na healadhna (i.e. the poet's study),
Ir. Review 1913, 594
. buime is ḟearr don ealodhain (of
one bountiful to poets and minstrels)
TD 9.51
. bágh na
healadhna eadruinn the bond of art (letters, music)
23.5
.
With defining gen. of a particular craft or calling:
doneoch...is tualaing éladu imbertha airm,
TTr.² 91
.
eolus ealadhna an ghaisgidh,
Studies 1919, 439
. Cf.
bearradh...lais...a ccomhartha ealadhan re taighleoiriocht
in token of (his) calling as a courier
Todd Lect. iv 68.14
.
do-gní e.¤
studies, learns, teaches or practises a craft:
ag
dénum eladhan isin cathraigh sin,
RC x 182 y
.
co ndenad
se ars memorativa .i. el[adh]na na cuimni do chach,
182.7
.
ní tíaghair...d'íarraidh ealathan to seek (training in poetic)
art
IGT, Decl. ex. 315
( =
Studies 1924, 86
).
TD 12.6
.
(b) of applied skill in any art or craft; workmanship:
ro derscaigestar a tech so eter adbur ┐ elathain material
and workmanship
FB 1
. screpall rob fiu in bunad ┐ da
screpall dorormacht ealadu ┐ frichnum air (of a metal
vessel; the skill and industry of the craftsman augmented
the value of the material),
Laws v 18.1 Comm.
Of horse-training:
don fer do-righne in eladhain...don fer do-righne in frichnumh,
Cóic Con. 48.2
=
Laws v 214.7
Comm.
Of medical or surgical treatment: da ndecha mer as a
inadh tarringther é ┐ cuir le suil th'ordoige 'na inadh é ┐
dentar an eladha cedna air (viz. apply a bandage, etc., as in
the case of dislocatio manus)
YBL 349a41
.
nach fetir do
reir naduire na ndaine clocha...dfoirithin, acht do reir
eladhan...fetir seandaine eigin dfoirithin,
353b10
.
In connexion with military operations:
doronsat...
aidhme iongnaithe d'amhainsi ealadhan ┐ inntlechta trias
ro ghabhsat Carrag L.C. for mhuintir F.,
AFM iii 280.17
.
(c) of
skill in deception, craft, cunning, wile:
gabaid
fen rigi...tria cheilg ┐ elathain,
LB 140a42
(=
Todd Lect.
vi 78.7
).
PH 8090
.
mellaid demun tria eladain in drém
na techtait in fírDia,
1950
.
na fil celg no eladu dráidechta lais,
786
.
BNnÉ 43.5
. trem' inntlecht ┐ trem'
ealadhnoib diaplaidhi infernal arts
Fl. Earls 138.11
.
Here probably: ealaidhe na bpeataoi-se manœuvres (?)
Ó Bruad. iii 134.22
.
(d) an exhibition or specimen of skill, craftsmanship:
do erail eladan forru a display of their skill (in dancing)
PH 893
. doronsat éladna inganta performed wonderful
(gymnastic) feats
897
.
trí fáilti coirmthige: immed ┐
dúthracht ┐ elatho (.i. ealadha do thaisbeana[dh]),
Triads
225
and
p. 42
.
dob imdha céol ┐ eladhna ar an mbanais
sin,
ZCP vi 82.33
. augtair na elathan ic tennad a tairngi
the builders of the structure (of a ship)
LL 219a1
=
TTr.
136
. Cf.
cliatha bo Raghamain ruanaid | nírb ealadhain
uabair [sic leg. ?] iat,
Ériu x 85 z
. Of a literary composition:
augtar inna healathan-sa Béid Bede is the author of this
work
Anecd. iii 63.25
. S. O'D. da-rini inn ealadhu-so
(heading of a piece of alliterative prose),
H 2.7, col. 213
.
don eladuin-si na Táno,
ACL iii 3.3
.
ros bennach cách
dib elathain aroile,
Fél. 4.21
. cethardai condagar da cech
elathain .i. locc ┐ aimser, etc.
2.3
.
MacCongl. 3
.
Ériu viii
150
. co nderna liubra ┐ eladhna lanmora do amaindse ┐
do indleacht `treatises' [cf. above, last cit. under (b)]
RC
xvii 417.29
. Cf.
Ir. Astr. Tr. 8.12
.
RC x 183.3
. is
don Mac S.-si doroinneadh na healadnacha adchualabar
these poems were composed
L. Chl. S. § 40
. Cf.
elada .i. eccloga .i. gobarc[h]omrád...ar a doirchi ┐ ar
a dot[h]uigsi, is umi aderar gobarc[h]omrad...rie,
Corm. Y 561
.
COMPD.: in t-eladenmaid = artifex
PH 5578
( = elad-d.,
see
IGT, Introd. § 94
). Cf.
gusan elandenmaid,
Ériu v
72.6 (n.2)
, perhaps for eladandenmaid (see
IGT, Introd.
§ 93
). See also
acunailind denmaid,
Ériu v 72 n. 2 (E 3 5 p. 56b)
.